whats to stop water from gonig into the louvers and hitting the engine?

 

driving really really fast!!

 

Water can get into your engine..haven't you ever washed your compartment?

 

if water hits the engine though isnt that bad when the water is cold liek rain and the engine is hot? any other opinions on this. Anyone with a saleen have underhood pics?

 

I think the Saleen has a drainage thing.

 

^ Yeah, I saw the underside of the Saleen hood and it "channeled." There is a hole by the front of the engine that leads inside an big "U" tunnel (for lack of a better word) out to the vents.

I wouldn't worry about getting the engine wet though. What do you think happens when you drive over puddles?

 

There's another company that has an imitation of the Saleen hood, vents look almost the same, just wider. I can't remember where though... we should start a thread with all the different hoods and the sources/companies producing them, it would avoid all these questions

 

anyone have pics of the hood thats similar to saleens?

 

I doubt it hurts anthing if the water that goes straight through will not collect in the valey of the engine. You just don't want puddles to collect, water just hitting the valve covers and draining off shouldn't hurt anything, and those look like they are in completely harmless areas of the engine bay. Still dont know what the scoop is supposed to be scooping though [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif[/img]

 

What about parking in the rain?

 

Thats what I mean, looks like it just falls down the sides if anything a few drops gets on the sides of the valve covers. No more then driving through a puddle.

 

I think you would definitely be getting more water in your engine compartment through the vents than driving through a puddle. If you can, just don't drive it in the rain! Makes it much easier to keep your engine compartment clean too. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumb.gif[/img]

 

i guess my only question left is can it harm the car?

 

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no more than a 4,000 RPM hole shot! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/thumb.gif[/img] Whats up Ron?!?!?

 

haha Whats up lee. im still scared of having holes in my hood. ive heard horror stories in the past of rusting and rotting and all types of bad things