Weather Stripping Removal Side Effects.....
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This is such a dumb topic!!! So you worry about a lil weather stripping that does close to nothing, but have a cold air intake that could actually blow your engine?
I removed the weather stripping, front and back, when I had my DX and drove like that for 3 years with NO problems, but a cooler engine bay and cooler air for my air intake. Like someone pointed out, what would you do if you have a cold induction hood?
Is there weather stripping on the sides of the hood where the battery and fuse box is? NO!
Finally, when it rains and the roads are flooded, water splashes everywhere in the engine bay coming from under the hood? What do you do there?
Also, do carbon fiber hoods come with weather stripping?
Please, someone lock this thread!!
I removed the weather stripping, front and back, when I had my DX and drove like that for 3 years with NO problems, but a cooler engine bay and cooler air for my air intake. Like someone pointed out, what would you do if you have a cold induction hood?
Is there weather stripping on the sides of the hood where the battery and fuse box is? NO!
Finally, when it rains and the roads are flooded, water splashes everywhere in the engine bay coming from under the hood? What do you do there?
Also, do carbon fiber hoods come with weather stripping?
Please, someone lock this thread!!
did i see that mustangs have open hood scoops?
Its actually plastic, and not at all open, at least on the many many many mustangs ive seen up close.
Wrx scoops flow right to the intercooler, and well im not sure about the evo, its a FMIC, so im not even sure if theyre open vented hoods or not.
Oh yea
its safe to goto a car wash and spray your engine, as long as you dont soak the filter or battery too bad.
Its actually plastic, and not at all open, at least on the many many many mustangs ive seen up close.
Wrx scoops flow right to the intercooler, and well im not sure about the evo, its a FMIC, so im not even sure if theyre open vented hoods or not.
Oh yea
its safe to goto a car wash and spray your engine, as long as you dont soak the filter or battery too bad.
Speaking of the WW Evo hood. I was thinking of getting that for my msp, and geting it painted to match the rest of the car (NO I dont want to floss my CF hood!). but I was a lil conserned about water from a heavy rain getting in there while stopped at a stop light. I thought it was bad for an engine to get wet if it was hot. wouldnt that cause it to crack the block because of the rapid cooling?
FYI, the WW Evo hood IS vented at the top. Its like a wide open screened opening just waiting for rain, dirt, dust, & bird s*** to fall onto ur engine...
FYI, the WW Evo hood IS vented at the top. Its like a wide open screened opening just waiting for rain, dirt, dust, & bird s*** to fall onto ur engine...
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Ryan said:
So much for this thread being dead......
030MSP just managed to accomplish exactly what he was bitching about: keeping this thread alive. Way to go dude!
(guns) DIE THREAD DIE!!! (smash) WHY WON'T YOU DIE!!???
Maestrokneer said:
So much for this thread being dead......
030MSP just managed to accomplish exactly what he was bitching about: keeping this thread alive. Way to go dude!
(guns) DIE THREAD DIE!!! (smash) WHY WON'T YOU DIE!!???
this response actually made me laugh!!!
There are no hard feelings
yeah was supposed to release like febuary or sumfin of last year still hasn't been released supposidly like this month or sumfin and only 100 will be made and there are like 500 ppl that have paid for it.. lol and still not got one i dont think anyone has one yet.
There should be NO problems with water in the engine compartment. Everything is sealed and the only way to crack the block is if it EXTREMELY hot and you dump it into ice water, then maybe that would happen. I have a 67 bug with the deck lid propped open at the top about 2-3 inches and drove around like that for years with heavy rain and snow coming in the top, so water doesn't matter. Just as long as it doesn't get into the spark plug holes, it'll be cool.
I'm getting my turbo put on next friday and was considering taking the wheather stripping off to cool the engine compartment, since my turbo will be a little more than 2 inches from the hood. So does anyone have any before and after temps they could post to see what kind of benefits this will have? Maybe drive the car hard for a couple of miles, check the temp somehow and then remove the stripping and repeat.
I'm getting my turbo put on next friday and was considering taking the wheather stripping off to cool the engine compartment, since my turbo will be a little more than 2 inches from the hood. So does anyone have any before and after temps they could post to see what kind of benefits this will have? Maybe drive the car hard for a couple of miles, check the temp somehow and then remove the stripping and repeat.
