Hood vents/mod ideas?

  • maverickxeo
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    Hood vents/mod ideas?

    Well, I need a new hood on my 85 Z31 turbo.

    I may have a plain 86 NA hood lined up, but I dont know what to do with it. I was thinking of some real hood vents (This thing gets hot; Im sure most of yours do :P) or something but I dont know what would work well, as far as design and placement. Has anyone done a vent/hood mod? What about a cowl induction on a stock hood?
  • NissanXRMA
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    Screamingflea has made a cowl induc hood out of a stock hood, but then stopped making it halfway through. Look up the thread. A lot of people have done vents. 280zxt vents look nice.
  • DeleriousZ
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    check out what butter did for his hood, it's pretty slick.


    1988 300zxt. gt35, stance, etc. Wheels: Varrstoen ES2 18x9.5 et-13 225/40. 18x10.5 et0 245/40
    1990 jetta vr6'd
  • maverickxeo
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    DeleriousZ wrote: check out what butter did for his hood, it's pretty slick.

    What vents are those? Did he have to weld in or did something like bondo work?

    I did find something, though, not sure how it would look…

    http://www.up22.com/scoopw1.htm#SC-117

    3" high,
    26" long,
    16" wide.

    I *think* it could turn out okay, and best of all, its a simple install it looks like.

    There is a longer one, but I think 44" is a bit too long :P
  • Axel kain
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    Damn dirty angels....these cars!

    Current Daily Driver - 86 Turbo.
    Under the cover - THE BANANA… that needs to be re-energized.
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  • New 2 Z
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    you should do it while making it functional not just for looks because it can actually effect radiator/intercooler efficiencies and make it even worse rather then improving function.

    read these.

    http://autospeed.com/A_2159/cms/article.html
    http://autospeed.com/A_2160/cms/article.html
    http://autospeed.com/cms/A_2162/article … larArticle

    food for thought.

    he gives me shit all the time about the money i spend on my car but he simply doenst understand what type of "high" you get from watching a stock car transform into something alive with as much emotion and feelings as any human.
    Originally posted by PurePontiacKid
    My god… 10 pages and so far he's only pulled the motor out of the donor car, and bought some valvetrain parts for it? way to be proactive guys.
  • greg84ae
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    #7
    How about the 82-83 280ZX NACA duct (driver's side) and hood vent (passenger side)? I was going to do this one on my 2006 350Z GT but sold the car. I think it would look sick......
  • khyronzx
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    s130 turbo vents

    "Beer is proof that god wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
  • Axel kain
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    ^ Ive got the pair. planning on doing them in at some point…

    got any more during and post install?
    Damn dirty angels....these cars!

    Current Daily Driver - 86 Turbo.
    Under the cover - THE BANANA… that needs to be re-energized.
    sigpic
  • NissanXRMA
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    khyronzx wrote: s130 turbo vents
    khyronzx What ever happened to the spoiler you had a post on years ago.
  • 1artworkz
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  • Robyr
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  • ShamWow
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  • DeleriousZ
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    black/gold Z looks most effective. I like it

    1988 300zxt. gt35, stance, etc. Wheels: Varrstoen ES2 18x9.5 et-13 225/40. 18x10.5 et0 245/40
    1990 jetta vr6'd
  • ShamWow
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    Drink up, it always goes down smooth.
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