Identify this hood...

[king_of_HTX]

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[stock1g4g63]

Predator hood

 

[Defiant]

In thweeteth baby blue. Isn't it darling?

 

[housegsx]

Looks like it'll only fit the nt. I see no hump.

 

[redeclipse7782]

Looks like it'll only fit the nt. I see no hump.

Correct, and the baby blue color is the gel coat over the fiberglass.

 

[roadrunner2176]

Aerogear series 1 predator hood. The hood will fit a turbo if the right side structural bar on the underside of the hood is shaven down.

 

[Slow 95 TSI]

Sorry for a dumb question here.

Why would it make a difference in the hood fitting if the car was turbo or not ?

 

[TSG59_Steve]

Because of the timing belt.

 

[vaboys2ndgen]

predator aerogear special.... will not fit a GST/GSX unless the company that was going outta business changed the hood ....

 

[Slow 95 TSI]

Because of the timing belt.

Aren't all 4g63 & 4g63t the same timing belt height? I have never seen a flat stock hood any Eclipse or Talon.

 

[roadrunner2176]

Aren't all 4g63 & 4g63t the same timing belt height? I have never seen a flat stock hood any Eclipse or Talon.

Yes they are, The hood above is on a 95-99 dsm which had the 420a non turbo engine and the 4g63t turbo engine Engines were placed in the cars 180 degrees from each other. Non turbo timing belts on the left, turbo on the right. The hood will fit on both cars with either engine. For it to fit on a turbo model the hood has to have a piece of the subframe cut out where the timing belt cover is, otherwise it hits the timing belt cover and will not close.

 

[DGajre777]

For it to fit on a turbo model the hood has to have a piece of the subframe cut out where the timing belt cover is, otherwise it hits the timing belt cover and will not close.

What ^^^ said. There is a guy on here with a red Talon that has this hood on a turbo car, user name 'Twisted Talon'. Here is his car -

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[Blitzeclips]

Sucks for you guys. I wouldn't buy that hood anyway. I'm an OEM guy. Well, for the hood atleast.

 

[Talesin]

I still want to see if the hood from a 1.8L could be made to fit on my car. Much <3 for sneaky sleeper mods, especially the ones that even fool other DSMers.

 

[TSG59_Steve]

I kind of wanted that hood at one point for cooling purposes but I'm just going for the RRE vent.

 

[DSMunknown]

What ^^^ said. There is a guy on here with a red Talon that has this hood on a turbo car, user name 'Twisted Talon'. Here is his car

Beat me to it. Here is a thread where he proves the Predator Hood can be fit onto the factory turbocharged 2G DSMs, but only with a little "work".

 

[Slow 95 TSI]

So any 95-99 2ga or 2gb would not have a 4g63 in it unless it's turbo? Or could you still get a N/T 4g63 2g?

Sorry for getting this topic off track it just made me wonder about stuff.

I also like a stock hood on a DSM. I think the designers at DSM did a great job.

 

[king_of_HTX]

Sucks for you guys. I wouldn't buy that hood anyway. I'm an OEM guy. Well, for the hood atleast.

I'm an OEM kind of guy also but its like one of the only hoods I can find that doesn't look too off the wall and would serve well for cooling.

I kind of wanted that hood at one point for cooling purposes but I'm just going for the RRE vent.

Same reason I'm considering it.

 

[XSNRGGST]

So any 95-99 2ga or 2gb would not have a 4g63 in it unless it's turbo? Or could you still get a N/T 4g63 2g?

Sorry for getting this topic off track it just made me wonder about stuff.

I also like a stock hood on a DSM. I think the designers at DSM did a great job.

Correct. Any 2G will only have a 4G63 if it is turbo. All non-turbo 2G COUPES have a Chrysler 420a DOHC 2.0l motor. All non-turbo Convertible Spyders have the 4G64 2.4l SOHC. Only 1G's featured a non-turbo 4G63 as a factory option.

Funny how the hood bump came out of necessity in the 1G when the designers realized the the 4G63 timing belt and cover was rising above the plane of the hood and fenders.

That is why the 90-91 1.8l motor doesn't have a hood bump because it doesn't have the same problem.

 

[Slow 95 TSI]

Correct. Any 2G will only have a 4G63 if it is turbo. All non-turbo 2G COUPES have a Chrysler 420a DOHC 2.0l motor. All non-turbo Convertible Spyders have the 4G64 2.4l SOHC. Only 1G's featured a non-turbo 4G63 as a factory option.

Funny how the hood bump came out of necessity in the 1G when the designers realized the the 4G63 timing belt and cover was rising above the plane of the hood and fenders.

That is why the 90-91 1.8l motor doesn't have a hood bump because it doesn't have the same problem.

Thanks for the info, this is good to know.

 

[TSG59_Steve]

Same reason I'm considering it.

Have you considered calling RRE? It's about $55 shipped for their fiberglass scoop. Mines coming in sometime this week or next hopefully The one pictured is the CF one, which is a little more. You can get it from Carbontrix. I'm going to paint match mine though so I figured the fiberglass would be fine.

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[Defiant]

But.... which way should it face? Is that a high- or low-pressure area? Does it change with speed?
Has anyone tufted it to check?