Air management over, under and through the car allows the car to punch through the air effeciently and allows the air to cool the motor and other systems.Īn easy way to allow heat to escape is to add hood vents. Where does this air go after passing through the heat exchangers? It either escapes (gets vented out) effeciently or gets trapped, typically under the hood. Cars use air flowing through heat exchangers (radiators) to efficiently remove this heat. Ok, a 200 mph car needs cooling big time. From what I’ve read here the Cats radiators do a pretty good job of removing heat, if Dodge would have just ceramic coated the headers and supercharger the vents could have been eliminated. I haven’t done a search on alternator or electronics failures but just looking at the design I wonder just how many underhood gremlins are caused do to moisture and corrosion. The vents may have been the most cost effective but looking at some of the components under my 2015 hood the corrosion looks really bad. Gallons of water on top of sensitive electronics, alternators, power steering pumps, fuel injectors, and pretty much everything. But I have to wonder how much time was allocated to the effects hundreds or thousands of gallons of water and debris, over long periods of time pouring into the vents and over the engine bay. Long days making sure that every degree of heat that could be removed, was removed. But to be honest I’ve stayed home a few times because of the threat of rain and what I see in my engine bay tells me I’m right.ĭon’t get me wrong I’m sure the design team at Dodge spent months and months with slide rulers and microscopes in the wind tunnel. Yes there’s a ton of guys here who have no problem driving the cat through any monsoon without issue. However for those of us who live in the South or the Pacific Northwest and have to endure months of liquid sunshine it’s a concern (at least to me). I’m guessing, for you guys who live in a dryer and warmer climate it’s the bees knees. But it seems to me that intentionally cutting holes in the hood to remove heat can or could be considered as effective as cutting a hole in a boat. For more information go to know I don’t profess to be engineer and I would never intentionally criticize Dodge Engineers for their most awesome design to remove heat from the engine bay. WARNING: California Proposition 65: This product can expose you to chemicals including Styrene, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer, and Bisphenol A which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. *Please be sure to review our Terms and Conditions before placing your order. *Hoods are handcrafted and weigh approximately 23.5 lbs. *The use of a hood prop rod is highly recommended *Anderson Composites does not suggest re-installing gas shocks/dampers/struts Slamming or dropping the hood may cause it to crack. *Always carefully close a composite hood. Anderson Composites will not be liable for any damages to the product and the vehicle caused by not properly using hood pins - AeroCatch or Quic-Latch *All hoods require hood pins for safety reasons. *Vacuum infused process with 3K, 2x2 twill carbon fiber cloth, gloss finish *Carbon fiber "skeleton" bonded to the underside of carbon fiber hood - reduced weight 2015 - 2017 Ford Mustang heat extractor double-sided carbon fiber hood
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