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Old 10-22-14, 06:09 PM
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where i live is a lil bit hot

and i was wondering who has raised the back of their hood for better cooling

and how did you do it ?

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Raising the back portion of the SC hood is difficult cause of the fender overlay that rests on top of the hood hinge where it bolts to the cars upper frame. In addition, the hood "finishes" with the door line, and would look horrid.

Im going to guess your either in AZ/NV/TX area and I can understand about the heat, but unless your running boost and have poor airflow from the front of the car, its really not an issue. You can remove the rubber strip on the front (in front of the engine) and the back (behind the engine) of the engine bay. This will help slightly, but not enough to make any noticeable difference.
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Read through this, very interesting read. You'll really reconsider if hood spacers help or not. http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/garag...swer-here.html

Granted all of this was done at 67 degrees F but the results none the less gives a lot to think about.
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tnx

im from the caribbean

and here its most of the time hot

and when i drive my car a lot i feel the heat in the car and its very unpleasant
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Originally Posted by Qman4155
tnx

im from the caribbean

and here its most of the time hot

and when i drive my car a lot i feel the heat in the car and its very unpleasant
Come drive mine, you will feel much better. No a/c, no carpet, not floor coatings, no door panels or interior. Just the dash with nothing behind it, steering wheel, 2 seats and a roll cage...in Texas
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Originally Posted by turbodremz
Come drive mine, you will feel much better. No a/c, no carpet, not floor coatings, no door panels or interior. Just the dash with nothing behind it, steering wheel, 2 seats and a roll cage...in Texas
i really would like to take it for a spin hahahaha tnx
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Fix your AC or get a carbon fiber Seibon vented hood.
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Originally Posted by Qman4155
tnx

im from the caribbean

and here its most of the time hot

and when i drive my car a lot i feel the heat in the car and its very unpleasant
These cabins run pretty hot, but have you measured your vent temperature? I finally resolved my unpleasantly hot interior (113 degree "cold" air) by replacing a bad heater control valve actuator that was allowing hot coolant to circulate at all times.
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Originally Posted by turbodremz
Come drive mine, you will feel much better. No a/c, no carpet, not floor coatings, no door panels or interior. Just the dash with nothing behind it, steering wheel, 2 seats and a roll cage...in Texas
Wuttttt. Lol Got any pics?
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Originally Posted by Joey-E
Wuttttt. Lol Got any pics?
In my build thread page 31, link is in my sig.
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Originally Posted by turbodremz
Come drive mine, you will feel much better. No a/c, no carpet, not floor coatings, no door panels or interior. Just the dash with nothing behind it, steering wheel, 2 seats and a roll cage...in Texas
Seems to me you have a roll bar, not a cage. In any case, its good to see these cars being tracked. Its hard to find info that is track relevant here. I assume by your tire choice this is mostly for drag?
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Raising the hood, even if you could do it, would only cool the engine bay in very low speed situations.
Since doing my hood vent I have noticed cooler temps, not that the 1J really got crazy hot ever though.


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