D-Max hood vs rain

[tougemaster]

Recently bough a D-max carbon hood for my s13 and I was thinking if is ok the park/drive the car under the big rain.

[JVD]

You'll be fine.

[jookybanana]

i got a dmax and it seems to be ok in the rain,
if your driving you will be fine, or parked for short time, but i'm not down with leaving it out over night or longer with big rain storm, the vents can get lots of water puddles fast and pour into the engine bay

[Fries]

I was actually curious about this as well. I guess water gets up there anyway when driving during a rain. It cant be good to have water pooling up on your valve cover though.

Anyone that drives during rain with these hoods chime in please?

[pink godzila]

As long dont let you car sit over night or too long under the big rain.. then you all good so dont worry.,

[ILoveJDM]

ah

vented hood + rain and squeeling belts.

memories.

[DaPCWiz]

I have a vented hood, and the worst I've ever had is squealing belts on start up... but it goes away after a few seconds. In winter / snow my hood came with a "rain guard" that fits in place under the hood and covers up the vents. I used to use that when I daily'd the car in the winter. Now she sits in a garage when she isn't driven so no worries

[moonshinekouki]

its fine
jsut when u shut her off throw on the under tray for the hood and ur good.

[mothon]

Same here only issue i seemed to have was with the belts.

[Brian]

I guess if you were too worried, you could just tape up the vents with 3M painter's tape...

[TheArkitekt]

i have mine out in the rain, biggest problem i have is it makes the engine look dirty. runs fine though

[Om1kron]

lol you illiterate bastards... "the big rain"

[Walperstyle]

lol, people are worried of the valve cover?

I'd worry about the distributor or ignition system or any other wires. Spark plug leads usually work well because they are the 'beefy' wires. But if you get anything wet inside lets say a distributor, no start!

[!Zar!]

Eh, you're fine. It's just water.

[Brian]

Don't you guys hose down your engine bay after an event?

what the heck is the deal???

[!Zar!]

They are fucking the wicked witch and are afraid of water.

If you have a a car with coilpacks just make sure you have the coilpack cover on.

I washed all my cars engine bay and never had a problem.

Put hood on, don't worry.

Done.

Anyways, the vents are towards the front of the engine. Somewhere between the radiator and the 1st cyl.

Nothing will happen.

/done.

[Dousan_PG]

thank you zar

if u own a crap hood then it will dump onto your cylnders
a well made hood has the last vent right after the clutch fan shroud

[DMaxUSA]

Dousan is 100% correct

The last vent dumps rain water right after the fan shroud.

But you can avoid the whole problem by driving faster!!!.....j/k

[mxsx25]

i hate squealing belts < i love cf hoods .. squeal is worth it to me lol

[murda-c]

Just hope your 15 year old electrical system is sound.

[!Zar!]

Originally Posted by mxsx25

i hate squealing belts < i love cf hoods .. squeal is worth it to me lol

As long as the belts are fresh and everything is taught, there shouldn't be any squealing. None of my S-chassis' ever squealed.

Originally Posted by murda-c

Just hope your 15 year old electrical system is sound.

Trippin.

[SlideWell]

do you think they "bench" the dmax cars when it rains? LOL. man com'on now. your car will run just fine as long as your alternator and air filter isnt submerged in water. why do you think offroad die hards have snorkles? and even still with alternators, some can withstand a lot of water.

[Fries]

That makes sense with the position of the vents. Awesome. Thanks guys.

[WISH ONE]

^^^Yo man please change your User photo Im sick of looking at that ugly girl/guy it is scaring me, its really starting to... in all seriousness.. i ask you please. everytime you post i have to see that.

[94porkchop]

Originally Posted by WISH ONE

^^^Yo man please change your User photo Im sick of looking at that ugly girl/guy it is scaring me, its really starting to... in all seriousness.. i ask you please. everytime you post i have to see that.

i hope he reponds to this

[Edgar]

I cant wait to rock D-Max on the 15

[dmax_silvia_s13]

I have a dmax hood on my silvia and its totally FINE.
Have drove it in POURING rain and done everything and never had one problem with it.
Its just water I dont get it?
Do you guys never wash your engine bay?
A couple vents lets in a lot less water then pressure washing your engine.
The only thing that pisses me off is when im washing my car I can never get the water out of the vents no matter how hard I try there is always a puddle created in every vent. And then i start to drive and it fliess alll over my car.
Conclusion....
NO PROBLEM

[Fries]

Awesome.
Does DMAX supply the vent covers with their hoods? [for parking outside during rain or whatever even though it seems like it wont affect shit]

[A Spec Products]

Originally Posted by Fries

Awesome.
Does DMAX supply the vent covers with their hoods? [for parking outside during rain or whatever even though it seems like it wont affect shit]

No they don't

Just put any waterproof material over the hood

You could tuck it under the edges of the hood to hold it down

[Fries]

Done. Thanks guys.