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The water temp gauge is worthless, you might see lower oil temps but probably not. A vent like that will benefit the water/rad setup along with keeping engine bay temps

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Old 09-15-2013, 04:44 PM   #31 (permalink)
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The water temp gauge is worthless, you might see lower oil temps but probably not. A vent like that will benefit the water/rad setup along with keeping engine bay temps down.

I have been doing data logging with an oem hood and will be adding a seibon TS style soon to run comparisons. This should give a good idea of positive or negative air pressure under the good.


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Better hurry, summers almost over.

For DD and traffic it will defiantly work! Heat comes out this thing like a mother!
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Good job man, you have big balls cutting into a 2013 hood. Congrats it came out looking really clean. +1 Rep
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I've been thinking of adding some heat escape vents into the Z's hood after I've seen first hand how effective they are on the hood of my SRT Cherokee.
OP, looks good and gutsy move!
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looks good... how did you secure it underneath?
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I don't know. It looks good on the vette. Not so much on the Z. Maybe a front shot will change my opinion.
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I know everyone's a critic and big props to you for even attempting something like this, but I wonder if something a little more pointed would have looked better?

Like this maybe?

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I've been thinking of adding some heat escape vents into the Z's hood after I've seen first hand how effective they are on the hood of my SRT Cherokee.
OP, looks good and gutsy move!
Adding a string the air is defiantly moving back and up from the vent! So that's very good news. Also at a light the heat is just pouring out. Even with the car shut off, its like a fan blowing hot air in your face. Its insane how hit this motor gets. This really should be effective!
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looks good... how did you secure it underneath?
Clean silicone for windows and doors. Working temp of -60 to 400*. Will never crack, peel, leak etc. will flex and move and not cause an issue.
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GREAT job!

Any concerns about rain?
Off the top of my head, new vet, evos, subis, aston's etc don't have issues and all engines are protected water sealed plugs. Also I'm not the first on a Z so no, it will be fine.
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How about mine? Modified Nismo RS hood cut outs.

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I know everyone's a critic
Can u photoshop these cai inlets onto the front bumper pic I have in post 15?
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Least I could do.

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Least I could do.

Hmmm I don't know about that. It'd be nice for the cai but the triangle look is off putting I think. Might have to paint instead of doing black on something. Maybe ill paint the lower lip black for more black to even out the front.
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