Carbon Fiber scoop for the GD3

[MzFiT]

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So this is good for reducing the under the hood temp and it looks cool.
What do ya'll think?
Preliminary research it's 75.00 and is on Rogue Fit's site on FF. I don't know if he still is making them or not, but left him a message so let cha all know if anybody's interested.

Up Date 2/18
Yes Rogue Fit got back with me and on his site I saw a orange Kevlar scoop that should be on the MzFiT by 2/27
So I'll keep in touch with ya here
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Thanks for the comments Gents it does lower the temp as said by a scangauge owner: 15 degrees in summer while moving. And the cool factor, Well I was orginally wanting was set of the 90's Pontiac GTP 15" vents but the Fit's hood has a curve like no other and the GTP is pretty flat, but that would have been a Bad dang look'n hood! The CF hoods are too tuner for my taste and wallet, so this is the ticket 4 me.
Post a pic after is installed.http://www.hondafitforums.com/picture.php?albumid=2&pictureid=76

[manxman]

http://www.hondafitforums.com/picture.php?albumid=2&pictureid=60
So this is good for reducing the under the hood temp and it looks cool.
What do ya'll think?
Preliminary research it's 75.00 and is on Rogue Fit's site on FF. I don't know if he still is making them or not, but left him a message so let cha all know if anybody's interested.
I followed that vendor's thread on fitfreak for a couple of years. The idea seems to be fairly sound, and the photos looked pretty nice. But, I have to believe that the Honda engineers designed enough heat escape routes into the car to make the scoop unnecessary. The added style might/might not be worth the price- it depends on the owner. I don't believe that there is any performance advantage at all. A trans cooler for an A/T and some Water Wetter from the car parts store would reduce heat more, and cost less (but not be visible from outside the car). Am I going to try to embarrass you for buying it? Never. It will probably look pretty cool.

[claymore]

I would get one as anything to reduce heat around here is welcome. But that price puts me off. And the position they are in any water going in the hole would end up right on the top of the master cylinder and clutch master if manual so if I got one I would make some sort of removable cover for them to direct any water off to one side or the other.

[Tinyvan]

I will have a scoop like that on my car that will be functinaly. Its not from Rogue though and it will have a hose hooked up to it dirrecting air to the Top mount intercooler for my KWSC. Rogue does make some very nice parts though, I have his CF foglight covers

[VillageIdiot]

RunCool Hood Louvers are the way I chose to lower intake temperatures and under hood temperatures as well... Heat rises so a louvered hoof will extract heat while the car is not in motion and prevent excessive heat build up..... When the car is in forward motion the heat is drawn out by the rearward facing position of the openings in the louvers cutting down on the amount of hot air exiting through the bottom of the engine compartment and cutting down on wind turbulence and heat under the car..... Lower under hood temperature means that wires, hoses batteries and belts will last longer and the additional air flow will lower the engine coolant and A/C temperature allowing a cooler interior on hot days..... Reducing the flow of air under the car means more stability at high speeds...... I have noticed that my car is much cooler inside on days when the temperature outside would ordinarily have me using the A/C and when the air flow is on the fresh air setting the incoming air is much cooler whether the A/C is on or off..... There is a big time power gain on hot days that I didn't have on my super charged car before I installed them.....The United States Border Patrol and numerous Police departments, off roaders, and racing drivers swear by them.

[manxman]

I agree with all of your info. If I were worried about heat problems, a louvered hood is the way that I would eliminate those worries. If I had a supercharger, or a turbocharger, I would use exactly the same louvers that you did. Although I would like to extend the life of my hoses, wiring, and belts, the low mileage that I put on my Fit is so low that I will let the buyer of my low miles used Fit spend the money on the hood louvers.

In your place, I would have spent the same money on the same heat elimination product. I personally like the styling of your louvers, and am happy to learn that they are so effective.

If some manufacturer comes up with an effective, and cost effective, boost solution for the GE8 Fit, I may buy it. If I do, my next purchase would be your hood louvers. Thanks for sharing your practical solution for high temp. problems. Most Fit owners won't have a problem worth worrying about, but for those who do, the best description for your solution is "practical, cost effective, and good looking".

[claymore]

Village Idiot have you posted shots of your louvers yet. I remember you talking about them but can't remember seeing them?

[manxman]

Visit his profile page and enlarge the avatar photo. Best louvers I have seen since I paid a body shop to cut and form the louvers in the hood sheet metal of my '66 Sunbeam Tiger back in 1969.

But, Dee, you would inspire more people to look into your mod if you posted some shots of the louvered hood.

[VillageIdiot]

There is a half assed picture on my profile page..... I have a scan gauge ordered that will be in by the 26th and I will be able to get some numbers on the heat reduction. People are claiming a drop of 47 degrees of the under hood temperature..... I honestly think that they will prove to be comparable with inter coolers in lowering intake temperatures and without the drop in boost pressure..... My car really does make considerably more power with this simple fix, I just wish my paint job had more closely matched the rest of the car or I had painted them black.... I might do that yet. and maybe the whole car from the waist line up.

[manxman]

We want a real photo of the hood louvers- shitty paint and all.

[VillageIdiot]

http://i1005.photobucket.com/albums/af180/jringo2008/Picture033.jpg

[manxman]

Thanks for the full-assed picture! They look good!

[claymore]

How did you cut out the hood beneath them?

[VillageIdiot]

I used a die grinder but an angle cut grinder is what is recommended..... The under hood bracing isn't welded in place but held in place with what appears to be little dots of hot glue like used in arts and crafts but with a higher temperature melting point..... I have been a bad boy and left my car outside during rain and snow and everything is alright and looks the same as it would if it had been garaged..... I have a Scangauge on its way from JC Witney so I will be able to see what differences there are in temperature under the hood, air intake, coolant, and whatever else..... The super charger's intake is almost touching the hood close to the highest point and the louvers have brought the temperature down enough to feel a big power gain and even the engine oil on the dipstick can be wiped off with your fingers after hard driving with out being burned.

[claymore]

You think they could be installed from the bottom with just the vents sticking out and the rest of the housing underneath?

[VillageIdiot]

The web site is www.HoodLouvers.com and they have all of the skinny on installation, testimonials, and products. I was going to use some that were black powder coated and still wish I had but the contractor had sent him some that weren't done right and were peeling. I bought acrylic paint that was suppose to be the right color but just wasn't close enough and will have to be redone later when I have some body work done....I am not skilled in sheet metal work and wouldn't try to mount then other than the way Run Cool advises.... There are pictures of vehicles with the right paint on them that look much better than mine but are still mounted the same way....

[manxman]

Wow! That is an impressive site! I can see why you used this product, and I would personally not even bother with the little plastic scoop that people are buying for the cowl area in front of the windshield. If I don't get enough measurable heat reduction from the trans cooler that I will install in a month or so, I will buy a set of stainless steel louvers. thanks for the site link.

[VillageIdiot]

If you have a Scangauge get some temperatures under different conditions before you get the cooler.... It should bring the engine coolant temp down as well as the trans fluid.

[manxman]

I do have a ScanGauge, and my GE8 Runs at a steady 180 degrees in the summer. That is perfectly OK, and not considered "hot". I expect the trans cooler to reduce the temp. about 10 degrees. If that happens, I won't pursue anything else to make it run cooler. If that doesn't happen, I will probably install the louvers.

I have to repeat, though, that compared to the louvers, the little plastic scoop on the cowl appears to be pretty stupid and ineffective.

[VillageIdiot]

If you could have scoops like that on both sides and route the hoses to the interior vent intakes I would jump on a pair in a heart beat..... I would even consider a rally car type roof scoop to let ambient temperature air into the cabin whenever it isn't too hot or cold to do so.....The old cars I grew up with had vents to open or close and adjustable vent windows and I miss the hell out of them..... 180 is a great operating temperature for the engine measured at the coolant but the excess heat being dissipated by the radiator can become much hotter than that in heavy traffic or while climbing hills.... That heat rising with no outlet except out the bottom of the engine compartment will elevate the intake air temperature, lowering power and fuel mileage as well as shortening the life of the battery, belt, hoses, and wiring.... Passive technology is out of style I guess but it has always been cheap to maintain and effective...... It makes me think of my father pointing out his grandfather's dog trot house with a hallway down the middle and double doors on each end that were left open in the summer.... He said there was a crockery urn wrapped with dish cloths in a large bowl of water and filled with milk in the hall way during the summer..... I laughed when he told me that when he came inside after working in the garden and got a glass of milk from it that it was the coldest milk he had ever drank.

[MzFiT]

http://www.hondafitforums.com/picture.php?albumid=2&pictureid=96

[VillageIdiot]

A very nice carbon fiber scoop that mounts in the same place as yours and funnels air into the inter cooler came with the KWSC upgrade kit..... I can tell it'll look good from seeing how good yours looks.

[MzFiT]

Thankx Dee

[claymore]

Really like that. Way back when I started modding my Jazz they had them offered here cheap like $10.00 for a black one but I waffled back and forth because of the rain we get. Now that I want one I can't find them anymore.:(