Heat soak - vented hood options that are not "louvered"

theDreamer · 04-02-2014, 10:02 AM

Fitment can be a tough call, I have a seibon and it was fine. Took the shop about an hour to fit it and line it up 100%. Many with the VIS hood have no problems either.
Also, you do not really need hood pins, as our cars have locks on it and, with the seibon, it has slots for all 3. Now if you get into road racing you might consider it as a safety requirement but not needed on the street.

Chuck33079 · 04-02-2014, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

Fitment can be a tough call, I have a seibon and it was fine. Took the shop about an hour to fit it and line it up 100%. Many with the VIS hood have no problems either.
Also, you do not really need hood pins, as our cars have locks on it and, with the seibon, it has slots for all 3. Now if you get into road racing you might consider it as a safety requirement but not needed on the street.

I thought the issue was the locks pulling out of the slots over time from stress?

theDreamer · 04-02-2014, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Chuck33079

I thought the issue was the locks pulling out of the slots over time from stress?

Probably so, but not unless you are really pushing the car like on a track.
Is an item to just add to the check list to check when you pop the hood and do an inspection.

Nixlimited · 04-02-2014, 10:38 AM

Anyone know if the VIS has slots for all the locks?

wstar · 04-02-2014, 01:25 PM

I don't think the VIS does, since their marketing material mentions hood pins. What I like even better than the looks/functionality of the Aerocatch is the QuickLatch: Low Profile

martin82 · 04-02-2014, 01:58 PM

i'm going on a guess, but the vis should also have the bolt holes to transfer the 3 latches like my seibon did. The reason why they say hoodpins are a must is prob for liability reasons.

On my seibon Ts hood I did install hood pins but was going too ended up selling it. I tested it at 155mph for a total of about 1-2 hrs total no issues. And 140's also no problem at the track, but I always felt uncomfortable not having the pins on, so when I order the VIS I'll install aerocatch latches or similar.

theDreamer · 04-02-2014, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by martin82

i'm going on a guess, but the vis should also have the bolt holes to transfer the 3 latches like my seibon did. The reason why they say hoodpins are a must is prob for liability reasons.

On my seibon Ts hood I did install hood pins but was going too ended up selling it. I tested it at 155mph for a total of about 1-2 hrs total no issues. And 140's also no problem at the track, but I always felt uncomfortable not having the pins on, so when I order the VIS I'll install aerocatch latches or similar.

That is what I always told, on the street it should be fine though there are stories of people having problems. Though for the track and safety it is worth the look to jump over to hood pins for safety & security.

ENT-Z · 04-02-2014, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by martin82

i'm going on a guess, but the vis should also have the bolt holes to transfer the 3 latches like my seibon did. The reason why they say hoodpins are a must is prob for liability reasons.

On my seibon Ts hood I did install hood pins but was going too ended up selling it. I tested it at 155mph for a total of about 1-2 hrs total no issues. And 140's also no problem at the track, but I always felt uncomfortable not having the pins on, so when I order the VIS I'll install aerocatch latches or similar.

I have also had no issues with the stock latches on my carbon creations hot wheels hood. I did want to do the aerocatch latches but the problem is the hood is too thick in the location the latches would install so it just wouldn't work. I may try to find some normal hood pins but agree they are an eyesore...

wheee! · 05-15-2014, 09:38 AM

As promised, finished hood...

More pics soon.

Sent from Canadia

Nixlimited · 05-15-2014, 09:58 AM

That paint looks great!

swiss370Z · 05-15-2014, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Nixlimited

That paint looks great!

future370zzz · 05-15-2014, 12:59 PM

^^More pics please!

Were they able to get a close match to the Black Cherry? What make and model of hood? How are the under hood temps?

wheee! · 05-15-2014, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by future370zzz

^^More pics please!

Were they able to get a close match to the Black Cherry? What make and model of hood? How are the under hood temps?

The black rose is a perfect match. The car only came out of the shop last night so no data yet on temps. The venting does work though. The hood is from extreme dimensions and is the JP-R model. Full frp

future370zzz · 05-15-2014, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by wheee!

The black rose is a perfect match. The car only came out of the shop last night so no data yet on temps. The venting does work though. The hood is from extreme dimensions and is the JP-R model. Full frp

Hmm, does the hood latch look sturdy? I was thinking about cutting into the stock hood with nismo rs vents. Nice to know that they were able to match the paint.

wheee! · 05-15-2014, 02:34 PM

You reuse all your own hardware. Latches same as stock...

04-02-2014, 10:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
theDreamer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 30,879 Drives: 370z Rep Power: 4212	Fitment can be a tough call, I have a seibon and it was fine. Took the shop about an hour to fit it and line it up 100%. Many with the VIS hood have no problems either. Also, you do not really need hood pins, as our cars have locks on it and, with the seibon, it has slots for all 3. Now if you get into road racing you might consider it as a safety requirement but not needed on the street. __________________ theDreamer's Z // Fast Intentions // Uprev // GTM // HKS // TEIN theDreamer's Silvia // URAS // GREDDY Houston Zs // Facebook // Twitter // Instagram

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Nixlimited A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,235 Drives: 15 GT-R / 11 Prius Rep Power: 27	Anyone know if the VIS has slots for all the locks? __________________ Car Sold! Pleasure being a part of the Z community. New ride: 2015 GT-R - 647 WHP / 641 WTQ (e85) & 543 WHP / 519 WTQ (91)

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wstar A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 4,024 Drives: too slow Rep Power: 3596	I don't think the VIS does, since their marketing material mentions hood pins. What I like even better than the looks/functionality of the Aerocatch is the QuickLatch: Low Profile Chuck33079 likes this. __________________ 7AT Track Car! Journal thread / Car setup details

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martin82 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: los angeles Posts: 2,636 Drives: 12 Nissan 370Z MB M6 Rep Power: 21	i'm going on a guess, but the vis should also have the bolt holes to transfer the 3 latches like my seibon did. The reason why they say hoodpins are a must is prob for liability reasons. On my seibon Ts hood I did install hood pins but was going too ended up selling it. I tested it at 155mph for a total of about 1-2 hrs total no issues. And 140's also no problem at the track, but I always felt uncomfortable not having the pins on, so when I order the VIS I'll install aerocatch latches or similar. wheee! likes this.

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wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 59 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40183	As promised, finished hood... More pics soon. Sent from Canadia fuct, Jordo!, SouthArk370Z and 3 others like this. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

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Nixlimited A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,235 Drives: 15 GT-R / 11 Prius Rep Power: 27	That paint looks great! fuct and wheee! like this. __________________ Car Sold! Pleasure being a part of the Z community. New ride: 2015 GT-R - 647 WHP / 641 WTQ (e85) & 543 WHP / 519 WTQ (91)

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future370zzz Track Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Bay Area Posts: 555 Drives: 10 Nissan 370z Rep Power: 16	^^More pics please! Were they able to get a close match to the Black Cherry? What make and model of hood? How are the under hood temps?

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wheee! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mod Capital of Canada Age: 59 Posts: 7,354 Drives: cars. lots of cars. Rep Power: 40183	You reuse all your own hardware. Latches same as stock... ANMVQ and future370zzz like this. __________________ H&R / Stillen / Berk / HKS / Swift / Michelin / UpRev / SPC / Amuse Rep / Seibon / Fringe XVO / TWM / more... My Journal

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