Bonnet suggestions please...

[FDAsh]

After all the stories about keeping under bonnet temps down and seeing the heat rising in traffic, I\'ve been looking at vented bonnets.

Trouble is, I\'m not one for lairy looks, so need a subtle bonnet which will still get rid of the hot air.



That sort of thing is the one I\'m thinking about, would go for a GRP item as I\'d have it painted to match the car.

Anyone have this style or something similar? Did it make any difference?

[ashc]

think thats a feed one, supposed to be very good at lowering temps. there was a craze of folk extending their bonnet hinges to allow hot air out but i read somewhere else this didn\'t help, at speed created a pressure gradient that stopped hot air escaping, dunno why the feed one works though? no expert!

[Dan Norton]

Nice bonnet....i had an old scoot rep on mine....it was a little lairy, but worked really really well.

[FDAsh]

Yeah Ash, I know of some with the hinges kicked up, that was another option if all else failed.

The scoot one would look out of place on mine as the bodywork is 99% stock. Really need something that looks just "Standard +" if you get me.

[FDAsh]

This would be about as lairy as I could go I reckon, even then it\'s pushing it.



...on this:

[Ultim8Fury]

Unless you plan on getting a full kit at some point, my personal prefernece is for the feed one. you posted first.

I have an RE Amemiya AD9 on mine and it looks sweet but if your body is stock it\'ll look out of place.

Get the Feed one or a good copy of it. Shineautoproject do that bonnet AFIAK.

[danny_m94]

i have the same problem mate infact i have nearly identical car just wheels in black. big fan of the feed bonnet though does any1 know if it comes in GRP

[RobMatthews]

the feed bonnet works very well for lowering temps i had a carbon one on mine,really wish i never sold it now:mad:

I had mine from shineautoproject in the states,very good quality fit too, and they do carbon or frp.

[FDAsh]

i have the same problem mate infact i have nearly identical car just wheels in black. big fan of the feed bonnet though does any1 know if it comes in GRP

I\'ve seen copies up for sale on Rotaryart, can get them in GRP too.

Don\'t have the link to hand at the moment though, might be worth a look Danny.

[SiH]

I\'ve got an AD9, but i don\'t like what it does to the lines of the car. I\'ll be testing it vs a stock bonnet with my V-mount, and if temps are the same/similar, the stock one will be going on..
If not, then i\'ll be trying to get hold of the one you listed and spraying it up body colour.

[Sy.]

Maybe a good one would be Chargespeed from SRB Power ..

[Lightning_Dynamics]

Carbon looks nutz on red cars. Have you thought about these ones? It stands to reason the more vents the better the cooling properties. The best bonnet i have found for venting is the Scoot or Knightsports whilst driving followed by the RE-A AD9 when standing still.

[Bobbit]

i\'ve got the 2nd one lightening posted, in carbon and my cars red. It looks great if you ask me! Keeps the temps down and you can really hear the turbos spooling up, make it sound like a jet engine!

P.S this is not my car

[FDAsh]

I\'m not sold on the carbon/red thing, not on an otherwise standard car. Will always look like it\'s a work in progress to me.

The second one down isn\'t too bad, but the lines just don\'t seem to complement the RX7s. First one I posted is still my favourite to be honest.

Has anyone ever done anything custom with their bonnets? Made up their own vents etc?

[Ada7]

If you like the FEED one then speak to Andy Smee as he did a group buy on those a while back and has one on his FD

Adam