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

Chuck33079 · 11-13-2013, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by phunk

I have had several seibon products over the years and they have all had merely acceptable fit. Gaps are generally much larger, and any time there is a surface that curls in, they over curl... Hard to explain, but basically at the front corners of the hoods they curl it too much and it requires a lot of force to close and makes an underbite with the front bumper.. and on the hatches they curl in by the rear 1/4 windows and touch the seals and look a little weird.

Overall I don't mind the fit... But I would never paint the parts because of it.

And it's still better than Duraflex.

JWillis72 · 11-13-2013, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by phunk

I have had several seibon products over the years and they have all had merely acceptable fit. Gaps are generally much larger, and any time there is a surface that curls in, they over curl... Hard to explain, but basically at the front corners of the hoods they curl it too much and it requires a lot of force to close and makes an underbite with the front bumper.. and on the hatches they curl in by the rear 1/4 windows and touch the seals and look a little weird.

Overall I don't mind the fit... But I would never paint the parts because of it.

Thanks for the info I was about to order one and paint it. Now I have to decide if I can live with a CF hood or not.

G37sHKS · 11-13-2013, 02:37 PM

Ah, How i missed this thread?

I was in same situation after i installed the TT kit, I had heat issue and it was seriously annoying so started with venting the hood.

I really didnt like any of aftermarket hood supplied to G37 coupe. so I had to steal a design from another world, BMW for instance.

After countess of hours research and see what fits taste I end up with vorsteiner hood for bmw 3 series.

And it all started from here (excuse my noob Photoshop lol)

Tada! Its not exactly what I wanted but looks similar atleast.

The funny part is the company that made my hood now calls it type s version 1 g37 hood (or what ever its called now) and sells it as their design without a single permission

After all this hood really works and looks good. Im sorry Vorsteiner for stealing the design but i had to do it due the lack of body kit available for G37 coupe

DIGItonium · 11-13-2013, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by G37sHKS

After all this hood really works and looks good. Im sorry Vorsteiner for stealing the design but i had to do it due the lack of body kit available for G37 coupe

[OFFTOPIC] I think the IPL bumper will compliment the modded hood. [/OFFTOPIC]

shadow85 · 09-27-2017, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by G37sHKS

Ah, How i missed this thread?

I was in same situation after i installed the TT kit, I had heat issue and it was seriously annoying so started with venting the hood.

I really didnt like any of aftermarket hood supplied to G37 coupe. so I had to steal a design from another world, BMW for instance.

After countess of hours research and see what fits taste I end up with vorsteiner hood for bmw 3 series.

And it all started from here (excuse my noob Photoshop lol)

Tada! Its not exactly what I wanted but looks similar atleast.

The funny part is the company that made my hood now calls it type s version 1 g37 hood (or what ever its called now) and sells it as their design without a single permission

After all this hood really works and looks good. Im sorry Vorsteiner for stealing the design but i had to do it due the lack of body kit available for G37 coupe

Does anyone know what company it was that made this hood for him or know of any companies that will do the same sort of thing?

I want to get vents into my Z, but I don't like any of the vented aftermarket hoods currently available for the Z.

I want a more simple and elegant vented hood like these BMW type ones.

dmhenderson · 11-13-2013, 03:55 PM

Hey this looks nice and unobtrusive but based on what we've talked about in this thread so far, I dunno if it'd be functional:

takjak2 · 11-13-2013, 04:48 PM

VSII-style carbon fiber hood for 2009-2010 Nissan 370Z

Rusty · 11-13-2013, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by takjak2

VSII-style carbon fiber hood for 2009-2010 Nissan 370Z

I like that hood.

JWillis72 · 11-13-2013, 06:58 PM

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Originally Posted by takjak2

VSII-style carbon fiber hood for 2009-2010 Nissan 370Z

I agree, I like that hood! I would love to know where the vent sits over the engine but I cant find any measurements of that hood.

dmhenderson · 11-13-2013, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by takjak2

VSII-style carbon fiber hood for 2009-2010 Nissan 370Z

Oh man, this looks fantastic but jesus christ $900 unpainted? Blargh.
Edit: Does anyone own this hood? Can I see what it looks like before I go look at my savings?

ENT-Z · 11-24-2013, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by takjak2

VSII-style carbon fiber hood for 2009-2010 Nissan 370Z

I'm thinking of purchasing this but can anyone tell me the distance between the front of hood and the vent. I need to be certain that it is actually aft of the radiator shroud.

TerribleONE · 11-24-2013, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by ENT-Z

I'm thinking of purchasing this but can anyone tell me the distance between the front of hood and the vent. I need to be certain that it is actually aft of the radiator shroud.

I have yet to see an installed picture of this hood. I am curious about this as well.

JWillis72 · 11-25-2013, 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by ENT-Z

I'm thinking of purchasing this but can anyone tell me the distance between the front of hood and the vent. I need to be certain that it is actually aft of the radiator shroud.

http://seiboncarbon.files.wordpress....1/08/4535.jpeg

This is the only one I've seen but it looks like it is after the shroud/

ENT-Z · 11-25-2013, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by JWillis72

http://seiboncarbon.files.wordpress....1/08/4535.jpeg

This is the only one I've seen but it looks like it is after the shroud/

That is the GTR style hood as far as I can tell - not the one we are talking about.

JWillis72 · 11-26-2013, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ENT-Z

That is the GTR style hood as far as I can tell - not the one we are talking about.

It does look like it might have GTR vents on the side but the low dipping center doesn't look anything like the GTR.

11-13-2013, 02:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
G37sHKS A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Dubai Posts: 1,183 Drives: 09 G37S Coupe 7AT Rep Power: 22	Ah, How i missed this thread? I was in same situation after i installed the TT kit, I had heat issue and it was seriously annoying so started with venting the hood. I really didnt like any of aftermarket hood supplied to G37 coupe. so I had to steal a design from another world, BMW for instance. After countess of hours research and see what fits taste I end up with vorsteiner hood for bmw 3 series. And it all started from here (excuse my noob Photoshop lol) Tada! Its not exactly what I wanted but looks similar atleast. The funny part is the company that made my hood now calls it type s version 1 g37 hood (or what ever its called now) and sells it as their design without a single permission After all this hood really works and looks good. Im sorry Vorsteiner for stealing the design but i had to do it due the lack of body kit available for G37 coupe DIGItonium, elperuano and MyKindaGuise like this. __________________ G37 BUILD UNDER CONSTRUCTION

11-13-2013, 03:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
dmhenderson A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maryland Posts: 5,930 Drives: AWD TT 370z Rep Power: 28	Hey this looks nice and unobtrusive but based on what we've talked about in this thread so far, I dunno if it'd be functional: __________________

11-13-2013, 04:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
takjak2 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sterling, VA Posts: 1,922 Drives: Legit Racecar 370Z Rep Power: 144	VSII-style carbon fiber hood for 2009-2010 Nissan 370Z __________________ Mods \| Stuff \| Things \| Seat Time \| Nismo facebook.com/TeamSparrowSpeed

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