We need someone to make a lighter hood

[Nutari]

while still having the induction vents for the TMIC.

ANY TAKERS?

I swear the hood on these ms3's weighs like 50 pounds.

 

[Vermilion]

I'd like to have a hood like this.

I believe it was custom made but, it sure is kick ass looking.

Its aggressive as hell but, something like it would be nice.

 

[JOS3]

omg, that hood is hideous

 

[Nutari]

I'd like to have a hood like this.

I believe it was custom made but, it sure is kick ass looking.

Its aggressive as hell but, something like it would be nice.

sweet jesus! that screams "OMFG RACE ME I HAVE A HUGE GOD DAMN TURBOOO" thats a little too out there..

still an original design though.

 

[Andrewsmc]

sum one has been playing ttooooo much NFS

 

[Vermilion]

Lol.. um no. Its functional and maybe a little more absurd than the STi or Evo design. The only reason those hood scoops look good is cuz those cars are rice looking as it is. I know if I didn't have the HUGE wing on my STi.. just having that scoop looks dumb as hell.

To each their own though. Course JUST having that hood would look dumb but w/e.

I think the MS3 does need some kind of ram air or something.. or a FMIC

 

[Nutari]

Lol.. um no. Its functional and maybe a little more absurd than the STi or Evo design. The only reason those hood scoops look good is cuz those cars are rice looking as it is. I know if I didn't have the HUGE wing on my STi.. just having that scoop looks dumb as hell.

To each their own though. Course JUST having that hood would look dumb but w/e.

I think the MS3 does need some kind of ram air or something.. or a FMIC

if you keep the TMIC it needs a scoop.. I dont think the design mazda came up with is very effecient. I dont really know as im not an engineer.. just a minor tech.

 

[Vermilion]

No TMIC is efficient when stopped. Heatsoak sucks.. If I can't find a nice fitting hood with a scoop in it i'll have to get a CO2 kit for the summer when sitting at a redlight causes heatsoak.

 

[Nutari]

bump for mornin people.. and for me being awake at 3 am..

 

[Jamin Berry]

It think a Pulsar Gti-R scoop would look good.

 

[kj442]

Lol.. um no. Its functional and maybe a little more absurd than the STi or Evo design.

To be honest i disagree with the Rice statement about the EVO, i think it has a more Euro look to it than most other asian cars...and they sure as hell arent rice when it comes to performance...though you could do what a lot of people did in my MKIII forum... get a sprinter vent from a junk yard (one of those really tall like dodge vans) from the quarter panel and do some custom body work and then you have a nice inlet right to the engine bay...

dont know how well itll work with these cars seeing as how I dont own mine yet and its not a speed...sooo

just a thought...

 

[Nutari]

To be honest i disagree with the Rice statement about the EVO, i think it has a more Euro look to it than most other asian cars...and they sure as hell arent rice when it comes to performance...though you could do what a lot of people did in my MKIII forum... get a sprinter vent from a junk yard (one of those really tall like dodge vans) from the quarter panel and do some custom body work and then you have a nice inlet right to the engine bay...

dont know how well itll work with these cars seeing as how I dont own mine yet and its not a speed...sooo

just a thought...

hm.. I cant seem to find a picture of this...

I found tons of pictures of the sprinter van.. but I dont see any vents on it.


edit.. nevermind. I was looking at the hood, you said quarter panel.

 

[zoom-zoomhatch]

A sorta undersized sti style scoop would be nice, carbon fiber would be a plus too.

 

[benzo]

anything lighter will be better.

 

[Nutari]

anything lighter will be better.

^ yup. Still needs ducting for the TMIC though.

 

[jbiird317]

No TMIC is efficient when stopped. Heatsoak sucks.. If I can't find a nice fitting hood with a scoop in it i'll have to get a CO2 kit for the summer when sitting at a redlight causes heatsoak.

CO2 kit ftw! My friend and I were talking about doing this to my car, much cheaper than fmic and can still keep a sleeper look

 

[Vermilion]

CO2 kit ftw! My friend and I were talking about doing this to my car, much cheaper than fmic and can still keep a sleeper look

Its also really cool when sitting at a red light and all the mist from the CO2 drifts out of the hood and down the sides of your fenders

 

[jbiird317]

Its also really cool when sitting at a red light and all the mist from the CO2 drifts out of the hood and down the sides of your fenders

haha yeah, slap a vented hood on there it would look reallly cool. Cheap and efficient mod if u know what ur doing... nice way to keep ur car running like its 10 degrees outside in the middle of summer

 

[zoom-zoomhatch]

Does anyone have any preferences on which company they would like their hoods to be? I contacted VIS to see if they had anything going on in the near future. I'll let ya'll know when I hear back from them.

 

[Nutari]

Does anyone have any preferences on which company they would like their hoods to be? I contacted VIS to see if they had anything going on in the near future. I'll let ya'll know when I hear back from them.

pretty much any of the usual ones.. they all had good quality. Something with a decent ducting system that wont just dump water everywhere on the engine. the 3 has alot of electronics up top..