TsiRacer Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Something temperary still dont know if I like. You decide the vents are from a 280zx one is next to turbo the other is right over the intake. They work very well. ;D http://home.austin.rr.com/aninerfan/MVC-183F.JPG And that is the turbo that you see under the vent... big 16g, Pushed my car to 280hp and 300ftlbs...all at 3500 rpm after that clutch let go. I guess stock clutches are good up to 250hp ???. http://home.austin.rr.com/aninerfan/MVC-184F.JPG http://home.austin.rr.com/aninerfan/MVC-186F.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truth Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 JAinsworth did the same thing. i applaud you for good taste as well 8) it keeps the turbo 200+ degrees cooler. nice mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsiRacer Posted November 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Yeah I liked that mod the first time I saw it ;D I just thought I would add both vents.. Now I need to take it to my paint guy to touch up my work plus redo his flame job, I know he is not going to be happy about that . But money talks and Im sure he will be all ears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr_ss Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Looks good to me man. I was actually thinking about doing that to my hood with either the 280sx scoops, or the z34 lumina scoops.... Yes money does talk. Speaking of which where'd you find those in such good shape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star86ionESI-R Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 are their after market scoops like that or would i have to scrounge for those? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsiRacer Posted November 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Man I got lucky.. My grandfather had got them years ago from a j/y and never put them on his 280. He put them in his garage and forgot about them. He tore down his garage to rebuild it and I saw them in the throw away pile . So I thought I would give them a good home. I would imagine that if you went junkyarding you might be able to find you some, Just need alittle sanding and painting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
860QuestTuner Posted November 22, 2004 Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 Looks great,I was also going to do something similer with that vent,like just over the turbo. I havn't decided yet,still looking at vents/scoops.I'm also working on vents for my fenders. I have a 85 300zx turbo and the scoop on that would be cool on a quest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsiRacer Posted November 22, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2004 good luck with that man. I also thought of using some side vents off my uncles 78 firebird. Put them in the space right in front of the rear wheels and make them functional brake coolers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolyrgr Posted November 24, 2004 Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Just out of curiosity, what happens when it rains? Do you think the water on a hot turbine housing will hurt? Or does the vent have a way of "filtering" out the water. Looks good. Shame to see that cool paint job in primer tho. I look forward to part 2 of the paint flames ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TsiRacer Posted November 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2004 Well I think water on the turbine will instantly burn off. And I also have the heat shield on so that will help. But there is no way to block the functional vent, I guess I could fabricate something but we shall see how it acts ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
860QuestTuner Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 The scoop on my 300zx is open from facrory,It's over the intake pipe,turbo,and break resivor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star86ionESI-R Posted November 26, 2004 Report Share Posted November 26, 2004 heeh its actually a 280ZX that has those hood vents...saw one by my gfs house last night....yummy car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stquesTSi Posted November 27, 2004 Report Share Posted November 27, 2004 not to be rude but i dont like it. if i were to add a vent off a car for my hood it would be from the 80's 300ZX's i think that vent would look alot nicer and it wouldnt get water stuck in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
star86ionESI-R Posted November 28, 2004 Report Share Posted November 28, 2004 arent those more for induction than vents....u do mean the scoop right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean_P Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 just picked a pair up on ebay for 20 bucks!!!! how did you mount yours???? Do you have any pics of the bottom of the hood??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr_ss Posted November 30, 2004 Report Share Posted November 30, 2004 The 280zx scoops, did not have rain trays if I remember correctly(I could be wrong). They were there to serve a purpose, not to be there for looks. I don't think the amount of rain that would get in there would do any damage. I could see if you had walls of water crashing on the hood, then that might cause a problem. I'm going to put the Lumina Z34 hood scoops on mine, I think it looks nice, and somewhat belongs there. No reason to add them for form, they must function in my mind... Besides, cooler running temps under the hood is a good thing. I also think it will help a lot in stop a go traffic, heat evacutation will be excellent with one above the turbo and one above the intake manifold (heat rises folks). Thats just my opinion though. Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 I just picked up a set of late 80s Trans Am hood vents that will be making their way into the header panel. Not sure what to do with the hood tho. Possibly wait for an 83. As far as the 280 vents, I like it with just the one over the turbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lead_Foot Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 is the 83 hood acually functional Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jr_ss Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lead_Foot Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 wow that's gay b/c i thought they were but you could make them functional couldn't you ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burton Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 With the right skills, anything is possible. For that though, it might be better to start with a 83 replica fiberglass hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dcrasta Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Something like this link i found on DSM tuner might work nice over the heatshield area.. http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17230&stc=1 He made a nice write up here http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/showthread...age=1&pp=25 Best thing about this is its cheap. Im wondering about water tho like say you park outside overnight or for a few days how much rust issue would we be dealing with.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 I put two vents in my hood from a 280ZX but they are different from any I see here. I made little aluminum trays under the hood to catch the water. I took them off for a little while to see if it would run cooler. It rained and the engine wouldn't start. I found the Ignitor box plug full of water. I put the pans back on and no more problem. I would show pictures but I can't host pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanitariumite Posted December 18, 2004 Report Share Posted December 18, 2004 What do the Z34 Lumina hood vents look like? I was also wondering what other options there are for functional hood vents for our car, and how hard it is to install after market hood vents? I'm not entirely sure i like the looks of the 280zx hood vents. Thanks Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie88TSi Posted December 24, 2004 Report Share Posted December 24, 2004 http://lukez34.com/galleries/lumina/hail/6-27-2002/images/DSC00260.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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