V10SpeedLuvr
Enthusiast
I wouldn't mind seeing this just to see how it'd look.
Looky what I won.....what a hoot!
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I wouldn't mind seeing this just to see how it'd look.
Dads Toy
Enthusiast
Hood looks great. My vote would be to paint the center section leave the rest CF.
kcobean
Enthusiast
Why in the world would I do that? I don't live in that county.
kcobean
Enthusiast
Couple of options:
Thanks! I like the second one better, it makes the center section look more integrated, whereas the first one with the intake area painted makes it look like the center section is a separate piece.
kcobean
Enthusiast
A couple of my chops:
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kcobean
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Malu59RT
Enthusiast
Sorry Kelly, I'm going to have to side with Austin on this. I have to believe that the location of the vents on the Gen IV hood are important for cooling, but if I remember correctly, it was also an important part of the aerodynamics of the car. I remember a photo of an airflow analysis posted, with the air coming out of the hood vents. Anyone else remember that?
Phun70
VCA Venom Member
kcobean
Enthusiast
It's all good! One thing I will say is that like SSG paint, this looks better in person. If I cause a heating problem by going with this hood, I can always go back to factory.
Harley561
Viper Owner
I think it looks great the way it is having seen a few non-black vipers with black/carbon hoods.
Maybe someone should photoshop your pickup with powdercoated wheels and a yellow grill. That's where I would spend and have the ultimate twin package in the driveway.
Maybe someone should photoshop your pickup with powdercoated wheels and a yellow grill. That's where I would spend and have the ultimate twin package in the driveway.
Newport Viper
Enthusiast
Couple of options:
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
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kcobean
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V10SpeedLuvr
Enthusiast
Ricketts
Enthusiast
Nice! Congrats on the win, that's a heck of a prize.
08Venom
Enthusiast
What is the weight difference over the stock hood?
kcobean
Enthusiast
I didn't weigh them to compare, but if I had to guess based on just moving them around during install, I'd guess the weight difference is negligible. I could be wrong though. Perhaps Steve could answer that question.
GTS-R 001
Enthusiast
Hey Kelly,
The hoods are little lighter but no a ton, the 08 hoods are a few pounds lighter than the 03-06, there is just less meat on the new hoods vs the old hoods.
What a lot of people do not understand is that the big vents on the 08 hood are there for aero, not cooling. If the Vipers cooling system needed hood vents to keep the engine at temp ...Whatch out!
The vents are for releasing the underhood air that travels through the rad out and this reduced lift and creates downforce. The large center vents on this hood are designed for that as well as the large vents on the 08. The Comp Coupes stick like glue to the track, and the hood design is a great part of it. either hood will compliment your track experience though, it all comes down to personal preference.
I think you did great even if you hang this hood on your garage wall as wall art!
Congrats on the win, these hoods are no longer in productions so maybe in 20 years or so.... LOL
TowDawg
Enthusiast
I've got to go with the center (including intake) left in cabon fiber and the sides painted yellow.
Glen97
Enthusiast
I like the top one. Very nice! Just wondering made in the USA?
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kcobean
Enthusiast
Yup...made in your neck of the woods (CA).
Malu59RT
Enthusiast
I knew I was right about the Aero properties of the 08 Hood Vents!
The 08 hood does help aid in cooling, as it lets heat dissipate from the engine bay of the car, which thereby allows for lower cabin temperatures. I believe the SRT engineers said that in one of their Q&A sessions. I didn't mean cooling of the coolant temperatures
kcobean
Enthusiast
I knew I was right about the Aero properties of the 08 Hood Vents!
The 08 hood does help aid in cooling, as it lets heat dissipate from the engine bay of the car, which thereby allows for lower cabin temperatures. I believe the SRT engineers said that in one of their Q&A sessions. I didn't mean cooling of the coolant temperatures
It's a little hard to see from the pictures I took, but that center vent is HUGE....I'm sure the heat dissipation from that and the smaller side vents would be equal to the vents in the factory hood. And honestly, the A/C in this thing will literally blow frost in 100 degree weather...I'm not too terribly concerned about cabin temps.
Here you can sort of see how open that vent is, and it's directly above the plenum.
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AbsolutHank
Enthusiast
So Kelly, when can I buy your 08 hood to recoup your money?
kcobean
Enthusiast
So Kelly, when can I buy your 08 hood to recoup your money?
I'm going to hold onto it (and all the factory parts I change out). It's such an easy swap between the two hoods that I may just change back and forth depending on my mood. Women stand at the entrance to the closet pondering which pair of shoes to wear for the day, I will stand in the garage and ponder which hood to wear.
georgethedog
Enthusiast
It might look really good if the scoop opening were yellow and only the vented part black. Try that.
kcobean
Enthusiast
Kevan
Enthusiast
This is your best option for HP.
Moving to black would bring you 15-20HP....EASY.
coupe
Viper Owner
Here's an idea I had.
You could do the stripes in vinyl and remove them if you got tired of them...
You could do the stripes in vinyl and remove them if you got tired of them...
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