Hood Vents and Weather - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Cjymiller · 08-30-2013, 01:07 PM

I was curious to know what drawbacks one should be aware of when considering a vented hood like so:

I assume water and anything else that can fit through the mesh will just end up on your engine right?

Also, while we're on the topic of carbon, what are Seibon's competitors? I'd like to get a sense of alternatives.

SloS14 · 08-30-2013, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Cjymiller

I was curious to know what drawbacks one should be aware of when considering a vented hood like so:

You mean, other than aesthetics?

Nightbringer · 09-01-2013, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by SloS14

You mean, other than aesthetics?

I believe he wants to know if there'll be any harm from having an "open" hood during weather events. If snow/rain etc will hurt engine components since it'll be able to come in through the vents.

ScionFR-S · 09-01-2013, 08:39 PM

BUMP im also very curious with this as it will be a make or break for me ... i do know that rain guard inserts are available for these hoods

YDNA · 09-01-2013, 11:28 PM

i had one on my s2k and nothing happened to my motor when it rained. just had to clean my intake a bit more but that was really it. but im in socal and our rain probably isnt as bad as yours.

Nightbringer · 09-02-2013, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by YDNA

but im in socal and our rain probably isnt as bad as yours.

I'm more of the concern for the entire engine bay being full of snow. Gotta love Wisconsin. Will have to check out the rainguard inserts previously mentioned. My stock hood is getting annihilated by stone chips. Hoping carbon'll fair better.

DealerFR-S · 09-05-2013, 10:57 AM

I live in florida and have this exact hood from sibon. It is a great hood and it rains almost everyday! I have twin turbos and it has not caused one problem. U just have to clean the engine more. Thats all! As for snow.........I wouldnt know. We dont have that here

Frostyman · 09-05-2013, 11:16 AM

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Originally Posted by DealerFR-S

I live in florida and have this exact hood from sibon. It is a great hood and it rains almost everyday! I have twin turbos and it has not caused one problem. U just have to clean the engine more. Thats all! As for snow.........I wouldnt know. We dont have that here

Do you have any measurements you can share regarding temperature decrease from the venting? Obviously heat is a problem for you with any kind of FI setup.

kanundrum · 09-05-2013, 11:28 AM

I have had the same hood on my scion tC that sat out everyday for 2/3 years with 0 issues.

I also have this same hood on my FR-S for almost 6 to 8 months now and 0 issues as well. I have washed it at least once a week and it seens rain etc on a weekly/biweekly basis

ScionFR-S · 10-18-2013, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by kanundrum

I have had the same hood on my scion tC that sat out everyday for 2/3 years with 0 issues.

I also have this same hood on my FR-S for almost 6 to 8 months now and 0 issues as well. I have washed it at least once a week and it seens rain etc on a weekly/biweekly basis

so you have the rain guards for this hood? also do you have a CAI ? im looking for the VIS AMS hood with the three side vents on each side going down

kanundrum · 10-18-2013, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ScionFR-S

so you have the rain guards for this hood? also do you have a CAI ? im looking for the VIS AMS hood with the three side vents on each side going down

No Rains Guards, No CAI (Yet).

ScionFR-S · 10-19-2013, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by kanundrum

No Rains Guards, No CAI (Yet).

what about HIDs? have you noticed any issues when approaching rain ? does the engine look soaked after it rains/?

kanundrum · 10-20-2013, 12:07 AM

No issues what so ever. I am running HID's Most new cars have water proof seals for everything.

ScionFR-S · 10-20-2013, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kanundrum

No issues what so ever. I am running HID's Most new cars have water proof seals for everything.

awesome to hear !

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kanundrum Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: 2013 Whiteout FR-S Location: Laurel, MD Posts: 5,364 Thanks: 2,704 Thanked 3,016 Times in 1,711 Posts Mentioned: 106 Post(s) Tagged: 3 Thread(s)	I have had the same hood on my scion tC that sat out everyday for 2/3 years with 0 issues. I also have this same hood on my FR-S for almost 6 to 8 months now and 0 issues as well. I have washed it at least once a week and it seens rain etc on a weekly/biweekly basis __________________ Ive spent most of my life racing... The rest I just wasted

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