Okay, I decided to give these guys a shot. Thought I would post the installation and finished project in case anyone is interested. I purchased the hood louvers from Good-Win a couple weeks ago and will give them a test at Laguna Seca on Monday. To be clear, I could care less about the look (actually dont care much for it), but Good-Win and Singular claim a material reduction in engine and water temps. We'll see, my 8 runs stupid hot. Just started the installation tonight, but here's where I am so far:
THE KIT
Pretty good kit. The louvers come unfinished so they need to be painted, powder coated, etc. to keep them from rusting. I went with a good old fashion spray-can finish in the same color as my car. The kit also comes with a decal template (for cutting), rubber trim, mounting hardware, and removable gurney flaps.
THE SETUP
The first part entails accurately measuring the hood to properly center the cutting template. This is not hard, but as usual measure twice and cut once. Unless you like removing decals and/or having a jacked up hood. Once you have everything properly measured just apply the decal template like you would any other sticker. By the way, we all know each sticker is worth 5 hp at the track. Trust me...more stickers = faster. Just ask a Honda guy.
You also need to remove the head shield from the under-hood. This is where you will realize you are not just cutting the top of the hood, but there are two layers that need to be cut. Damn it, surprise #1. Go back to the store and get more cutting wheels. As for cutting, I will be using a dremel tool, but a cutting wheel would probably be way faster.
Tomorrow I will do the hood cutting...and will surely end up with many cuts on me too.
THE KIT
Pretty good kit. The louvers come unfinished so they need to be painted, powder coated, etc. to keep them from rusting. I went with a good old fashion spray-can finish in the same color as my car. The kit also comes with a decal template (for cutting), rubber trim, mounting hardware, and removable gurney flaps.
THE SETUP
The first part entails accurately measuring the hood to properly center the cutting template. This is not hard, but as usual measure twice and cut once. Unless you like removing decals and/or having a jacked up hood. Once you have everything properly measured just apply the decal template like you would any other sticker. By the way, we all know each sticker is worth 5 hp at the track. Trust me...more stickers = faster. Just ask a Honda guy.
You also need to remove the head shield from the under-hood. This is where you will realize you are not just cutting the top of the hood, but there are two layers that need to be cut. Damn it, surprise #1. Go back to the store and get more cutting wheels. As for cutting, I will be using a dremel tool, but a cutting wheel would probably be way faster.
Tomorrow I will do the hood cutting...and will surely end up with many cuts on me too.
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