1ga vented hood.

[Blue Talon Boy]

I'm looking for a vented hood. Carbon fiber would be cool, but not a must. I'm almost to the point of finding a used stock hood, doing my own vents, painting and installing. Save my OEM hood if I ever change my mind. I would like to find a quality one that has channels in it so important engine components don't get wetter then they should. If anyone has seen them from one source or another, please post links so I can take a look.

Thanks guys!

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[9!'clipseDOHC]

VIS makes an EVO style vented hood for the 90-91 DSMs. Vis 90-91 Mitsubishi Eclipse Carbon Fiber Hood 2DR EVO

 

[Archer Fabrications]

just look on google you'll find lots of different brands...... as ^ he said... VIS makes good evo hoods.... not sure if they need hood pins or not.. that would be stupid..

 

[Blue Talon Boy]

just look on google you'll find lots of different brands...... as ^ he said... VIS makes good evo hoods.... not sure if they need hood pins or not.. that would be stupid..

Needs hood pins, and in big bold letters "FOR OFF ROAD USE ONLY" not that has ever stopped me before. My HID kit says the same thing...

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[Archer Fabrications]

Needs hood pins, and in big bold letters "FOR OFF ROAD USE ONLY" not that has ever stopped me before. My HID kit says the same thing...

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every single exhaust/turbo upgrade you get is for "off road use only" hahahah no one listens to that BS!

 

[LandoAWD]

Every CF hood needs hood pins. All of them. Breaking a 500+ dollar hood and a 150 dollar windshield, possibly risking your life, etc is not worth the omission because you blindly trusted a hood latch.

 

[Archer Fabrications]

Every CF hood needs hood pins. All of them. Breaking a 500+ dollar hood and a 150 dollar windshield, possibly risking your life, etc is not worth the omission because you blindly trusted a hood latch.

how come you see CF hoods without pins though? and why wouldent a CF hood with OEM latches be fine??? oem hoods dont have pins?

 

[LandoAWD]

how come you see CF hoods without pins though?

Placement, pin type, etc. Or, the owner just doesn't know or car about what could happen.

and why wouldent a CF hood with OEM latches be fine???

Look at all teh "my hood flew up" posts on here. Since the CF is not OEM, you couldn't have an OEM latch-catch on the hood.

oem hoods dont have pins?

They are also 20+lbs heavier and not "for offroad use".

Now, find your shift key before you fire off any more brain teasers.

 

[FlashBack-Cro]

VIS makes an EVO style vented hood for the 90-91 DSMs. Vis 90-91 Mitsubishi Eclipse Carbon Fiber Hood 2DR EVO

Does anyone have pic of this hood mounted on car?

 

[LandoAWD]

VIS 90-91 Mitsubishi Eclipse Carbon Fiber Hood 2dr Evo - Google Search

 

[Boostinsideways]

VIS 90-91 Mitsubishi Eclipse Carbon Fiber Hood 2dr Evo - Google Search

I think that link must be broken. It just shows a google page with a bunch of random cars and a few 1gb dsms with a cf hood.

 

[LandoAWD]

Then it works! (I've never seen one on a 1gA...only Invaders)

 

[OdysseyBMX819]

I'm fairly certain the reason hood pins are used is because CF is a brittle material where as steel is rather soft... In other words a steel hood is fine with an OEM latch becuase the latch is secured to the hood whereas with a CF hood the latch will disconnect from the hood itself, remain in the hood popper thingy, and your new VIS CF hood will be blocking your view.

 

[Nasty Dream]

All of the above. They are much lighter than stock and because of the shape the can catch the air and fly up at under 50 miles per hour.

When they are latched, they don't stay down tight unless you've got a perfect fit (so they rattle, which you know, can't be good for the screws holding it to the hinge or the latch hook). The hook for the latch (if they have one), perhaps is made of fiberglass.

Carbon fiber is said to be stronger than steel - but it doesn't bend, it just breaks. So if you threw a hood at the front of a car at 50 miles per hour, it and/or your car will be damaged.

Luckily, I was on the entrance ramp to the highway and for once in my life was accelerating as leisurely as a Sunday drive; I could just see enough pull over by looking under the sliver under the hood. It came as quite a surprise and I didn't really know what happened. It was nighttime and it was a ####ed up thing to happen.

 

[EvilTSi_97]

I have seen the VIS hoods and some look kind of interesting. I have also seen some CF hoods that people on here have made for cooling reasons (huge FMIC, etc). If you end up getting one, post up pics!

 

[cavyracer666]

so should all carbon fiber hoods have hood pins installed or just the oem style ones. I have I guess an invader style vis cf hood that was already on the car when i bought it two months ago. Would it be fine scince it's vented. Is it flying up one of those things that could or could not happen or is it something that ends up happening with age.

 

[9!'clipseDOHC]

so should all carbon fiber hoods have hood pins installed or just the oem style ones. I have I guess an invader style vis cf hood that was already on the car when i bought it two months ago. Would it be fine scince it's vented. Is it flying up one of those things that could or could not happen or is it something that ends up happening with age.

It is recommended, and would be a very wise decision, to use hood pins on any carbon fiber hood. Why risk it? If you don't like the look of hood pins (who does?) they sell flush mount hood pins.

 

[Nasty Dream]

so should all carbon fiber hoods have hood pins installed or just the oem style ones. I have I guess an invader style vis cf hood that was already on the car when i bought it two months ago. Would it be fine scince it's vented. Is it flying up one of those things that could or could not happen or is it something that ends up happening with age.

It tends to happen when you have a lot going on. "When it rains it pours."

I hit a blown semi tire that was laying on the highway and I hit it hard. I took the next exit to inspect any damage, and must have not latched the hood. So I was preoccupied and distracted with my cracked bumper and other superficial damage and that's how I left my hood unlatched.

So basically, you could unlatch the hood to check something, get distracted and never actually open it.

 

[dammitcam]

if it says for off road use does that mean its able to withstand rallying the crap out of my 1g

 

[troppo loungo]

Carbon fiber is stronger than steel per weight. Carbon fiber is somewhat flexible but you can't bend it 90 degrees like sheet metal, it will crack or break apart. The reason you need hood pins is that the CF hood is simply not as stiff or strong as the OEM steel hood. The OEM hood latch wire is attached to a heavy steel reinforcement that is welded to the hood inner panel. The requirement for OEM is the hood stays latched in a front end collison up to a certain speed. The front "beam" of the hood often contains a long steel reinforcement to provide stiffness. This stiffness keeps the hood corners from fluttering at high speed. The aftermarket CF hoods are simply not designed to these gov't regulated requirements so the pins will help it stay closed in a collision or at high speed. Even with the pins they don't meet the standards hence "off road use only" . By the way, I used to be a design lead for GM in closures and my group designed hoods, fenders, doors, trunks and hatches.