Carbon Fiber Vented Hood and turbo kit
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Carbon Fiber Vented Hood and turbo kit
i have a dezod s1 kit and im installing it as soon as i get it....but the question i've been wondering is that i have a vented hood....what about wen it rains?...am i going to be eff'd becasue of the rain and the heat of the manifold....will it crackk???....cuz right now i drive around with it and megan headers and nothing happends to them but i kno they dont get as hot as a turbo manifold....
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For the rain you can get rain guards or you can fabricate one. Just like a cover for the vents when its raining i think Rythmandsmoke has rain guards on his hood ask him. As far as the heat issue maybe someone else can chime in on that.
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Evo's have hood vents and get rain on their guts all the time. It's not going to be an issue if you have a well made manifold/dp/etc. If you're really worried, make a heat-shield for the manifold and turbo.
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My hood is the original one made by AIT. It comes with a rain protector that screws into the hood. The Seibon hood version does not. You will have to fab up one for the Seibon.
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Originally Posted by rhythmnsmoke
My hood is the original one made by AIT. It comes with a rain protector that screws into the hood. The Seibon hood version does not. You will have to fab up one for the Seibon.
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I've had a Vented hood and turbo kit on my car for over a year and half. The rain will do nothing to your kit or manifold. It will get dirty fast if you drive it in the rain. That's all that will happen period.Yo Rob , you could have asked me that yourself. Oh well, to each his own.