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Seanbonham
07-08-2010, 08:31 PM
Anyone here have a picture of this hood actually on a car? I'm kind of digging it because i feel like it looks better than the D1's and i'm hoping it'd still get some good airflow and help keep my rb25 nice and cool. Vents look like they'd be in the right place....right where the wind would hit the engine and shoot up into the vents.

Anyway, thoughts on the looks? Any other photos or personal testimony to it's function/appearance?

Thanks

95-96 Nissan 240SX DV2 Style Carbon Fiber Hood VIS Octane Motorsports (http://www.octanemotorsports.com/Aerodynamics-Hoods-&-Hood-Scoops/c363_1153/p130527/95-96-Nissan-240SX-DV2-Style-Carbon-Fiber-Hood-VIS/product_info.html)


http://www.octanemotorsports.com/popup_image.php?pID=130527&image=1
Bob_Sagat
07-08-2010, 08:39 PM
Looks sweet. Do you have a pic of your car? Would you leave it carbon or paint it?
Seanbonham
07-08-2010, 09:44 PM
Yeah, i do, but they are on my desktop, will post when i get back in town. It's nothing special yet, just basically a stock zenki. Just bought it and am blowing all my cash first on an rb25det and having it professionally installed so everything is done right the first time, so it's definitely a work in progress type of thing. But i do know that the rb25s are going to run hot in the engine bay anyway, so i've been trying to find a vented hood i like that would actually work to a mild degree at least. I feel like initially i'd leave it unpainted, but eventually once allllll the engine is set up just the way i want it, and when i get a dmax d1 kit on there, i will prep it up and get the whole thing painted, probably cf hood included. Depends on how it all starts looking and coming together.
S14DB
07-08-2010, 10:11 PM
Needs more vents.
punxva
07-08-2010, 11:14 PM
Needs more vents.

i gotta fever, and the only prescription is moar hood vents
Seanbonham
07-08-2010, 11:25 PM
Needs more vents.

Agreed, i'll probably bust a few in their with my wood-choppin axe once i have it installed and it's safely supported by my engine.
510-SR20DET
07-09-2010, 01:07 AM
Enjuku racing used the same style hood but from Seibon. I dont see their car got overheated. The hood Enjuku racing used on the s13.5 was Seibon DV cf hood.
s14unimog
07-09-2010, 09:56 AM
I wish I could find a hood for the 95-96 that had one of those NASA style scoops down by the intake and THAT'S IT.

That hood has way too much going on for me. Plus, I can't imagine how hood vents are mandatory to keep that RB cool...
Seanbonham
07-09-2010, 11:06 AM
I wish I could find a hood for the 95-96 that had one of those NASA style scoops down by the intake and THAT'S IT.

That hood has way too much going on for me. Plus, I can't imagine how hood vents are mandatory to keep that RB cool...


Maybe they are, maybe they aren't. But why risk it? if i lived in another state i probably wouldn't bother. But i live in texas. half the year it's 90-110 degrees outside and i want to be able to run AC. They help.
thenooblet
07-09-2010, 11:19 AM
Maybe they are, maybe they aren't. But why risk it? if i lived in another state i probably wouldn't bother. But i live in texas. half the year it's 90-110 degrees outside and i want to be able to run AC. They help.

Yes, it is hot as balls in Texas...I was outside working once and my thermometer in my truck said 117*. I was like ZOMG!!

So I say vents would be a good way to be safe
shogun!
07-09-2010, 11:22 AM
To give you an idea even if it is not on a S14.
I have a similar one on my s13 and the vents are perfectly placed to increase ventilation through FMIC and radiator. The small ducts give somewhat cold air around the turbo and manifold area.

http://200sx.kicks-ass.net/shogun/img4beef334a680d.jpg

http://200sx.kicks-ass.net/shogun/img4bf96a2b74032.jpg

http://200sx.kicks-ass.net/shogun/img4a1024f226f58.jpg

http://200sx.kicks-ass.net/shogun/img4c262e2d77fa0.jpg

http://200sx.kicks-ass.net/shogun/img4c262e2d53d79.jpg
s14unimog
07-09-2010, 12:32 PM
Maybe they are, maybe they aren't. But why risk it? if i lived in another state i probably wouldn't bother. But i live in texas. half the year it's 90-110 degrees outside and i want to be able to run AC. They help.

Right, I feel ya, couldn't hurt. just watch out for rain I suppose, or washing the car while its hot... I wish hoods like these were designed with water concerns in mind; like an OEM Evo hood or something.
shogun!
07-09-2010, 01:01 PM
Have a look here regarding ventilation of engine bay etc
V-Mount Intercooler throttle response - SXOC Bulletin Board (http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=465202)
Seanbonham
07-09-2010, 04:18 PM
Thanks a bunch for the photos shogun, that helped a lot just to get an idea for how the hood looks in person and in all directions. Definitely let me make up my mind for the Yes. I appreciate it.

And thanks for the link to the ventilation stop, again, appreciated!

Your s13 is coming together really well, that front bumper is clean.