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xnismo370zx 04-29-2017 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Nixin (Post 3643361)
Damn, why did you guys have to revive this thread? Now I want a vented hood. I must admit that some of these vented hoods look magnificent.

All my fault :wtf2:lol I want to do them on mine. Will def. post up pictures once I do.

ohhbcase 04-29-2017 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Nixin (Post 3643361)
Damn, why did you guys have to revive this thread? Now I want a vented hood. I must admit that some of these vented hoods look magnificent.

Just popped in for a peek... now I find myself surfing the net for a CF hood :happydance:

Zrider79 05-20-2017 11:40 PM

Any pics from zdays to add to this thread ?

Hotrodz 06-22-2017 10:09 PM

Gonna jump on here and revive this thread as I am looking into options for a custom hood vent inserts. In doing so I found a vendor is southern California that specializes in hood inserts. I contacted Trackspec (Trackspecmotorsports.com) to see if any of their universal hood vents would work for the Z. John called me back and said he would rather design and build a custom hood vent for the Z especially if the was some interest. He contacted another forum brother and he agreed to donate his hood to the cause and will be dropping it of next week. I will start another thread if folks are interested. So what say you?

Rusty 06-22-2017 10:14 PM

He give you a rough price range?

CJBinder 06-22-2017 10:16 PM

Love the hood!!!


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madwi 06-22-2017 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz (Post 3667506)
Gonna jump on here and revive this thread as I am looking into options for a custom hood vent inserts. In doing so I found a vendor is southern California that specializes in hood inserts. I contacted Trackspec (Trackspecmotorsports.com) to see if any of their universal hood vents would work for the Z. John called me back and said he would rather design and build a custom hood vent for the Z especially if the was some interest. He contacted another forum brother and he agreed to donate his hood to the cause and will be dropping it of next week. I will start another thread if folks are interested. So what say you?

Please keep me informed as I was about to chop up an oem hood in the near future. :tup:

Hotrodz 06-22-2017 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Rusty (Post 3667509)
He give you a rough price range?

He did not but I can't see it being any more expensive as what is priced on their website for other vents.

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Originally Posted by madwi (Post 3667515)
Please keep me informed as I was about to chop up an oem hood in the near future. :tup:

Will do brother...I should know something soon!

madwi 06-22-2017 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz (Post 3667519)
He did not but I can't see it being any more expensive as what is priced on their website for other vents.



Will do brother...I should know something soon!

You the man! I appreciate it very much.

ChaseZ 06-23-2017 12:13 AM

Nice. Yeah, spin off a new thread for it. Interested in what he comes up with! :tup:

OptionZero 06-23-2017 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz (Post 3667506)
Gonna jump on here and revive this thread as I am looking into options for a custom hood vent inserts. In doing so I found a vendor is southern California that specializes in hood inserts. I contacted Trackspec (Trackspecmotorsports.com) to see if any of their universal hood vents would work for the Z. John called me back and said he would rather design and build a custom hood vent for the Z especially if the was some interest. He contacted another forum brother and he agreed to donate his hood to the cause and will be dropping it of next week. I will start another thread if folks are interested. So what say you?

Please encourage him to do something close to the Overtake GTR hood. Pretty much my perfect hood design

Hotrodz 06-23-2017 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by OptionZero (Post 3667540)
Please encourage him to do something close to the Overtake GTR hood. Pretty much my perfect hood design

The input I gave him was a center vent and side vents that would as much air as possible lol.

Zthirty4NISMO 06-23-2017 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz (Post 3667506)
Gonna jump on here and revive this thread as I am looking into options for a custom hood vent inserts. In doing so I found a vendor is southern California that specializes in hood inserts. I contacted Trackspec (Trackspecmotorsports.com) to see if any of their universal hood vents would work for the Z. John called me back and said he would rather design and build a custom hood vent for the Z especially if the was some interest. He contacted another forum brother and he agreed to donate his hood to the cause and will be dropping it of next week. I will start another thread if folks are interested. So what say you?

I am interested. Eventually want FI so the idea of getting a hood to properly vent all the heat intrigues me instead of getting one that is more for looks. Also using my OEM hood would be nice so I don't have two hoods one day..

Hotrodz 06-23-2017 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ChaseZ (Post 3667537)
Nice. Yeah, spin off a new thread for it. Interested in what he comes up with! :tup:

Done

http://www.the370z.com/exterior-inte...s-intrest.html

Hotrodz 06-23-2017 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Zthirty4NISMO (Post 3667585)
I am interested. Eventually want FI so the idea of getting a hood to properly vent all the heat intrigues me instead of getting one that is more for looks. Also using my OEM hood would be nice so I don't have two hoods one day..

I have an awesome aftermarket vented hood and it works most the time but on the track on high temp days 90 plus it is not enough to combat the heat generated by a twin turbo system and that is why I decided to look into another solution. Also, I have pretty good vision but no mechanical skills so diy is not on the table for me so this will benefit those like me as well lol!

ChaseZ 06-23-2017 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz (Post 3667593)
I have an awesome aftermarket vented hood and it works most the time but on the track on high temp days 90 plus it is not enough to combat the heat generated by a twin turbo system and that is why I decided to look into another solution. Also, I have pretty good vision but no mechanical skills so diy is not on the table for me so this will benefit those like me as well lol!

I've been seeing massive reductions in temp by opening up the grille, not just vents in the hood. Ambient AIT's and oil temps so low I though my gauge was broken. Just some food for thought.

370zHawaii 06-23-2017 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz (Post 3667593)
I have an awesome aftermarket vented hood and it works most the time but on the track on high temp days 90 plus it is not enough to combat the heat generated by a twin turbo system and that is why I decided to look into another solution. Also, I have pretty good vision but no mechanical skills so diy is not on the table for me so this will benefit those like me as well lol!

Hey Hotrodz,

I have been looking for a CF hood and mostly interested in the Fujimura CF hood. I don't know where to find it, and I also plan on boosting in the future. My question is that you are saying that the hood does not ventilate as well as one would think? Also I checked vivids site and could not find any place to order it, but now I am kind of on the fence because ultimately I would much rather have functionality over appearance. The Fuji hood is the best looking IMHO, but if it heat may become an issue when boosted I may have to look at other hoods as the Fuji seems to cost nearly 2-3 times as some of the other options and does not equate to ventilation.. thanks greatly appreciate your feedback on it.

Also have you thought about adding more ventilation to the hood while keeping the appearance and improving on functionality? That might be something worth while..

Edit: Just saw that you were looking for custom inserts disregard previous message

Hotrodz 06-23-2017 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ChaseZ (Post 3667603)
I've been seeing massive reductions in temp by opening up the grille, not just vents in the hood. Ambient AIT's and oil temps so low I though my gauge was broken. Just some food for thought.

Lol, I so what you did and I considering do the same thing. Oddly enough AIT temp are very acceptable with the ventilation I have only running a few degrees above ambient but my water and oil temps are way to high. I will hit you up in your thread.

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Hotrodz 06-23-2017 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 370zHawaii (Post 3667616)
Hey Hotrodz,

I have been looking for a CF hood and mostly interested in the Fujimura CF hood. I don't know where to find it, and I also plan on boosting in the future. My question is that you are saying that the hood does not ventilate as well as one would think? Also I checked vivids site and could not find any place to order it, but now I am kind of on the fence because ultimately I would much rather have functionality over appearance. The Fuji hood is the best looking IMHO, but if it heat may become an issue when boosted I may have to look at other hoods as the Fuji seems to cost nearly 2-3 times as some of the other options and does not equate to ventilation.. thanks greatly appreciate your feedback on it.

Also have you thought about adding more ventilation to the hood while keeping the appearance and improving on functionality? That might be something worth while..

Edit: Just saw that you were looking for custom inserts disregard previous message

The Fugi hood is awesome and sexy as hell. It is very functional and moves a lot of air. Like I said in another post I have only hit high temps on one occasion during a track day and the temp was over 90*. This really could have nothing to do with the hood but more to not getting more air in through the bumper. My temps were even fine on a 100* track event that was a night. So I am doing a number of things to combat high temps.

The great thing about the hood is you can run in the rain and water never touches your engine. The hood drains incredibly well. I would buy it again. The other reason I am looking for a solution is I don't want to screw Fugi up at the track. So far it has no noticeable chips or scratches on it. You can order the Fugi hood from RHDJapan. They have reasonable prices and the wait is about three months.

370zHawaii 06-24-2017 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz (Post 3667790)
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Thank You! Repped! Really needed this info and feedback:tiphat:

Hotrodz 06-24-2017 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 370zHawaii (Post 3667855)
Thank You! Repped! Really needed this info and feedback:tiphat:

No problem and thanks!:tiphat:

gotchu99 06-25-2017 12:38 PM

Seibon gtrhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1f593792f6.jpg

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OptionZero 06-25-2017 12:41 PM

Is the seibon hood functional?

Those naca ducts suck air in but theres nowhere to release air

The actual gtr has those same ducts but inimgine for a purpose

gotchu99 06-25-2017 12:48 PM

Eh for turbos It's functional I would think. My stock hood got damaged so was easier to throw on a new one. The non vented was a 2 month wait.

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carlitos_370z 06-26-2017 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz (Post 3667506)
Gonna jump on here and revive this thread as I am looking into options for a custom hood vent inserts. In doing so I found a vendor is southern California that specializes in hood inserts. I contacted Trackspec (Trackspecmotorsports.com) to see if any of their universal hood vents would work for the Z. John called me back and said he would rather design and build a custom hood vent for the Z especially if the was some interest. He contacted another forum brother and he agreed to donate his hood to the cause and will be dropping it of next week. I will start another thread if folks are interested. So what say you?

Im interested bro! depending on the price and the style of the inserts of course ;)

tonythetiger 07-01-2017 03:40 PM

http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...psoqypmycx.png

VIS hood does a pretty good job of keeping things cool, especially on track summer days. no fitting issues, highly recommend.

MXVII 07-03-2017 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by tonythetiger (Post 3670255)
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...psoqypmycx.png

VIS hood does a pretty good job of keeping things cool, especially on track summer days. no fitting issues, highly recommend.

How long have you had your VIS hood for and how has it been treating you? I have a good deal on one lined up, but I've seen a thread that talks about VIS going downhill in quality where it has issues with bubbling, yellowing, etc.

MXVII 07-03-2017 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by tonythetiger (Post 3670255)
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g2...psoqypmycx.png

VIS hood does a pretty good job of keeping things cool, especially on track summer days. no fitting issues, highly recommend.

How's the VIS hood treating you and how long have you had it? I've heard stories about VIS quality going down in the more recent years. I have a good deal lined up on a VIS hood, but I'd rather pay more if VIS really is cheaping out on quality like some people say they are.

mag_black 07-05-2017 10:06 PM

I have to agree w/ Hotrodz, Fuji!!!

http://i.imgur.com/bmAzniAh.jpg

Hotrodz 07-05-2017 11:05 PM

So clean...well done my friend! Fugimura FTMFW!!!:owned:

mag_black 07-05-2017 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Hotrodz (Post 3671702)
So clean...well done my friend! Fugimura FTMFW!!!:owned:

Thank you! Definitely one of my favorite mods.

blak max 07-11-2017 10:52 PM

http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p...pswac8uzk0.jpg


http://i393.photobucket.com/albums/p...psvqnbp8x6.jpg

GaleForce 07-12-2017 04:10 AM

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4201/...8476a24d_o.jpg

carlitos_370z 07-12-2017 07:01 AM

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Originally Posted by GaleForce (Post 3673802)
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:drool:

shadow85 09-13-2017 09:24 AM

I know its not vented but has anyone seen the do-luck hood for 370Z:

https://s6.postimg.org/fy7yap7rl/o06...2761115503.jpg
https://s6.postimg.org/bdqtsvudt/Z33.5_Do_Luckaero.jpg
https://s6.postimg.org/m1ukrq4cx/images_48.jpg

I love the elevated humps on this hood, looks tough!

Wonder if anyone here has this hood?

kevinpantz 09-13-2017 09:59 AM

https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net...7a&oe=5A5179B2

cooltoy 09-13-2017 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by shadow85 (Post 3692986)
I know its not vented but has anyone seen the do-luck hood for 370Z:

I love the elevated humps on this hood, looks tough!

Wonder if anyone here has this hood?

That's a 350.

OptionZero 09-13-2017 12:58 PM

Picture request:

Varis Kamikaze-R version of their vented hood, but without those carbon fiber deflectors that go around the vents. All the pix i've seen seem to have those installed

I kinda wanna see how that center vent looks w/o the dressing around it

A new hood is the next thing on my to do list

shadow85 09-13-2017 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy (Post 3693004)
That's a 350.

What is a 350?

OptionZero 09-13-2017 04:22 PM

are you kidding me? a 350z

that do-luck car is a 350z with a front end conversion to 370z


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