who here has a true vented hood? what brand? and do you have any problems or worry about water getting to the engine and components. ive got a carbon fiber hood sitting around and im thinking about getting it chopped up and painted but need some ideas.

 

i had asked this question about a week ago but only got like 1 response. The guy said his Seibon had come with rainguards so he never worried about it.

 

what's a TRUE vented hood???

I have the VIS Racing Fuzion hood...and I do not worry about water...

 

this has been covered numerous times....but I'll state it again. There are no real negative effects to a vented hood. The only way mechanical failures could occur from water entering your engine bay would be hydrolock or an electrical short of some sort. All of the electrical wiring it tucked away from elements, so no worries there. That leaves hydrolock. The only way water would get into your cylinder is through the intake or the spark plugs. Its not going to enter through your spark plugs and you have to fully submerge your intake in order to suck up enough water for hydrolock. Your engine bay will get diriter, but thats about it.


...im not sure about turbo placement on the Z but take that into consideration if your boosted.

 

I have a Veilside V3 (lots of vents) and no problems at all. I do not use rainguards and wash the car frequently with no issues yet after 1 year. Get yourself a leaf blower which works excellent to dry the engine bay and reduce water spots.

 

good idea re the leaf blower. like i said, this isnt gonna be an off the shelf hood, its gonna be a custom setup, just trying to find out where the safest place to put the vents are.

 

Away from intake....thats about it. Look at the veilside V3 that thing has vents everywhere....great for cooling the motor

 

Top Secret, Ings, Varis.. most JDM company offer vents

 

I have a vented hood and we got dumped on for the last 2 weeks. No problems at all.

 

if you thinking about engine blinking then forget about vent hood. It get dirty very fast. I have Seibon VT

 

Yeah it does take on more dust and water spots

 

Makes the EC dirty, dirty, dirty. No water problems Seibon VT

 

Seibon TS - 2.5 years on the car, and the car stays outside. Zero mechanical issues and the engine bay gets no dirtier than our other Z that has an OEM hood. Only my strut bar gets dirtier, due to water spots, but that's a 5 minute fix. Car has sat through rain, snow, all seasons with this hood.

The better question to ask is what hood fits well - while many will say they "fit perfectly", most leave something to be desired.