Another thing is, if the opening isn't wide enough its because the end of the sloped section is below that inner "lip" of the front side of the vent. If JLK modded it by trimming away some of the slope so that its square the opening would more than likely be just as large.

damn, well I like the GK hood due to price (which should decrease initial GB price, right?). How is everyone else feeling about it?

I am not sure if I understanding which lip you are referring to but the slope of the front lip portion is actually there for a purpose. That slope is aerodynamically guiding more air flow into the opening. If we cut too much of it flat, there will be less air moving into the opening.

BTW, we are not very familiar with GK products, any more info on that brand?

Into the opening? You mean its helping pull air out of the opening. As the air moves over the lip it creates a low pressure zone above the hole which helps pull the hot air out of the engine bay.


I tried with ShineAuto Project on Rx7club. Couldn't get enough people behind it. :(


Yep, lotta dreamers. ShineAuto seems way to busy to pickup new products. JKL is coming to the rescue at the right time it seems.



That GK vent definitely looks smaller than the Pan Speed vent.

I'd love the vent to be as large as the radiator to allow for ducting to maximize the heat expulsion.


Woot woot for big words!

The Panspeed vent is huge. I could probably tear down half the longblock and remove the radiator without ever opening the hood.

Sorry for the confusion, I meant into the opening by creating air flow so that the pressure drops near the opening and forces the air under the hood to come out. :D My bad for not finishing my sentences. :)

Also, anyone got more info on GK? Thanks!

I MADE A PICTAR!!! to describe what I mean.

http://i149.photobucket.com/albums/s...oodExample.jpg

The black dotted line is close to what the GK's vent is like. Panspeed's is setup similar to the red dotted line.

The Pan Speed setup is more like this:

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9...profilegr6.jpg

Perfect for sealing a nice Big Vmount to. http://smiliesftw.com/x/naughty.gif

Well, EXCUUUUUSE the hell out of me for not liking how crappy my curves were and just straight lining everything :rofl:

I would inter in either. What would be the price difference between the to hoods?

LoL! I just wanted to show how the vent kinda dips into the hood. I'm gonna try to stop by the body shop where my car is at today. I'll try to snap some pics of the hood if I can.

Pics would be awesome.

Did one better in the other thread. :)
http://www.rotarycarclub.com/showthread.php?t=1861

plz elaborate! i'm looking into fenders ATM. i cant seem to find any good pics of shines fenders, or front bumper for that matter (im about to start a thread..)

How wide does the front fender have to be to put a 9" wheel in the front?

When SHINE had the fenders listed they were the kind that had vents. I can't find them in their ebay store anymore though.

wheels size doesnt matter. offset and tire size does.
what size tire are you looking for?
most people run 255's under wide FG fenders, altho you can fit them under stock fenders with a lot of camber and a good offset.
i've seen a few cars with 30mm 'forsight' fenders from shine (no vents). but, i cant find any info online. i think you just have to call SAP to get any kind of real prdduct list.

I would just like to run closer tire sizes in the front and rear.

I have 18x9 +38 275s in the rear and 18x8 +38 225s in front. I don't think I need a 275 in front, just wondering if I would need a 20 or 30mm wide fender to fit my current wheel/offset.