Feed Vented Hood . . . .
 

In my quest to make sure the FD i'm picking up doesn't self destruct i'm thinking about picking up a vented hood after i complete all reliability mods. The FEED hood looks like it would work great. Do you aerodynamics guys have any advice? Would a scoot style/knightsports style hood work or flow better? I like the FEED because it rains alot in FL and it looks like it would be great keeping the rain out compared to other hoods. Thanks.

Clayton

FEED
https://store2.yimg.com/I/rotorworks_1797_28173309
Knightsports
https://store2.yimg.com/I/rotorworks_1797_25346928
Scoot Style
http://www.rotaryextreme.com/product/scoot/recar-2.jpg

Any vented hood you purchase will let rain in, as long as your driving at a relatively decent speed most of the time it's raining it shouldn't get into the engine bay too much. Most vented hoods come with rain vents as well. My Ad-9 hood did. Pretty much any vented hood you get will drop the underhood temps a fairly decent amount. I would say it also helps defuse the air that gets trapped in the engine bay with an unvented hood. The Scoot hood I believe may have been wind tunnel tested since they're all about top speed runs. The feed one is a good choice IMO since it's not too crazy looking and seems to be functional at the same time. The only bad thing about that hood is the price.

the FEED is very nice and i would say trust them... they REALLY seem to have their act together but yea, that price is a little steep. personally, never liked the scoot hood cause, well, i don't drive a viper... don't need the little nose inlet. what about the N1? its a reputable name and still has the "gill" look of the Scoot

How about a Jun Hood :)

http://www.junauto.co.jp/products/ae...bonnet.html?en

I have a scoot and rarely drive in rain.. But one time I was coming back from Nashville, TN.. and it poured!! I mean it rained so hard that I could barely see.. After getting home, I saw very little water marks on my polished IC pipes.. And I didn't have my rain guard on.

i'm really a fan of the Knightsports or Mazdaspeed hood.

The price of the hood isn't a concern to me; i belive if you're going to buy something buy what you want and don't settle for less especially if i could just save up for another 3-5 months and buy the feed instead of anything else. Thanks for your input guys; i'll post more tech oriented stuff when i actually pick it up in a week or two (First time vaccum line replacement, fun :D).

Clayton

The n1 hoods are pretty nice too.

I love the Feed hood, and i heard it's quite reliable.

I don't think the Feed hood works with a stock mount intercooler so plan on buying a new cooler if you don't already have one.

I agree, that's why I got one. And you don't see them around too often, unlike the knockoff KS and Mazdaspeed hoods floating all over the place.

I'm starting to think it might not work with a SMIC either which sucks, i have a Pettit Cool Charge II SMIC. Does anyone think the FEED hood might work with a SMIC?

Exactly why wouldn't it work with an SMIC? Just because the vents aren't directly above the SMIC? That doesn't really matter as the hood is not designed for that.

The Scoot hood was infact wind tunnel tested. If you look on the underside of the hood, you can clearly see pathways for the air to flow more maximum cooling effectiveness. You can't go wrong with the Scoot hood if you ask me...

-Adam

Really?
What is your proof? What is the coefficient of drag of the hood? What is the coefficient of lift at the front?

Or do you have a photo of an FD with a Scoot hood in a wind tunnel?

Reliability is a big issue on this forum but I never thought it would expand its reach to the hood as well.:D

speaking of the price of the feed hood, what exactly is it at the cheapest?

That's funny... but the Mazdaspeed hood had a recall due to the latch ripping off of it.

I'm going to get a Knightsports replica when it starts to warm up again.

does the rain vents really keep the rain out

that was the only reason why I would buy a vented hood

Rain doesn't hurt anything.

I don't know why i thought it wouldn't work with SMIC. The radiator blocking air flow through the engine followed by the SMIC i didn't think back vents would let air out as well as the traditional Mazdaspeed/KnightSports style hood. Meh, just a dumb question i guess.

vent1 Audio pronunciation of "vent" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (vnt)
n.

1. A means of escape or release from confinement; an outlet: give vent to one's anger.
2. An opening permitting the escape of fumes, a liquid, a gas, or steam.

What do you think?

Well, considering the stock hood has no vents, then...... ;)

I have not seen any data on the FEED hood as far as underhood temp differences, but FEED typically makes VERY functional parts for the FD. To be honest, I haven't heard anyone complain about the lack of cooling aid from any vented hood available for the FD.

Thanks for the input. I'll either get the Feed or a Scoot replica; honestly, i don't think i really need a vented hood, i don't have too many mods, but i guess it's a good investment considering this FL heat. I'll post pics, sometime after x-mas, thanks.