TurboSportTSi Posted July 13, 2003 Report Share Posted July 13, 2003 i made an attempt to shim my hood with longer bolts and washers, but it wasnt high enough. on the other hand, the hood wont close if it is up any higher. the hood is already pretty far away from the header panel now, so it might just be better to get a straight up cowl. whatcha think? apparently it was once a big fad in japan but how did they do it? -chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shift1313 Posted July 13, 2003 Report Share Posted July 13, 2003 thats a great idea, but i think you would have to redrill the hood mount holes and relocate them. it might be easier and more efficient just to install a cowl induction scoop and cut the back of the hood. i have no idea how they used to do it at the track, maybe if you make some sort of stop on the hinge in the back so it doesnt go all the way down. oh well, not something i want to mess with:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badmonkey Posted July 13, 2003 Report Share Posted July 13, 2003 you might have to shim the hood latch to even out the latch so that it will close i'm not sure what is keeping the hood from closing but thats all i can think of at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSportTSi Posted July 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2003 yeah i was gonna redrill the hood mounts, but i have to take them out to do that. no thanks!!! its just that a cowl induction hood is so expensive with the molding and painting........ -chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grbii87quest Posted July 13, 2003 Report Share Posted July 13, 2003 Did you look at the one GP... Not bad $$$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoMagnum Posted July 14, 2003 Report Share Posted July 14, 2003 How high do you want it to sit? Mine is shimmed about a 1/4" with the stock bolts and a couple of rubber spacers off of a circuit board. Had no problems doing it or with the hood latching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted July 15, 2003 Report Share Posted July 15, 2003 Mine's shimmed with three washers for each bolt on each side. about 1/4" up without problems. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDodson Posted July 21, 2003 Report Share Posted July 21, 2003 why are we shimming the hoods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
concordmk1 Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 I'm stupid, so I'm asking, what exactly is shimming the hood? Raising it in the rear? And what real benefits would it have? As I said, I'm stupid, but I'd like to learn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
importwarrior Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 to get the heat out of the engine bay area. maybe it might help with the engine staying a little cooler? i dont know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel Posted July 22, 2003 Report Share Posted July 22, 2003 thats why I was trying. So far with it slightly raised and no weather stripping there is NO difference in operating temps as far as coolant or air temp... At least according to my haltech. I've noticed no other differences either. Joel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TurboSportTSi Posted July 26, 2003 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2003 3 washers per bolt?!?!?!?!? i have like 8-10 and it hardly raises the hood at all. i did notice that the weatherstripping needs to come off, but not sure if i wanna remove it just yet. i notice no diff in temp either. :-[ -chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereconstructor Posted August 10, 2003 Report Share Posted August 10, 2003 yeah im doin this mod mainly for the looks....simply because your never goin to notice the under hood temps unless your doin like 10 runs at the track in one night or your doin a high speed run were the air will actually be forced out and "new" cooler air in....oh yeah and it helps if you have a splitter or some type of under car induction for the engine bay(like right under the front air dam) a peice of curved sheatmetal will work ill post some pics of mine when i get some time and a digital camera worth a crap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stariongirl Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 interesting. i was going to start a post about this.....i was showing off my polished valve cover one day and dropped the hood down afterwards. i drove it home from the bowling alley (12 miles) and was too lazy to stop and relatch the hood...it didnt close completely and was being held opened slightly by wind. temp guage showed 1/4 and it always has shown at least 1/2 or 1/3 especially with the a/c running. the a/c was running too...... i guess if i had a 1983 scooped hood the effect would be the same? stariongirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarc Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 Actually, a stock '83 hood is for the most part functionaly no different than a stock hood from any other year. The scoop on the front, has only two very small slit's in it, and the vent's in the back arn't even through to the engine bay, directly anyway. You could take a '83 hood and modify it to function better though. Just depends on how much patience you have to do the cutting and what not. Also, the '83 hood to me, was noticably heavier than the stock hood off of my '88. I'm not trying to say it was slowing my car down, but, I guess the thought just bugged me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stariongirl Posted August 20, 2003 Report Share Posted August 20, 2003 sarc,just cut out the inner reinforcements and lighten it i wonder how light the fiber glass 1983 replica hoods are....... just opening the hood on my car when it is hot i can feel a great deal of hot air escaping. a dremeled out 1983 hood might have a partial effect of the same type? stariongirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzurc Posted August 23, 2003 Report Share Posted August 23, 2003 With the airflow pattern created by the front end of the car, even if the 83 scoop was opened up, the amount of air forced in would be minimal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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