at least the vents dont rise above the factory lines so it might not look so bad, hard to tell cause the pics of it on a car are horrible, would still like to see more pics installed and know a price, but i agree, straight lines might have looked better

 

yeah but really how much down force is this hood gonna give the tc, come on

 

lol

 

No offense was meant, I should of added a smiley on my post

BUT,
All things add up, drawing air up out of the engine bay is far more thermally effective and airflow wise as well than blowing it all around many non airflow designed parts then out from under the car.

On a stock, moderately modified, street driven car, not much effect, on a race car that is hard on the throttle, making significant heat, hitting high speeds, etc, the effects can be quite dramatic.

Notice I mentioned for my race car

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Now I have to admit this hood was designed more for somebodies idea of style than for true performance as nearly all parts are for the tC(and most cars). This particular hood has more vent area spread over a larger cross section thus it has the potential to help my car stay cooler and stuck to the track better. It may take a bit of tweaking to maximize it's use for my needs though, cannot tell until actually tested.

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Most of what people due to their cars is about style, some not so great, some look fine but are not really done correctly. The $15k I spent on a body for my Vette(would of been $25k in CF) costs so much partly due to the 200+ hours spent in the GM wind tunnel to fine tune each area, hood, roof, undertray and wing ate up most of that, 50 hours just on the wing element.

I am not meaning to brag about how much I have spent, I am using my own story to help show that true performance costs money, a lot of it, if I can make a much less costly part due the job then great for me and others that may be interested (the hood on the Vette was $1,600 in Fiberglass, the rear wing element, a blem, no mounts, no plates, $1,800, ouch!!!)

I could not even find one body kit for the tC I would run on the track unless I needed much wider fenders and then only one kit I would consider and I would of had to modify it a fair amount before doing so.

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I hope this helps you see my point, though small by numbers there are a few of us looking for all the real performance we can get and use successfully on the track.


(though I highly respect drag racers there is just not enough time behind the wheel for all the costs and time involved in that sport in my opinion. I have done hundreds of autocrosses, more fun than drags for me but still not enough wheel time though better. I usually get at least 80 minutes of all out track time per day on road courses and rarely would want to do more, on really intense days I may even quite early because I have lost my focus and thus not as safe as I should be.

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you should post up pics of your car in your profile and or in a post, sounds pretty bada$$, well writing break down, i see what your saying, alot of things are designed from things that work on a track, alot of kids/guys see things done to race cars and want it to have the look of something fast without all the money spent, so not everything is the best looking, but its nice to have choices and ideas so that not every tc is the same, thats what i always say, if they were meant to be the same we would just drive them all stock!!!

 

What's with the hideous hood designs lately, and why do people feel the need to vent their stock engine bays? This hood design is the typical thing you'll see on cars that are in threads like "Spot the Rice & Taters."

 

not feeling it. vented hoods for our cars should be simple and sleek... like kaminari!!! haha

 

Actually downforce is very important for track FWD cars , we used to sponsor a JDM ITR in the Honda Challenge, he needed a huge carbon fiber wing. The larger and more adjustable the wing was, the faster his track time was.

Here's some examples of FWD cars benefiting from downforce...

That being said, this hood won't generate a ton of downforce compared to a mega GT wing or something along those lines.

 

A for the quality from what i can tell in the pics
F for Design

 

OMFG that is sexy...


how is the fitment & what all comes with the hood for install ?

that is very nice

 

hmmm.. good for a new project of going ***** out.

 

its like im playing NFS underground hahah doesnt look bad though imho

 

I dont think it looks that bad

 

THE f****n carbon hood is ugly dont ever start a page like that again!!!!!!!!!!It make every Tc look bad.

 

I want more info price location for pick up website ?

 

you couldnt give me that hood even for free
the vents dont flow with the body lines of the car
who designs this crap

 

ricers design that crap

 

Technically then, everything you put on your car that is supposed to make it LOOK sporty but doesn't actually do anything performance-wise is ricer. I wouldn't get this for my car but I like the design. It's not bad.

 

can we get some images of this on a tC side views more detail pics thx looks good ;)

 

Yes I'll try to get some more pics from the side when I get another tC in for test fitting.

As far as "for looks" goes, this is something that OEM's have been doing for decades. Many parts on cars are purely for aesthetics (BMW Z3 gills for instance), just look at how many cars now a days have some kind of chrome vent in their OEM fenders. Aesthetics is actually one of the main selling points for vehicles, aside from performance etc. Some customers will not buy a certain car just based on its looks alone, no matter how well it performs.