My GTR hood vents

BosLax6123 · 07-18-2014, 09:58 AM

Hey Felix/Mike, can you take pics of the underside of your hood. I'd like to see how they fit and look from there too. Im not too happy with the quality of my vents, but will be cleaning them up a bit.

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mike12002us · 07-18-2014, 10:44 AM

I will take a few pics of the underside on Sunday. I am going out of town for the weekend.

Felix 808 · 07-18-2014, 11:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Shotta

They look like if they were facing the other way they would do better at allowing heat out of the engine bay as opted to pushing air in at the back of your engine bay.

Have you noticed any coolant or oil temperature differences or these more for cosmetic purposes?

They're not designed to work that way, search NACA Ducts. If you don't have a proper temp gauge for H20, it would be hard to see the difference. I installed my guage after the vents so I don't know, but temps while driving will be minimally effected. What I do know is that they help tremendously once the car is parked. I use to go out 3 hrs after a drive to plug my car in (Battery Tender) & all kinds of heat would still pour out of the hood when I opened it. I don't have that problem anymore. So for me it was both function & fashion.

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Originally Posted by BosLax6123

Hey Felix/Mike, can you take pics of the underside of your hood. I'd like to see how they fit and look from there too. Im not too happy with the quality of my vents, but will be cleaning them up a bit.
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For a real clean under hood job, look up MOZEN he did a great job with body filler & paint. Mines not too bad as I tried to minimize the ruffness, but I didn't go the extra steps to clean up the underside as he did.

pfdaxe · 07-18-2014, 11:35 AM

How funny. I ordered a set this morning and then found this thread. I have been going back and forth about doing this. I'm in for some underhood pics.

I like your placement Felix! Any underhood pics? I'll be adding mesh to match the rest of my body kit.

Shotta · 07-18-2014, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Felix 808

They're not designed to work that way, search NACA Ducts. If you don't have a proper temp gauge for H20, it would be hard to see the difference. I installed my guage after the vents so I don't know, but temps while driving will be minimally effected. What I do know is that they help tremendously once the car is parked. I use to go out 3 hrs after a drive to plug my car in (Battery Tender) & all kinds of heat would still pour out of the hood when I opened it. I don't have that problem anymore. So for me it was both function & fashion.

I looked it up and learned something new today. I can understand how in this application probably more for letting heat out at idle as you described.

mike12002us · 07-18-2014, 01:17 PM

Mine dont have the mesh but they are much cleaner looking due to not having mesh. I am at work so I cant put pics up yet. I owe a lot of pics it would seem.

07-18-2014, 09:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
BosLax6123 Base Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 94 Drives: '12 370Z Base w/sprt Rep Power: 13	My GTR hood vents Hey Felix/Mike, can you take pics of the underside of your hood. I'd like to see how they fit and look from there too. Im not too happy with the quality of my vents, but will be cleaning them up a bit. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Last edited by BosLax6123; 07-18-2014 at 10:57 AM.

07-18-2014, 11:35 AM	#4 (permalink)
pfdaxe A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,071 Drives: 09 Touring AT Sport Rep Power: 17	How funny. I ordered a set this morning and then found this thread. I have been going back and forth about doing this. I'm in for some underhood pics. I like your placement Felix! Any underhood pics? I'll be adding mesh to match the rest of my body kit. __________________ Build Thread: http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...xes-build.html Last edited by pfdaxe; 07-18-2014 at 11:37 AM.

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07-18-2014, 10:44 AM	#2 (permalink)
mike12002us Base Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Charleston, SC Age: 41 Posts: 189 Drives: 2010 Sport 370z 6mt Rep Power: 14	I will take a few pics of the underside on Sunday. I am going out of town for the weekend.

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mike12002us Base Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Charleston, SC Age: 41 Posts: 189 Drives: 2010 Sport 370z 6mt Rep Power: 14	Mine dont have the mesh but they are much cleaner looking due to not having mesh. I am at work so I cant put pics up yet. I owe a lot of pics it would seem.