Nissan 370Z Forum - My GTR hood vents

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I think I have to give up on this mod. Went to the auto body shop today and we uncovered some fitment issues with the vents. I'm going to try and return them, if I can't I'll have a set for cheap or trade....

What kind of issues are you/they having?

When we test fitted, we placed them to the side of my hood and there was unevenness which tells is they wouldn't lay flush/flat once installed. They'd have to be sanded even or filled to lay flush. At the end of the day too much effort and the shop didn't want to stand behind something that wasn't going to come out good. I can't blame them one bit...I only paid $100 for these so it was worth a shot especially since they are at a significantly lower price point than similar pieces out there.

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Originally Posted by mike12002us (Post 2899410)

I put GTR vents on my hood. I have not seen many people do this so I thought I would share my thoughts.

When I did this I used some pics of another car that had this done as a rough template. I did not like how low the vents were put. I decided to go a different route and put the vents higher up on the hood. I know that the point is to vent the heat and having the vents higher effectively takes any benefit away. I thought of this also and have started fab work on a duct to reach back into the engine bay that is still efficient. I will put more pics up soon when I get closer to finishing.

I also made the vents a little straighter than just hugging the curve of the hood. It is not completely straight but more of half straight and half the curve of the hood. This was the best compromise.

Please give me any feedback. Be aware that the pics with just the hood make the vents look really high on the hood. On the car I believe it looks perfect. I will be adding those pics very soon.

How are they holding up now?

He traded the Z for a Mustang and has not been on here since 01-14-2016.

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Originally Posted by cooltoy (Post 3793666)

He traded the Z for a Mustang and has not been on here since 01-14-2016.

Thanks for the heads up.