Do Hood Vents Work? | Hood Louver Install & Analysis
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- We have wondered for a while if hood vents really work, well now we got our hands on a set of spiked performance hood louvers and we couldn't be happier. Not only to they look great but we found evidence that they are also very functional.
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:36 - Installation
9:44 - Analysis
15:07 - Summary - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
78 comments for such an overlooked tuning mod, that is for anyone doing things properly.
You had my subscription at the Will Farrell cut away! Great job lads
Thanks!
I have been looking into this for decades. I'm a believer and will start my next project with these in my turbo truck hood.
Nice
Thankyou! I just placed an order for our Maserati project. This company and AeroFlow Dynamics have what we need to stand out!
Awesome!
Wow excellent testing! if it makes this much of a difference on a small miata engine I can only imagine the results are multiplied with bigger vents on a larger engine bay with a bigger and more powerful engine!
Thanks Tony!
Good stuff...thanks for the tech talk as well. 🔥🍻
You bet, thanks for watching.
Really stunning hood vents.
Couldn’t agree more.
Glad to see this tested. I've been looking into getting a pair. Should probably check out a Flyin Miata oil cooler if you're worried about the oil temps.
Yeah, Ill check out their kit. I was really concerned seeing 240, seems like its fairly common but if Im going to drive down to MATG I need consistently lower temps.
@@NappMotorsports never hurts to be too careful with cooling. I run one and never see temps get above 200 in Florida. I'm overhauling my radiator situation with a Flyin Miata rad and brushless fan kit, since I kept seeing 230 fairly regularly
Thanks for testing ! 🤘😎
No problem 👍
Cool! Pun intended! No seriously that was a very informative video.
Thanks for sharing,
DC
You bet! Thanks for watching!
I started with an angle grinder but ended up using snips on my NB hood. Much easier to get a clean cut with the snips. RTheory vents here and I'm very happy.
Nice!
Alright this is the second hood vent video I've seen in 2 days and they both seem simple so I think I'll end up doing this while I still wait to find a affordable engine for my miata.
Do it!!!
Nice video. Oil temp is no issue unless where you are reading it is noted. I read at the pan on my car and run north of 260. Still looking at vents but you do get more drag so there is a trade off. Thanks to the Miata crowd for always doing great research on these subjects. Very clean install!
Thanks for watching!
this video is very helpful!
I'll install a pair of vent louver to my SUBARU "R2-D2"
Thank you!
Glad it helped!
Did this to my 97 over the winter. It didnt need it as the engine is stock, but i think it wanted one…as per the usual, your setup looks much better than what i did. 😃
Need them or not, they look so awesome.
Even on a stock car and engine I think vents if some sort will help dramatically over a long time just by helping it breath that little bit easier thus less stress on everything
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I believe hood vents provide a bigger benefit at slow speeds. If your hood and engine bay is just a big upside-down cup with a set of red-hot headers inside, it's gonna get hot. Simply letting that air go upwards through natural convection is all you need. Look at the Seibon GTR style hoods for E46 M3's. When they pull the car into the pit, that's where those hoods count.
A string test would show a lot I’m sure.
Great video with really clear install & feedback.
Thinking back your previous IAT test for the naca duct and TSI intakes, it would have been interesting to see the individual effect of the TSI's and naca duct. I seem to remember that it was the naca duct that had the biggest effect.
Oil temps at 240 on a highway run seems hot. What was your oil pressure like at idle immediately after the run? At 240 F it should have been pretty low (unless you are running 5W-50 oil or similar). Perhaps your gauge/oil temp sensor needs calibrating? On track with my turbo 1.6 during summer temps of 85 to 90 F, I only got a max oil temp of 195-200 F (albeit with an oil cooler).
Conclusion: You DEFINITELY need an oil cooler!!
Oil cooler ordered! Also moving the temp sensor to the pan for a more realistic reading.
Cool video. Great attention to detail and vivid explanation. New sub.
Thanks!!
SNS Mazda cup cozy! That's great lol
Great catch!
Thanks for posting. Got a set of these on the way
Awesome. You won’t regret it.
@@NappMotorsports gotta keep this old 1.6 powerhouse cooled down 💪
Facts: We K/VVT swapped ours because we couldn’t handle the power of our 1.6’s! That’s our dark secret.
@@NappMotorsports I'm experiencing that now. The power is just (almost) too much. Turning up the boost tomorrow 😨 hopefully the tires don't explode
Have to admit, I expected more of a temperature drop. More like 10 to 15 degrees difference all around.
As far as intake temps at first I thought the same, but from the stock run intake temp was only 12 degrees higher than the ambient air so I believe these results were still solid.
You won’t see major benefits while street driving. Track driving creates higher engine temps, but also provides more air flow because of the higher speeds. Thanks to that additional air flow, the Louvers will help keep temps stable instead of getting increasingly hotter as air gets trapped in the engine bay.
Very true @@spikedperformance7649
Haha I had that same idea for the cx racing sticker
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The sticker reaction XD
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nice content as usual! The rest of the world would appreciate if you convert the F° to C° :)
Great call! Thanks for sharing.
ME: Lets use the vinyl applicator.
WIFE: The credit card works better.
ME: FML
Both work
Good to know! Is there a "Black pop rivet" option? ;)
Not at the moment, but you can always get your own to use. I just purchased a black rivet kit for $10.
I have some black rivets in stock, just shoot me a DM when you order and I’ll include the black.
This isn’t just an aesthetic improvement but at the very least there’s a small improvement in heat dissipation?
There’s a significant heat dissipation benefit.
I have a C6 corvette, I have heavy and light rain in my area and my car sit outside. I drive it daily. How will the vents handle water, can they close? Or do they have shields that stop water leak?
They don’t close, but dylan drove his turbo miata with these on with absolutely no issues. Rain or shine. You could fab up some covers if you really wanted to, but your engine bay is water proof, so it’s not really necessary.
Good question
Can I put a hood vent in top of my 2011 Transit Connect.I want to have some air on it.And probably from that hood vent hot air escape up,so engine while in traffic,is cooled.
I will put 3 hood vents,two in side,and one big inside liks Mitusbishi Evo.
I’m sure you could! They sell universal ones.
Look good!!! did you say what the cost is I'd like them for my camaro rs
Here are a set of universal hood vents from Spiked. Just make sure to check un the under side of the hood.
spikedperformance.com/products/universal-hood-louvers?_pos=1&_sid=964df78dc&_ss=r
@@NappMotorsportsAwesome and the other vents look like mini iroc vents what's the price on those??
I think my takeaway from this is that I need an oil cooler.
That was my take away for sure.
There may be a solution to not getting water nor snow in your engine bay with hood vents ,but not sure hence I am asking. There is something called rain guards for hood vents but I am not sure if they work nor if they also guard the air away
I’m not sure either.
Get a car cover and call it a day
2 degrees celsius looks like within margin of error though, especially for a 196 avg and ~200 peak temps.
Temperatures were consistently different across the board but like we said in the video, take our results with a grain of salt, we didn’t have 100% control over the environment.
Would that vent fit a 2006 Toyota Tacoma Trd Sport ?
He does sell universal ones that you can fit on nearly anything!
What thermostat are you running in this?
Supermiata reroute with the 195* thermostat.
Hi everyone my question is if i do that in my bmw 1
And the engine starts to heat if the rain drops to my engine it well be any damage???
Can someone suggested me if is worth to do it
Thanks
As long as it isn’t over an exposed intake you’ll be fine.
Do they fit third generation camaro?
They do carry a set of universal hood louvers that might just do the trick.
What happens if u get caught in rain. Won't air filter get soaked???
Filter isn’t beneath these on most cars so you’ll be fine. If your filter is beneath it, then yes you wouldn’t want to drive in the rain
Quick question. You called him Stefon.. Instead of Stefan. How is his name spelt? lol. Cheers!
Stefan. But any variation except for Steve/n is fine with me.
water and debris is what i worry about when my car sits outside if i get hood vents
As long as it clears your intake filter, you’ll be totally fine. It’s just a chore to wipe it down if you want to keep it clean.
Where can I get forna ram 1500 2016? No need to be funtional
Hmmmmm, not sure. We aren't very familiar with trucks.
On normal riding the test is not sence, you should made this test on a circuit pushing the car and will see a complete different result, please be serious...
Only serious 🫡
Don't call a Mazda Miata a Racecar. Lol, that is the opposite of what comes to mind when someone says racecar.
Come back when your frontal lobe fully develops. It’s the most raced chassis in history.
@@NappMotorsports it's for people going through a midlife crisis that can't afford a nice convertible. It is certainly not the most raced chassis in history.
A quick google search for “the most raced car in the world” will do you some good.
@NappMotorsports ok, I did a quick search. The winner is the BMW M3 which I found surprising. You need to look at your sources. A Mazda dealership website isn't accurate data. Besides that, what race uses a Miata? F1 Is the most popular race in the world, and they don't use miatas.
To make the oil cooler can you run it through to the back of the car into oil filter and then back to the engine.
Sure, but that seems unnecessary.