Hood Spacers and HorsePower

[matt23o]

Has anyone heard of hoodspacers? I saw them on ebay and it seems like it just raises the back of the hood and inch or two. Unfortunately, the hood probably won't be flush with the fenders but it says the engine should be much much cooler. If someone has this, how do you like it? Could we make the hoodspacers ourself? Thanks for the info..

 

[siueclipse]

ok.. thats sounds like the biggest line of bullshit ive ever seen.

 

[DSMNightmare]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2412783991&category=6768

 

[siueclipse]

ok, so go buy some washers or something and do it yourself if you really think its worth it..

its still a load of bullshit though.

 

[TalonRacer18]

Omg, you are a big retard. Just think about it, all it is doing is raising the back of the hood, that aint gonna do shit. It wont even make air come out of it really, because your stock hood has no intake holes.

 

[Hocus]

The things people will do to make money....

 

[dudasd]

Actually the hood spacer thing is a very old school idea/trick at lowering engine temps. It does work, but the gains are very minimal. Not worth the hassle IMHO.......

 

[legaleagle]

A car in Super Street or Modified mag, I cant remember which one has that done to it. It is an old school RX-7 turbo. It does help with cooling the car but I dont think it looks too good.

 

[DSMNightmare]

It is like a poor mans cowl You could easily do that with a few washers and bolts from the hardware store.

 

[Defiant]

I always thought horsepower came from some other part of the animal, not out the back.

 

[SPEracing]

http://www.teirney.net/civic/BonnetSpacers.htm
Air temp tests.
theres your answer right there. It turned his intake manifold into an ez-bake oven from it pulling all the hot gasses over the motor. He removed them afterwards.

 

[jah2707]

Originally posted by matt23o
Has anyone heard of hoodspacers? I saw them on ebay and it seems like it just raises the back of the hood and inch or two. Unfortunately, the hood probably won't be flush with the fenders but it says the engine should be much much cooler. If someone has this, how do you like it? Could we make the hoodspacers ourself? Thanks for the info..

I am normally a fool for that kind of stuff. I bought some and I love the look. I put red lights in there so when you drive at night it gives it a unique look. It is very simple. Take a screw out of the hood. Then go to the store and buy one the same size but about an inch longer. then buy rubbed spacers to push it up. As for the added coolness I really don't know. You have to move the water seal that is between your windshield bottom cover and your hood. If you place your hand over the crack when the car is idoling you can feel air blowing through there. As for the colder intake air. Well I have a Cold air intake so I don't have to worry about that. I hope I have helped you.

 

[ghostshellx]

pull the rubber gasket out from underbeather your hood (its right in front of the windshield) and your car should run about 10 degrees cooler

 

[supergoat]

Originally posted by ghostshellx
pull the rubber gasket out from underbeather your hood (its right in front of the windshield)

Yep I did that. I also cut out the "nostrils" on my front bumper to allow air to actually circulate through and cool things down while I drive. Works great.

 

[NOEL]

BS