just found this...

fearingdark · Post by **fearingdark** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:00 pm

found this on andy's sutosport and then google'd the company

guess it's keep your engine bay temps down....

http://www.griptuning.com/showProductAc ... 6-6001%20A

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 6:06 pm

looks pretty interesting. i'd rock it. but it'd have to have some sort of a liner for the inside for rain and shit. plus even stainless rusts when subjected to salt and snow, so probably wouldn't be worth it to me.

bigbird · Post by **bigbird** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:40 pm

pretty much race only!!!

deep1ca · Post by **deep1ca** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 7:54 pm

Very cool hood... practical.... not really, unless you live somewhere it doesn't rain much.

OverDrive418 · Post by **OverDrive418** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 8:35 pm

Now that's pretty cool...not just literally either!
I'd have to paint it to match the car though I think, espescially on a black car. That'd take care of the rust issue too.
I wouldn't use it on a daily driver either.
How would it affect the aerodynamics since air just passes right through it and is not really directed anywhere? wouldn't that cause some sort of disruption in the airstream over the car?
And for $750 I think I'd just get a good ventilated CF hood for about $100 less.

NeonOn19s · Post by **NeonOn19s** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 4:21 pm

that is sweet!!!!

If its done with Stainless steel, as long as its treated it shouldn't rust... Look at the Delorian (Back to the future) was done in all stainless and it doesn't rust.. All you would have to monitor is in the engine bay.

thats my .02

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:20 pm

OverDrive418 wrote: How would it affect the aerodynamics since air just passes right through it and is not really directed anywhere? wouldn't that cause some sort of disruption in the airstream over the car?

Lift/downfocre would be reduced; induced drag would be reduced too. More noticeable, parasitic drag would increase (that's really bad for a car).

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:03 am

i think the carlisle crew saw the car/hood in person and weren't to impressed by it.... not to sure about that though

01WhiteNe0n · Post by **01WhiteNe0n** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 10:39 am

Looks cool

Jenni · Post by **Jenni** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 3:57 pm

Coool!

KrackstaR · Post by **KrackstaR** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:57 pm

yeah i seen it in person and it looks like something that blongs on a porch screen door. I dont know if i would rock it , maybe if it was color matched to the car.

kornholio788 · Post by **kornholio788** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 3:05 pm

It says it is e-coated so it will not rust..same stuff they dip every frame in teh factories....it wont rust...paint it and i still dont think i would rock it tho

deep1ca · Post by **deep1ca** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 1:15 am

looks pretty bad ass.

2k1MotorSport · Post by **2k1MotorSport** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 1:24 am

deep1ca wrote:looks pretty bad ass.

yeah it does

welchspro · Post by **welchspro** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 3:29 am

deep1ca wrote:looks pretty bad ass.

i hope that hood is popped...reminds me of my hood, which has terrible fitment.

BlackRoseRacing · Post by **BlackRoseRacing** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:37 am

dblsg wrote:i think the carlisle crew saw the car/hood in person and weren't to impressed by it.... not to sure about that though

I dont remember seeing it....

Jenni · Post by **Jenni** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:49 pm

Hmmm - I hope it looks not on pics better than in reality.
I'm afraid that it looks like this cheap grill mesh.

janothan · Post by **janothan** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:12 pm

oh cool a cheese grater!

Wenuden · Post by **Wenuden** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 10:35 pm

that looks super hot painted. a clear plexi shell underneath it, and i would buy one in a heartbeat. but then i'd actually have to dress up the engine bay.