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YJmechanic

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Re: Hood louvers
« Reply #30 on: January 11, 2009, 08:57:16 PM »
well let us know if it turns out to help or not, i'm sure it will help a little just curious if it helps enough to make it worth the effort
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Re: Hood louvers
« Reply #31 on: April 18, 2009, 05:54:01 PM »
well, I FINALLY got around to doing this; I got one in and tomorrow the other will go in.  So far so good.  I like how it looks, although I have done noe heat tests at this time (and I have no pics cause it was nighttime when I finished and I did not have my camera).  I'll post some pics when I'm done...
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Re: Hood louvers
« Reply #32 on: April 19, 2009, 01:19:58 PM »
Here are the pictures...













I painted the louvers in Duplicolor's textured black, and I really like how they turned out...  I also painted the plastic cover for the air intake for the heater in the same color so they would match (I had replaced the plastic one with a metal one because the plastic one looked pretty worn out, but the metal one was rusting, so I replaced it with the painted plastic one again).

As for how they work, I have no way of measuring the engine compartment temp, but let me tell you, you can actually see the hot air coming out of the things!

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TN00TJ

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Re: Hood louvers
« Reply #33 on: April 20, 2009, 05:44:02 PM »
Well, you've just inspired me to do mine...

Very nice, indeed.
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jwalls4x4

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Re: Hood louvers
« Reply #34 on: April 21, 2009, 09:16:55 PM »
I like what you've done there :thumb:

Quote from: jfrabat on October 27, 2008, 04:09:46 PM
I think that my favirite thing are your stickers!

Fool injected!  4 Squirrels Inside!   :roflol:

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Re: Hood louvers
« Reply #35 on: April 22, 2009, 05:09:39 AM »
Those vents look good Felipe.  They're an example of form-following-function compared to the bogus vents/scoops/doo-dads that are on most modern cars/trucks .  Maybe it'll help your underhood intake temperatures too.

If I lived in the desert over here in the west, I'd probably follow on and do a little hood vent surgery myself  :biggrin:  I'd probably go the green body color with the hood vent and 2 new vents, but that's just me.
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Re: Hood louvers
« Reply #36 on: April 26, 2009, 05:23:38 AM »
They look really good. I have been debating adding  louvers to mine and I think I will qfter seeing yours.
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Re: Hood louvers
« Reply #37 on: April 26, 2009, 08:22:42 AM »
Boy...really surprised at how much they look like they were made for the Jeep hood.  Nice work.  :thumbsup:
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jwalls4x4

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Re: Hood louvers
« Reply #38 on: April 28, 2009, 08:24:18 PM »
Quote from: Mozman68 on April 26, 2009, 08:22:42 AM
Boy...really surprised at how much they look like they were made for the Jeep hood.  Nice work.  :thumbsup:

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Also, I see your hood has the same two 'my hood flew off the prop on a windy day' dents that mine does :'(  I wander how many are in the same boat?
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Re: Hood louvers
« Reply #39 on: April 29, 2009, 07:21:43 AM »
Quote from: jwalls4x4 on April 28, 2009, 08:24:18 PM
Also, I see your hood has the same two 'my hood flew off the prop on a windy day' dents that mine does :'(  I wander how many are in the same boat?

Actually, those are my "my hood popped open when I crossed the railroad tracks doing 40 mph and I almost SH#$ my pants when it happened" marks...
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Re: Hood louvers
« Reply #40 on: April 29, 2009, 07:43:17 AM »
When ever I go pass on comming semis the hood tries to do that. It's tryin.
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jwalls4x4

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Re: Hood louvers
« Reply #41 on: April 30, 2009, 07:22:04 AM »
Quote from: Rocko on April 29, 2009, 07:43:17 AM
When ever I go pass on comming semis the hood tries to do that. It's tryin.

X2...Pucker moment every time :eek:
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turbolove96

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Re: Hood louvers
« Reply #42 on: May 21, 2009, 02:46:20 PM »
I'm getting ready to add louvers to mine.  I just got back from moab last weekend and in the roasting dessert heat i could have fried breakfast on my hood.  And shortly after i started to see a slight engine temp increase.  So for the rock crawlers its a great idea.  Just as a side note i have tube fenders that I made myself so they dont have inner fender wells and i was still heating up.  It's that whole wierd physics thing that heat rises.   :fish: 
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