hood spacers

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 2:59 pm

has anyone done the hood spacer mod? (the one where you put washers on the hinge so that it sits higher and the hot air will exit)

has anyone done this? does anyone know where the spacers/washers go? anyone know the right size?

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:20 pm

well i haven't done it yet but its the screws on the corners of the hood where the hinges are. there will be two on each side. i just haven't had the time to find out the thread of the bolt and length yet but seems simple enough. just like a bolt 1/4 to 1/2 inch longer than OEM and washers will work but i'd rather try to find like a metal spacer off of like a patio set or something. hope this helps

nick

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:26 pm

so the spacers go on the hood... not the body, right?

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:33 pm

yeah.

just open up your hood and look at the hinges find the two screws and you'll just go " aawww okay"

nick

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:38 pm

i knew there were two on the hood and two on the body of the car... but i wasn't sure which location was the right to put em in. thanks.

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:50 pm

my bad dude i forgot there were two screws on the bottom too.

i've just been taking off the hood like five times a week.

now that i think about it i guess you could go both ways but i think the hood screws would just be more logical. i'm not sure why i think that, but i do.

nick

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:37 pm

i was thinking on my lunch that putting them on the bottom would be best now. i figure if you put the spacer on the top part there might be clearance issues when you close the hood. not sure but a possibility. either way it shouldn't be too hard too find out with the spacers on there and its not a time consuming task to fix it if one way doesn't work.

nick

FaWEeToO · Post by **FaWEeToO** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:14 pm

I have it on my car, its a 5 minute job. u just need some one to help lifting and holding the hood while u work on it.

jorge · Post by **jorge** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:23 pm

What is the results of this mod?

FaWEeToO · Post by **FaWEeToO** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:30 pm

Hmmm... -The car looks more aggressive
-It does the job of a reversed scope (let the hot air out of the engine bay)

jorge · Post by **jorge** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:32 pm

Nice... I want to see a picture of this mod. :twisted:

lanos2001 · Post by **lanos2001** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:32 pm

I have it on my car, its a 5 minute job. u just need some one to help lifting and holding the hood while u work on it.

so did you put the spacer on the bottom part of the hinge or the top?

What is the results of this mod?

it lets air escape faster so the heat doesn't get trapped in the engine bay. basically the air goes through the grille and goes straight out the back.

nick

FaWEeToO · Post by **FaWEeToO** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:39 pm

I have it on my car, its a 5 minute job. u just need some one to help lifting and holding the hood while u work on it.

so did you put the spacer on the bottom part of the hinge or the top?

I really dont remember, i`ve done it like 2 years ago. its 10:30 PM and im too lazy to go check it out. ill check it tomorrow and get u some pix to explain it more.

Audacity Racing · Post by **Audacity Racing** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:33 pm

it also heats the windshield to remove pesky ice! (not many people in latin amerca or the middle east gonna have problems with that)

FaWEeToO · Post by **FaWEeToO** » Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:37 pm

in our case it should build up fog LOL (hot air from engine + cold windsheild)
never happened to me though :P