I've done this on several jeeps, but has anyone ever installed hood vents or louvered their hood to let heat out?
Hood venting?
- Thread starter manimal
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They look cool. If your engine needs the louvers for cooling, you have got big problems. I personally don't see the need for them, other than looks. I have a friend who spent some big $$$ on his Jeep hood, for louvers, and he sees no change over non-louvered.
I have a functioning 64 T bird hood scoop on my truck.
I have never been worried about letting heat out,
more concerned with bringing fresh air in.
I have never been worried about letting heat out,
more concerned with bringing fresh air in.
rhkcommander
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Before ceramic coating my exhaust the hood was hot enough to be painful to touch. Snow would melt off after building up after it was up to temperature which was a nice side effect....
After coating the exhaust manifolds, turbo piping, pedestal, hot side, and downpipe it is a LOT cooler. I can tow with it all day and touch the hood and its maybe lukewarm at best. Snow will not slough off anymore either - I mention this since I never took temperatures. I drove for 3 hours with a sheet on the hood to see, not even any melt as far as I could tell
After coating the exhaust manifolds, turbo piping, pedestal, hot side, and downpipe it is a LOT cooler. I can tow with it all day and touch the hood and its maybe lukewarm at best. Snow will not slough off anymore either - I mention this since I never took temperatures. I drove for 3 hours with a sheet on the hood to see, not even any melt as far as I could tell
On Jeeps(XJ's) I have seen significant differences in underhood temps. Wasnt sure if it was a concern with these trucks or not.
Dsl_Dog_Treat
I lost my face to the jaws of a poodle
Made my own out of 2 hoods. Didn't like the aftermarket looks, so this one is a functioning 2" cowl.
how does a mod forget how to post pics?
Dsl_Dog_Treat
I lost my face to the jaws of a poodle
Dsl_Dog_Treat
I lost my face to the jaws of a poodle
Too weird! It's showing up on my end. Let me see what I can do here.
On edit, reloaded the same way. Working now???
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Dsl_Dog_Treat
I lost my face to the jaws of a poodle
I lack the required skills to replicate that beauty... Very clean truck!
