Easy Hood Venting Mod
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Easy Hood Venting Mod
You can vent your hood very easily by just removing a plastic shroud piece. It lets out a significant amount of heat especially when air is being blown over the engine.
In photo A you see the hood insulation and near the hood vents is a piece of plastic shroud between the hood and the insulation. In photo B the plastic shroud is removed and photo C is the plastic shroud itself.
All you have to do is unscrew the shroud and it comes off. This removes the mating surface of the engine compartment gasket, now allowing air to flow up over the engine and out the hood vents. If you want you can cut the insulation to further remove blockage. I chose to leave the insulation in tack. This way you can always return it to OEM.
I personally have not had an issue with water problems while washing my car or during rain. I don’t know if there would be any. Enjoy!
In photo A you see the hood insulation and near the hood vents is a piece of plastic shroud between the hood and the insulation. In photo B the plastic shroud is removed and photo C is the plastic shroud itself.
All you have to do is unscrew the shroud and it comes off. This removes the mating surface of the engine compartment gasket, now allowing air to flow up over the engine and out the hood vents. If you want you can cut the insulation to further remove blockage. I chose to leave the insulation in tack. This way you can always return it to OEM.
I personally have not had an issue with water problems while washing my car or during rain. I don’t know if there would be any. Enjoy!
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No,but if you take those items off and look down through the vents...you'll see the motor.
DSC is just better at washing cars than me is all.
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Jrocket, I think you are probably a great car washer. I take the sprayer and shoot right into the vents. When I dry my car I always open the hood and wipe every thing down even before I took off the shroud. So to me it's no different. Sometimes I even spray down the entire engine compartment.
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Jrocket, I think you are probably a great car washer. I take the sprayer and shoot right into the vents. When I dry my car I always open the hood and wipe every thing down even before I took off the shroud. So to me it's no different. Sometimes I even spray down the entire engine compartment.
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I dont use my car in winter but sometimes when other car at service I drive it...+ It needs to be driven anyways...Its not good for the car to stand in garage for over 3 months...
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I dont use my car in winter but sometimes when other car at service I drive it...+ It needs to be driven anyways...Its not good for the car to stand in garage for over 3 months...
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If you lived in South Florida you would not be able to drive your car. In the summer I would try and follow the weather report only to be fooled, the forecast would call for a 10-12% chance of showers which really meant a severe thunderstorm on the drive home.
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I will be number 11.![Stick Out Tongue](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
If you lived in South Florida you would not be able to drive your car. In the summer I would try and follow the weather report only to be fooled, the forecast would call for a 10-12% chance of showers which really meant a severe thunderstorm on the drive home.![smash](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smashfreak.gif)
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If you lived in South Florida you would not be able to drive your car. In the summer I would try and follow the weather report only to be fooled, the forecast would call for a 10-12% chance of showers which really meant a severe thunderstorm on the drive home.
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I live in the drought state,remember...lol
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I will be number 11.![Stick Out Tongue](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
If you lived in South Florida you would not be able to drive your car. In the summer I would try and follow the weather report only to be fooled, the forecast would call for a 10-12% chance of showers which really meant a severe thunderstorm on the drive home.![smash](https://mbworld.org/forums/images/smilies/smashfreak.gif)
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If you lived in South Florida you would not be able to drive your car. In the summer I would try and follow the weather report only to be fooled, the forecast would call for a 10-12% chance of showers which really meant a severe thunderstorm on the drive home.
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PS...DSC...thanks for sharing.
OT...Rflow306...your youtube 1/4 mile run was outstanding!
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I am in the same boat as you. I don't drive the nice car in the rain. Thats what the other cars are for. Who wants to take out the E right after it has been raining when it is dirty!!!!
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All you have to do is unscrew the shroud and it comes off. This removes the mating surface of the engine compartment gasket, now allowing air to flow up over the engine and out the hood vents. If you want you can cut the insulation to further remove blockage. I chose to leave the insulation in tack. This way you can always return it to OEM.
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Yea, you'll need some form of pliers with teeth on them to grab and twist the screws. Took mine off last night and found out the hard way; the two higher screws are plastic and using a screwdriver is useless so I basically had to break them out with a pair of pliers. Also, there are a number of plastic clips under the hood insulation pad that need to be undone or they will break, ask me how I know...
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I did this mod today, and while I don't notice any louder noises from the S/C, I do notice something odd.
When I'm in the garage, if I rev it a bit, I hear a quick chirping/clicking noise from the motor before it revs up... like *snickt*VROOM, *snickt*VROOOM. Is that normal s/c engagement noise?
When I'm in the garage, if I rev it a bit, I hear a quick chirping/clicking noise from the motor before it revs up... like *snickt*VROOM, *snickt*VROOOM. Is that normal s/c engagement noise?
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You can vent your hood very easily by just removing a plastic shroud piece. It lets out a significant amount of heat especially when air is being blown over the engine.
In photo A you see the hood insulation and near the hood vents is a piece of plastic shroud between the hood and the insulation. In photo B the plastic shroud is removed and photo C is the plastic shroud itself.
All you have to do is unscrew the shroud and it comes off. This removes the mating surface of the engine compartment gasket, now allowing air to flow up over the engine and out the hood vents. If you want you can cut the insulation to further remove blockage. I chose to leave the insulation in tack. This way you can always return it to OEM.
I personally have not had an issue with water problems while washing my car or during rain. I don’t know if there would be any. Enjoy!
In photo A you see the hood insulation and near the hood vents is a piece of plastic shroud between the hood and the insulation. In photo B the plastic shroud is removed and photo C is the plastic shroud itself.
All you have to do is unscrew the shroud and it comes off. This removes the mating surface of the engine compartment gasket, now allowing air to flow up over the engine and out the hood vents. If you want you can cut the insulation to further remove blockage. I chose to leave the insulation in tack. This way you can always return it to OEM.
I personally have not had an issue with water problems while washing my car or during rain. I don’t know if there would be any. Enjoy!
Not worried about rain since I drive my truck in any bad weather.
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I have a slightly more aggressive plan than that though.