Did i just take a saw to a perfectly good hood?
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Did i just take a saw to a perfectly good hood?
Yes, I did...
I agonized over this for a while, had it been a customer car, I'd have dove in no problem, but the thought of cutting into my own car gave me pause...
Point of no return, cutting a hole in the hood:
And underhood:
And what it looks like now:
it may just be a placebo effect, but it does seem like it pulls a bit more willingly now like it can breathe better. And you can hear the intake slightly better, too. Matching with the Pypes, now I can give it a tune to take advantage of the air.
I agonized over this for a while, had it been a customer car, I'd have dove in no problem, but the thought of cutting into my own car gave me pause...
Point of no return, cutting a hole in the hood:
And underhood:
And what it looks like now:
it may just be a placebo effect, but it does seem like it pulls a bit more willingly now like it can breathe better. And you can hear the intake slightly better, too. Matching with the Pypes, now I can give it a tune to take advantage of the air.
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Originally Posted by ChrisV
Yes, I did...
I agonized over this for a while, had it been a customer car, I'd have dove in no problem, but the thought of cutting into my own car gave me pause...
Point of no return, cutting a hole in the hood:
And underhood:
And what it looks like now:
it may just be a placebo effect, but it does seem like it pulls a bit more willingly now like it can breathe better. And you can hear the intake slightly better, too. Matching with the Pypes, now I can give it a tune to take advantage of the air.
I agonized over this for a while, had it been a customer car, I'd have dove in no problem, but the thought of cutting into my own car gave me pause...
Point of no return, cutting a hole in the hood:
And underhood:
And what it looks like now:
it may just be a placebo effect, but it does seem like it pulls a bit more willingly now like it can breathe better. And you can hear the intake slightly better, too. Matching with the Pypes, now I can give it a tune to take advantage of the air.
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Looks real good man. Nice work. I had my share of nervousness when I was hand cutting the heat extractors into my hood. You car is quickly becoming one of my favorites. 
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Originally Posted by 05GT-O.C.D.
Looks real good man. Nice work. I had my share of nervousness when I was hand cutting the heat extractors into my hood. You car is quickly becoming one of my favorites.
I lust for a M24
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From: Football HOF, Canton OH
That said, there's no way in heck I'd attempt to put louvers into a stock hood. You'd be much better off finding out if you can by a set of heat extractor louvers from another hood - (maybe one of the 2013's?) - then cutting a rectangle to drop them in. Even then, I doubt I'd do it.
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