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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 03:00 AM
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Saw this hood on ebay. It's a Kaminari Reverse Cowl Induction hood. Thought it looked cool without being too ricey. What do you think?
Old Dec 7, 2004 | 03:17 AM
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I think it looks pretty good, I don't like that kit though, looks like a fat girl in some small pantys
Old Dec 7, 2004 | 03:28 AM
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i don't like it...
Old Dec 7, 2004 | 03:57 AM
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Originally Posted by BoomBox757
I think it looks pretty good, I don't like that kit though, looks like a fat girl in some small pantys
whats wrong with that? j/k
Old Dec 7, 2004 | 03:58 AM
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Originally Posted by BoomBox757
I think it looks pretty good, I don't like that kit though, looks like a fat girl in some small pantys
whats wrong with that? j/k
EWWWWW
Old Dec 7, 2004 | 04:12 AM
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I think it looks pretty good, I don't like that kit though, looks like a fat girl in some small pantys
whats wrong with that? j/k
EWWWWW
haha... once again, JK.

but I think that kit is decent, certainly one of the ones that works nice with the car (alot better than the widebodys that are out now), but I will be holding off until I see one that I really like.
Old Dec 7, 2004 | 06:45 AM
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i had that on my old civic si....don't get it. it makes EVERYTHING under the hood really dirty
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Originally Posted by jenniferkim17
i had that on my old civic si....don't get it. it makes EVERYTHING under the hood really dirty
any hood with a reverse cowl will. You need to clean your engine bay just as much as you clean the exterior.

also, welcome to the site!
Old Dec 7, 2004 | 02:02 PM
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I think that it is a nice looking hood and kit. But the duckets they want for it are kind of high. I would wait!
Old Dec 7, 2004 | 09:57 PM
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I dunno, it's too Need For Speed Underground 3 for my taste...
Old Dec 7, 2004 | 10:00 PM
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its all personal taste..some like it, some dont

i think its ugly like whoa....and the hood, isn't that great either, i prefer my OEM c/f one to the kaminari one..

but again, its all personal taste
Old Dec 7, 2004 | 10:03 PM
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looks fine to me. not ricey at all
Old Dec 8, 2004 | 02:33 AM
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it looks hot....but its too expensive right now
Old Dec 8, 2004 | 02:50 AM
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whats the point of it? so water seeps in? or is it covered? I still dont understand it.. Definitely not my tastes at all, but yea.. have fun
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it lets out hot air if I am correct
Old Dec 8, 2004 | 02:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Kev_the_rev
whats the point of it? so water seeps in? or is it covered? I still dont understand it.. Definitely not my tastes at all, but yea.. have fun
It's so the engine can get rid of it's heat better. Possibly it would also benefit short rams, cooler engine bay, cooler air the short ram gets, but don't quote me on this as maybe the reverse cowl may produce a weird airflow in the bay that deprives the short ram of air.
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ha I was right!
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who cares wut the function/benefit

ugly
Old Dec 8, 2004 | 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by ScionBandit
who cares wut the function/benefit

ugly
and even with the function/benenfit.. Is it worth that amount of money.. and does that really make your car run better whiles its vented?
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looks alright to me, I would worry about it taking away engine bay space that some of yall might want for a turbo later.



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