has anybody done this to there hood
10-20-2009, 01:05 AM
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has anybody done this to there hood i was wondering if anybody has put a mesh grille on there lt1 hood(circled on my car) just wondering if someon has done anything custom on there lt1 hood.
10-20-2009, 06:40 PM
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Have not seen this on TA's yet, but a bunch of us LT1 Camaro's have done it to ours. I took the plastic insert out, drilled small holes where all the dimples were, and cut out as much plastic behind the inserts as I could leaving only the mounting points for the inserts. The engine heat comes out when I stop and cold air goes in when I move. The only thing you need to worry about is rain since yours face up and backwards.
10-20-2009, 07:10 PM
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Have not seen this on TA's yet, but a bunch of us LT1 Camaro's have done it to ours. I took the plastic insert out, drilled small holes where all the dimples were, and cut out as much plastic behind the inserts as I could leaving only the mounting points for the inserts. The engine heat comes out when I stop and cold air goes in when I move. The only thing you need to worry about is rain since yours face up and backwards.
10-20-2009, 07:27 PM
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Leave them alone or get a ram air hood.
Water likes to sit right on top of those inserts. I wouldnt want water going down into anything vital. Just sayin'.
Water likes to sit right on top of those inserts. I wouldnt want water going down into anything vital. Just sayin'.
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10-24-2009, 01:55 PM
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it wouldn't hurt the opti at all if you did it. the opti is like a foot back from those vents and if water went down them if would hit the upper radiator support and drain forward.