Hood vents

[Stu Olson]

Picked up a set of hood vents, earlier this month, at the Off-road Expo in CA.

Fairly thick aluminum.....went on nicely.

http://www.stu-offroad.com/body/hoodlouver/hoodlouver-1.htm


http://www.stu-offroad.com/body/hoodlouver/louver-4.jpg

[AZLugz]

Once again I am very impressed with you ideas and work!!!

Thanks

[UGROWUP]

Stu, That looks really awesome but my question is this. What is the function in them if any? Not that I'm knocking them at all. I would do it for looks alone and avoid the hole cutting. I ask because I plan on putting an oil and better tranny cooler on my YJ in the future. Mounted to the underside of the hood and use a scoop. But I like the vents.

[azdesertrhino]

Nice job Stu. I cut in some leBaron vents in to my XJ. Had a positive effect on the temperature!! :D


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h44/azdesertrhino/Hood%20Vents/FINISHEDhoodvents1.jpg

Of course, my hood needs some paint help from a rattle can or something!

[Stone Dragon]

Nice work and a great write up!

[Stu Olson]

Stu, That looks really awesome but my question is this. What is the function in them if any? Not that I'm knocking them at all. I would do it for looks alone and avoid the hole cutting. I ask because I plan on putting an oil and better tranny cooler on my YJ in the future. Mounted to the underside of the hood and use a scoop. But I like the vents.
I put them there to help flow the heat out of the engine compartment. I can't tell you how good or bad it works on the highway as I've yet to figure out a good method to evaluate it. I can tell you that at trail speeds, you can feel the heat radiating out of the vents.

[Stu Olson]

Nice job Stu. I cut in some leBaron vents in to my XJ. Had a positive effect on the temperature!! :D


http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h44/azdesertrhino/Hood%20Vents/FINISHEDhoodvents1.jpg

Of course, my hood needs some paint help from a rattle can or something!
Glad to hear it worked on your XJ. I hope the positive effect was not that it caused the temp gauge to increase in a positive direction. :eek:

[Jeepnut]

Looks good Stu.

Me, I went with the stealth look, these are from a '88 Firebird Formula, $10 a pair on ebay. I considered mounting them longitudinally but ended up going with this faux ram-air arrangement. They snap right in once the holes are cut to the correct size. In the heat of the summer you can feel the hot air escaping. That clam-shaped hood does hold the heat in.

Someday someone needs to teach me how add a pic instead of just a file attachment...

[corwyyn]

Click-free for ya:
http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8141&d=1162791764

http://www.virtualjeepclub.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=8142&d=1162791764

[DREDnot]

I used the rear tailgate exhausters
http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/3562/dscn3653te7.jpg

http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/2860/dscn2974oy5.jpg

[mingoglia]

I was thinking of taking a different route:

http://imagescommerce.bcentral.com/merchantfiles/4970491/747.jpg

Or, to reduce the load on the eletrical system:

http://oikos.com/products/retail/rewilliams/attic_fan.jpg