Options on making fake hood heat extractors functional

[mookieit]

Installed a new hood today and noticed that the hood heat extractors look fake. I was expecting actual visible holes so air can go through. I am wondering if these are fake

Was wondering what are some good options to make these heat extractors functional?

I only street drive, but still, I would rather have everything functioning as designed.

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[I Bleed Ford Blue]

Either have them 3D printed with the holes open or grab a drill and start punching holes.

 

[mookieit]

Either have them 3D printed with the holes open or grab a drill and start punching holes.

Do you know if these vents are OEM or fake? I cant find info about it

I would rather throw them away if they are fake.

 

[I Bleed Ford Blue]

They look OEM

 

[falcongtho3]

Heat goes out, rain goes in.

 

[MrMike]

I have a 2016. Mine have holes in the bottom and the turn signal in the top portion. Seems to be unique to the 2016.

 

[mookieit]

I have a 2016. Mine have holes in the bottom and the turn signal in the top portion. Seems to be unique to the 2016.

Nice vents.

My vents are fake, MP Concepts fake. Just removed them. Was sticked with double sided tape.

The person who installed it, did a good job.

It looks like I got catfished.

I got it for $200 from FB, so still a great deal.

Just disappointed as I thought I would now have heat extractors.

 

[I Bleed Ford Blue]

I have a 2016. Mine have holes in the bottom and the turn signal in the top portion. Seems to be unique to the 2016.

You are correct, the turn signals were 2016 only. A lot of owners complained that you can't see the right side signal so ford decided to just delete them moving forward.

 

[WildHorse]

They're not heat extractors, as there is generally no heat in that area to extract. They're pressure reliefs. GT500/GT350 have heat extractors/pressure reliefs.

 

[Paddles]

They're not heat extractors, as there is generally no heat in that area to extract. They're pressure reliefs. GT500/GT350 have heat extractors/pressure reliefs.

I'm no expert but are you sure that's true? My GT hood vents do have holes in them. I thought they functioned as heat extractors when the car is in motion. Pulling heat from the radiator up and out using the car's airstream as air flows into the engine bay and out through the extractors? Maybe I've been wrong all along haha, wouldn't be the first time.

 

[WildHorse]

I'm no expert but are you sure that's true? My GT hood vents do have holes in them. I thought they functioned as heat extractors when the car is in motion. Pulling heat from the radiator up and out using the car's airstream as air flows into the engine bay and out through the extractors? Maybe I've been wrong all along haha, wouldn't be the first time.

They are on either side of the radiator, & too small.
The GT500/GT350 vent location evacuate heat / pressure

 

[DopamineQuest]

The GT500/GT350 vent location evacuate heat / pressure

This. Get a GT500 hood if you want heat extraction.

 

[Paddles]

This. Get a GT500 hood if you want heat extraction.

It has all become clear to me now

 

[MrMike]

This. Get a GT500 hood if you want heat extraction.

Agree, I think this is the "easy button" for heat extraction but it's more costly than cutting your own hood and installing louvers. That vent lines up perfectly right behind the radiator.

 

[WItoTX]

The GT500 extractor is way too big. It could be half as long and function just as well.

The GT350 extractor is way too small, and has minimal function. You want function, go with an actual extractor. Several different vendors out there to choose from.

AJ Hartman, and nightmaremoon on this site have some great videos to show the necessary vent size for optimal heat extraction through aero.

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