i removed my hood vent today in hopes that i could give the motor some more fresh air and a little more room to breath and let some hot air out....My question to the guys with the removed hood vent is....is it safe with a cone filter as far as water getting in the engine bay....or is it perfectly safe during rainy driving.....thanks in advance guys

 

water will get through either way, you are fine.

 

Water gets in there anyway I wouldnt worry about it

 

Beat me too it

 

only issue i had was some of the cheaper clamps rusting.

 

wut about summer time when there is no rain. wut has better air flow??

 

sitting in traffic - no vent
driving - vent

 

so how about a half-o-vent....lol

 

+1 Header rust also

 

i ran no vent for 2 years now and no problem

 

i dont use it on my evo.. although the car doesnt ever see rain/snow. i always try to wash it when the motor is cold also

 

You will be fine I am running no vent on my evo and it has a little over 51,000 miles and never had a problem except one and my one of my oil lines had some rust.

 

+1 for Jakeg97's input.

There are other threads on here that have discussed this in length, with some pretty knowledgeable people chiming in. Most agreed that engine heat dissipates better with the hood vent in place than without it. I know, seems counter intuitive, but you can search for the threads if you want to understand it. If you're on the track then you're better off with it in place. The exposed parts are going to get wet with or without it in place, so that isn't a factor.

 

not if it's jet coated!!!!

 

The vent looks as if it were designed to pull air out. It probably helps. I wish i could read japanese because then i could read my hyper rev book it has a picture of the hood vent and some details about it. oh well