well last night, i hit a deer goin about 55, and basically destroyed my front bumper, and hood. now that im in the market for a new hood, im really interested in the Kaminari reverse cowl hood. but i also want to get an intake eventually. Is there going to be a big poroblem with water gettin in there, or is there a blocker i can purchase? and input would be helpful. thanks guys (and yes i searched)

 

ouch....hope you and the deer are fine.

Well I don't think the reverse cowl will get that much water into the intake...dunno I might be wrong but I think you are pretty safe with that hood. Cause since the filter will be at the bottom of ur engine bay and the pipe will be on top, so it wouldn't effect ur intake.

 

did ya field dress that thing? :D

 

So what did you do with the deer? :D

 

lol, about 2 mins after i hit it, 2 hunters stopped.. helped me push my car to the side, and then they took the deer after the cop came and what not.

but back on topic, any info about the reverse cowl hood???

 

i just ordered that hood myslef, and from what ive read up on it, the vent comes down to right about the radiator area, so no the intake is not going to be threatned, and i think it comes with a water guard also, but i wont know till it comes in plus the intake would be way out of the way for water so your safe if you get it

 

thanks scion jon, also is there any downside to lettin water drain into your engine bay like that?

 

hmmm just maybe the fact of getting dirty, but i dont think too much harm will come

 

No performance damage, maybe just the dirty water, you could always block it off though, from the underside I mean.

 

yup yup

 

how could i do that? just like put some sort of plasitc shield over it or something?

 

under, lol you dont want to not show off the grill

 

wait im getting the evo style cf hood an i just ordered my injen intake..does anyone know about that

 

hello hello hello! lol i have the Kaminari reverse cowl and theres no need for worry. i had the same questions but the cowl does come down right above the radiator so there wont be any water on the block. also the CAI is tucked away right in front of the driver side wheel which is well away from the vent. water wont be on the intake at all. i love the hood. it flows perfectly with the car's lines. not to big not to small not too loud. however it DOES NOT come with a vent cover. if u want to have one fabbed up i dont imagine it should cost much. but again there is no damage by way of water. it DOES come with a nice aluminum mesh vent which seems pretty high quality. i think u should wax the cowl pretty well tho where the water will rest. you'll see what i mean when u get it. theres a little dip where small amounts of water will rest when the car's not in motion and u dont want water sposts building on ur new hood. wax it well in there and remove excess water after washing it. again i love the hood. enjoy it

and hey jon.

happy to answer any more q's if u have them and i can.

 

wow, well you got rid of all my worries, and made up my mind. thanks alot for the info. where did you purchase yours from, and if you dont mind me asking, how much did it cost ya?

 

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your very welcome. (when did i get all these posts? lol)

 

thanks alot man, youve been a big help

 

any time! have fun with ur purchase. treat it well

 

very inforative, bout time someone stopped and helped lol

 

hey, one more ?.. um i beleive it uses stock latches?, and also how is the fitment?