I have been looking at putting a new hood on my car. The only thing that I have been wondering about is the fact that there is a vent on the hood about where the fuse box is. I was wondering if anybody out there has this hood and if they are having any problems with the water?


Thanks

 

The vent is actually closer to the spring bolts.
1 year w/CF hood so far and no problems.

 

yeah, have calvin's hood with air vent right over the drivers side strut tower, no problems at all, i taped it up for the winter though, didnt want snow gettin all up in there.

 

What's actually cool, is that after running your engine for some time, when you come to a stop you will notice heat waves coming out of those vents over the struts. So it's functional.

Sup Bitnode,
Let me ask you, ever think of painting that CF hood?

 

you guys cover the vents when getting a car wash?

 

why not go with a OEM cf hood?

 

i have that same hood ... i see rust where the strut bar would be , mostly on the screws.. i dont over it when i get a car wash but i was it my self.

 

yeah i think im gonna get a OEM cf hood..just cuz well no real reason

if not i might look into the evo6 style cf hood, looks more agressive to me...oh well.

so water gets all inside ur engine bay when u wash ur car and nothing has gone wrong??

 

My freind has one and the vent over the strut isn't that bad. Butt the 2 vents in the front are like funnels that pour rain and washes all over the header. Its really not bad, everything gets wet with a stock hood too. Look at an EVO, it has vents stock.

 

well i'm glad the vented hoods have no problems, cause i got an evo 8 hood coming in a few weeks.