Aftermarket hood
 

Ok guys so I'm thinking of going with an aftermarket hood. Any suggestions? I was looking at a carbonfiber TII style hood from VIS (i think). Just wondering what else is out there?

here is a thread about hoods:
http://rotarycarclub.com/rotary_foru...ead.php?t=3655

I like the TII hood but kinda pointless to spend bank on a product that is already light enough in aluminum form.....good luck.

Thanx! I'm thinking about the Dmax hood now.

I have a fiberglass one that looks like the one from rx7pro.com (or something)

functional reverse vented hood, drops engine bay temps down ALOT looks pretty hot too.

I've always been a fan of D-max (afterall, they tested their hoods to show a huge temp drop) but finding a dealer that can get it to you for under $2K (CF) is hard.

I can get a few that look like the Dmax hood for cheap...like $375 plus shipping cheap. They fit pretty decent, I fitted one on my car...just dont like the Dmax hood, myself.

True, but they're reasoning and animations behind that temp drop are all wrong.

Pics?

I like the rear vent on this hood. Wonder if someone makes one with just the rear vent, priced well, and good fitment

the animations may be "wrong" but in the end the thermometer shows a huge temp drop, one way or another, it's working....and as far as the diagram, I'm not aerodynamics engineer but i still don't see how that area by the windshield sucks air IN towards the engine bay. Turbulence?? for sure, but air flows towards the back no matter what...


Pics of the hoods in question are in the thread I posted above.

I got mine from someone locally for 200 picked up new.
:)

it looks like this (but fiberglass and white)

http://www.xcarbonfiber.com/images/GTP-H8000.jpg

it also comes with rain inserts for the vents.

I'm not sure where to get them but they are the GT300 style and range from around 350+

I recommend it, you can see the heat come out the engine bay and with the angle of the radiator and how the air hits the car it just goes straight out, its fun on hot days seeing the heat mirage out of your hood at a stop light lol.

I'll get pics of the Dmax style hood this week, hopefully tomorrow. And i'll post them up, my buddy really wants to get rid of them. I probably wont get one fitted on a car, seeing as his FC is wrecked and I still have a top mount..If I get enough time this week, I'll try to snap some pics of one on my car.

How many does he have, where are they, how much does he want for them?

This hood is very cool looking. Any issues with fitment?

I have the same hood on my TII....I just got it from another seller (check the HISGTUs link in my sig.)

I like the whole hood overall even though fitment isn't perfect.

Vis Drift.. google it, looks good.. hell here is a pic...

The problem with each and every one of those hoods is the only thing they would be good for is maybe scavenging engine bay heat.

Im looking for a hood that I can duct directly with my intercooler to use vacuum to pull air through the core. I don't really see any of those doing that very well.

Most of them just look JDM Drift yo!

I'm still pretty keen on the Garage Kagotani hood (The one the 600hp SuperNow! Time Attack FC runs and everyone thinks is a Panspeed hood), they're inexpensive in comparison to similar hoods (yes, shipping will be a killer still), come in fiberglass for those wanting to paint the hood, and people mistake them for Panspeeds without the little turbo vent!

Pics?

Your setup is diff titanium...you need something like a pan speed hood.

nope

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_i...0028_large.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f7...o343/hood7.jpg
I can't tell you for sure if this is a GK bonnet because it has that small riser on the left side in the reverse vent and could either be modified or some other company's hood but its one of the ones that pop up for GK pics.

A little article on the SuperNow! FC's older setup
http://speedhunters.com/archive/2008...-now-fc3s.aspx

"Up to date" specs
http://kaitoukashi.blogspot.com/2009...ack-magic.html

I'd rock that hood, but I'd duct it to my core.

Yes I do. Or the Atihun hood....... I don't understand some companies. I emailed then saying I have cash in hand for their hood at the one off price and never heard back from them

That's the plan when I can get someone to get one for me. I'll have to go back and redo the math for IC core sizing because I forgot what I had come up with for a 300-350 ranged setup and I already found a short Double pass Griffin rad I'll be using in the setup as well.

How much are those hoods. What's the delivers time/cost like? Does SuperNow offer/build them?

Last time I checked I believe they were about $650 in FG with the exchange rate a few months ago. Their online store disappeared but their site is http://www.kagotani.net/ so idk what's going on with them. I talked to Tom (aka Circuit Theory) about them and he said he could get them new. I would get in touch with him if your interested.

In USD, the hoods themselves were like ~450 for fiberglass and nada clue for the CF. I know that Circuit Theory on the rx7club actually hangs out with/helps the Garage Kagotani guys but typically only sells what he has in his junkyard and doesn't like shipping hoods out to people (from Japan) unless they're in the containers he sends over to the US every once in a while, when he knows he's coming back for a few, to ship out stateside. I have inquired with RHDJapan not to long ago and they said they can get it, but they'd rather have a small GB to keep the price down.

^LOL^ Yea i should probably mention that the price I had was like as of a year-ish ago.

long story short, I know the owner of griffin radiators

D'max works well with a v-mount setup. Your intercooler is in pretty much the same position as mine and mine sits perfectly with the hood vents.

My hood is a d'max replica. Fitment is ok, but not perfect. Cost NZ$800 so about US$500. Purchased it off a local company who imports them from the US so no doubt it will be a lot cheaper in the US

Yeah, but I'm not really feeling the look of that hood. Too many angles for a car with as many smooth lines as the FC.

I may just say eff it and build my own

:biggthumpup: do eeeet! It'll be amazing.

Does anyone know if anyone makes a stock n/a hood out of fiberglass, cause that would make an awesome base for him to work from

:rofl: Thanks

Chaser does but a FG hood would be the worst way to start. All the ducting, the vents, everything you'd need to make a mold or a form for. If you start with an aluminum or steel hood, you can build and then weld all your pieces on. Do all the fairing you need, and then pull a mold if you want to reproduce them. It would be an incredible PITA though to pull a mold. You'd actually need 2.

I could, well I know how... but I'd potentially ruin a hood and need to buy a but ton of resin, sandpaper, power sander and etc

I wouldn't bother trying to pull a mold from an AL hood just to muck up the new piece trying to vent it. I would vent the AL hood first, do all the fairing that needs to be done, prime it, paint a few gallons of clears, cut it mirror smooth, wax the SHIT out of it and then pull the mold.

Well talk about it enough and someone comes up with something about it
http://www.forum.shineautoproject.co...?p=381#post381

I'd rock that hood for that price. However, how many times has Shine gone down that path and never gotten it done becuase of cheapass FC owners.

Not to mention my time frame is I want it before 06/18. I registered just to put my name down though.

I already told Ken that if the GB falls through that I'll buy the original off of him.

:suspect: How high you willing to go? :lol:

OH its on!:rofl:

Fawk yeah it is...... be warned, I've been called a baller