if you can pull off a replica max racing hood then thatd probably be the cleanest thing you could do with the hood.. not really many options for a hood that dont lead down a ricey road

 

yea the max racing hood is hot anyway, and yea i wasn't trying to be ricey either but still have function > form

 

Could you do something like the S2000's?

http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2841530

only underhood pic I could find with no hoodliner: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-0...tem23107b4c36QQitemZ150600371254QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

 

Could you do something like the S2000's?

http://honda-tech.com/showthread.php?t=2841530

i could good idea :giggity:

 

Cut a hole in the back to let hot air out then cut a hole in the front and run a intake out of it.

 

is it good for the motor to do that? would i still be using a filter because i couldnt imagine shit flying into my intake mani, because ive got a cold air on now and thats getting good flow when i race because i take the fog housing out and have another one routing air to my cai filter, but i have an old clubrsx injen short ram im not using......

 

it would be best, to make a mold of the current hood, then use the mold, make a fiberglass copy, this will be easier to work with, also will help you save the OEM, that way you don't have to destroy it, gives you a chance to make more, in the time you are building the hoods, you can also learn, how to use a fucking comma,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

Oh no, I'm not messing up my OEM hood. I got another same color OEM hood for almost free. So, I figured let's see what i can do with this hood since I'll still have my OEM hood. Is this typing a little better? lol lol

 

in to see finished product

 

finished product? he hasnt even started yet lol just thinking about it

 

what about a 2011 Mustang GT style hood.... no engine cooling gains but maybe some added downforce. plus they look nice

 

Nah not really going for looks, looking to preform well.....

 

Would fiberglass be suited for the temperatures of the engine? Actually nevermind forgot our hoods are made of fiberglass LOL. I would replicate the max raxing hood by using metal sheets if thats possible but not sure because in the picture the hood looks raised.

 

yea imma take some measurements this weekend, and hopefully get some plans together, been working late for the past week, got no time :face:

 

ok well came up with a few designs on autocad, im probably gonna paint the hood chalkboard when im finished, i chalkboarded my front lip last night and it came out pretty sweet and matches the car, but heres what i got so far............

Feel free to give input on what you think........


#1 OEM

#2 Max racing one.....

#3 Trying to just use the sides of the hood "probably wont work though"

#4 Trying to just use the sides of the hood "probably wont work though"

#5 The one i might try to actually make....... easiest to cut and looks clean

 

Looks good and promising. Going to follow you on this one, can't wait too see outcome. Hopefully your gonna do the Max Racing one.

 

its between the maxx racing one or the last one, because i wanna do the max racing one for looks but performance wise the last one might perform better because the vent is over the header and SRI, getting heat away from the header and providing the SRI with cool air, and the reason im venting the hood is for performance wise, better yet i just need to run no hood "plenty air flow" :rotfl:

 

Moar vents moar powarrrr!

 

if you can prove somehow that the front of the engine is hotter than the back on a k-series you got me :laughing:

 

now these are horrible drawings but you get the point lol :laughing: the max racing hood seems like it would give your car more downforce because of the vents being placed upfront, but heat wise you'd still be getting mad heatsoat, the other one would produce less heatsoak for my SRI, now during the summer i push the CAI and my intake doesn't get heatsoak anyway, either one is simple to make, not a big deal cut wise, i wanna go with the max racing design because i dont really autocross or drag during the winter when i have my SRI on, but during the summer when ive got the CAI i do, but with the other design #5 i see it being a better "best of both worlds" type of option, guess im still in the air :dontknow: ive got till friday night when i start

 

LOL I know the 5th one is more functional and clean while the max racing looks better.

Here's some inspiration/idea if you need it.
Your design looks similar to the buddy club hood but I'm guessing thinner and wider since your focusing on cooling the header and guessing your short ram intake, the filter is positioned on top.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/ghetto_89/IMG_1510.jpg

 

i'd try #5, if nothing else it'd be different and potentially functional

 

well doing #5 design, gonna strip it down this weekend and maybe get to cutting it, well see

 

in for results!

 

Well gonna have to push this hood back a bit....... :face: but got a deal on some all motor engine internals so once i finish installing all that ill be back at the custom hood thing :shady:

 

you could do both, the max racing and the buddy club combined.

 

how??

 

#2+#5=

 

Shoot that's actually not a bad idea...... got me thinking again, might have to change plans :shady: lol

 

also to bring more cold air in toward the header and take things alittle extreme add a small scoop like the mugen hood. so kinda like this. i hope you dont mind me using your design as a base.

 

um.. no I don't think so.

Trick with aero is adding them in places where it's necessary.

I would think with the amount of air flowing into the engine bay, having that many vents will just lower the amount of pressure in the engine bay available to push/pull the hot air out. :dontknow:

 

just as Drewski said,

dont use the oem hood for the end product unless you plan to make the vents/design out of sheet metal and weld it together, or rivet the composite vents/design on. Composite molded to metal will eventually crack due to the two materials expanding and contracting at different temperatures.

However, since you do have a second oem stock hood- you can use it to develop the "plug" or "positive" using foam/clay and fiberglass and filler. After it is finished and block sanded, painted and polished you can then section it for molding and make a multi part negative mold- typically a two part negative is used for hoods (front side, and backside). Then you can cast your final piece from that mold. Just make sure you properly brace your plug so it doesn't warp when the mold it curing (heat).

websites that might interest you:

fiberglassforums.com

Compositescentral.net

good luck

 

Yea i was gonna make the vents out of sheet metal and weld them in, but let me take a took at those sites, thanks alot though for the links :wavey:

 

id go with #5

 

 

Number five looks the best, but if buddy club has already made a hood similar to number 5, why not just buy that instead? Perhaps even take that one and change it. Definitely stay away from the hoods with the vents above the wheels. Rocks will fly throw there, eventually, and scratch up your hood and windshield. Maybe crack it.

Now, I realize we have fender liners, but if you plan on running big tires, you'll probably have to take them out.

 

The Buddy Club hood is sick. If you make that style then sign me up for one.

 

way to bump an old ass thread.........

i wasnt cutting my OEM hood, and i had a spare chalkboard hood and didnt wanna cut that either so found a third one to play with

but picked up a VBP hood last night for $20 that's mint!!!! cant really see in the pic but :idgaf: