ok your right...i guess if you can't say somthing nice don't say anything at all....ok...sorry.

Edit: (disclaimer)The posts i make may not be correct. They are just my thoughts based on my personal experiences messin/racin with my Zs in the past.

No worries guys, I take nothing personal. This is a world were we are entitled to our own opinions and choices. Selling to the 370z community is not going to make or break the business model. We would just like to offer it as an option if any one is interested.

I may just use this " Racing Inspired Cosmetic Enhancement" for marketing purposes =), thank you!

Just to clarify why it's mostly seen in the civic world. There is a certain JDM engine swap that they do that does not allow for their original hood to close, so they do a hood spacer modification.

Yes, this is an old school trick. My concern is how it might potentially affect the intentional design of the hood for safety reasons. Not my cup of tea, but it would surely make sense in an overheating situation if you could automatically lift the rear of the hood, allowing better flow through.

http://www.the370z.com/members/socal...test-dummy.png

We are currently developing that product as well. Hopefully we will be able to have it available with in the next 6 months.

Just got our first auction on eBay, let me know what you guys think about the format, and if there is any way that you guys think that may make the product stand out. I appreciate all feedback.

Raised Hood Kit for Nissan 240SX, 300ZX, 350Z and 370Z :eBay Motors (item 230343228200 end time May-24-09 23:12:02 PDT)

Mak, for what it is worth, I like the design aspect of the advertisement on eBay, the "double screen" dark rectangle and the green lettering works for me :)

Along these same lines, someone (travis?) was talking about removing the plastic bits around the base of our wiper blades to achieve the same effect, opening a gap for heat extraction. I think he removed his wipers completely though. I'm not sure if it would work out to remove the plastic bits and keep the wipers.

The link below will take you to ebay where you can see pictures. No way I would put that on my car.
(Hood Spacer Kit for Mazda 6, 5, 3, RX7, 8, Protege, MX5:eBay Motors (item 230343229712 end time May-24-09 23:36:01 PDT))

Thanks, I strive to design as best as I can.

All you actually have to do is remove the gasket that seals the hood to the firewall area. Air naturally flows into that pressure area (why the HVAC intakes are there) and will provide ventilation to the engine compartment. This may prove more cosmetically acceptable to the "Z" crowd looking to achieve temp reductions. I have done Temperature datalogging on my old Audi TT with and without the gasket and found an 18 dgree reduction in engine bay temps. Noise increases a bit as one of the primary purposes of the seal is to control NVH. The concept here is sound, the way to achieve the benefits can differ..

Graph shows the difference between the sealing gasket on and removed over a short road course, with a period of idling at the end on an 80 degree day...
http://images115.fotki.com/v691/phot...nofeeds-vi.jpg

Thanks for that information Modshack,

Modshack with another useful post. Thanks, you are becoming an asset to this board sir.

Thanks RCZ...:tup:
These guys have asked me to do some dataogging for them. Don't think this is my style, but some good information should come out of it...Particularly for the track guys...My car won't be out of the shop for two weeks, but we'll see what we can come up with then..

has anyone put this thing on there 370z yet? if so i wanna see pics :tup:

MAK sent me a kit to try, but his are Bolt style. Our hoods use a stud type mount so the kit is not compatible.