yea on my trans am I changed the thermostat out first... and it still got hot as hell.. it wasnt till I got the car tunned and the fan temps changed that I noticed a huge difference.. when you go to get the car tunned be sure to tell them that you want your fan kick in temps lowered.. or they may not do it.. i had to tell them for mine.. but yea, after it was done the fans did kick on alot more but the car never got to the point that it was to hot that it couldnt be cooled down... thermostat alone without the fans being programmed helps very little

i think it will help you tons.. and about those slots in the oem hood... i dont see it being possible unless u stripped the paint.. and used something like a plasma cutter... then ud have to paint it all over again.. as u couldn't plasma with paint.. and it would burn off surrounding paint when used..

so all that trouble i think ud be better off buying a fiberglass / carbon fiber hood.. then doing it or buying one that it was already done on

 

thanks for the heads up.. i'll make sure my tuner knows about the thermo.

regarding the hood, customizing the stock (cutting + painting) would be cheaper than getting a CF one.

CF hood would cost me about $1200+, while modifying the stock one won't cost more than $600

once i'm done with my FI setup, i'll buy a CF to complement the look/power.

 

http://www.cvrmotorsports.com/store/...ategory_id=908

and if you put in the discount code on the site at checkout it takes off 16%
oem cf hood is $400, pretty much all the other cf hoods are $540.

I don't see why you'd spend $600 cutting up the stock hood.

 

^$600 must include customizing the hood and paint..! those projects are never cheap at a body shop indeed.. takes lots of time!

 

considering where i live, it's not gonna cost this much..

i'm really better off customizing it for now. saving and ordering one later.

thanks for the ref. tho.

 

Here is your template. Good luck!

https://my350z.com/forum/exterior-an...-template.html

 

thanks a bunch.. exactly what i was missing.

 

Post pics when done.....

 

id like to see it in the process of being made

 

will do..

 

unfortunately, i won't have time to DIY or even have the right tools.. so i'll hand it over to the bodyshop.

 

im curious what they will charge to do that on a stock metal hood.. be sure to get back to us on that one.. lol

 

^checked with one bodyshop and they quoted me around $600..

but i'm backing out on this. because of 2 things.

1- won't pass inspection.
2- if i decided to go back to stock and sell it.

so, i'm saving for a TS style hood.

 

you have seen the light.. i didn't want to say too much but was hoping you would not do it.
would be like setting your money on fire.. to roast a marshmallow

in all honesty... finding a good deal on a fiberglass hood would prolly be best bang for buck for ya

 

true that...^

 

guys, which hood is this?

 

c west
http://www.z1auto.com/prodmore.asp?m...or&prodid=2065

 

^thank you sir!

***!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1.7k for a hood!!!

 

thats pricey

 

expensive as hell....!!

no one does a replica??