carbon fiber hood replacement
#3
Here's my hood...
I dunno if this helps in your decision making... Personally I have the Pedestal Spoiler and the hood and love them both (except when people call my SPOILER a "wing").
I dunno if this helps in your decision making... Personally I have the Pedestal Spoiler and the hood and love them both (except when people call my SPOILER a "wing").
#7
Not feeling the reverse cowl CF hood, but the regular one is clean. The cowl adds too much to something that already sticks out. IMO, if your going to add a CF hood, you got to keep everything as simple as you can so it can look clean.
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Originally Posted by Stretch_Uncensored
Here's my hood...
I dunno if this helps in your decision making... Personally I have the Pedestal Spoiler and the hood and love them both (except when people call my SPOILER a "wing").
I dunno if this helps in your decision making... Personally I have the Pedestal Spoiler and the hood and love them both (except when people call my SPOILER a "wing").
#12
Originally Posted by mamagoose
great pix thanks. dh wants to know about snow and rain getting into the engine area if you get a reverse one. Any problems?
Thanks,
(LOL maybe I should get dh to join scionlife.)
Thanks,
(LOL maybe I should get dh to join scionlife.)
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Re: carbon fiber hood replacement
Originally Posted by mamagoose
Ok,
So you guys say that the pedestal spoiler isn't a good idea. My hubby wants to know what you think of the carbon fiber hood with the reverse cowl for his TC?
So you guys say that the pedestal spoiler isn't a good idea. My hubby wants to know what you think of the carbon fiber hood with the reverse cowl for his TC?
#17
if you have the stock manifoul or if you have aftermarket header, you will not experiment any problem because the water will not affect them. MAYBE if you have a turbo you could have some troubles (it is my opinion).
#18
The vents sit right above the header so it should theoretically help keep exhaust heat leak out of the engine bay. The intake piping for turbos would sit to the side so there won't be problems with hydrolock or shouldn't.
#19
Originally Posted by angry jonnie
Get them becuase they are light not because they look 'kool!'.
#20
If you do order one please do so from RacingSolution who my friend dealt with and had no problems. I ordered mine from Motor-Fx and you would not believe the headaches I went through to get it. I will make a thread about it later.