Hood Lift at high speeds

We have the same problem in Europe with the EU version (EB or GT- the GT is without the hood vents).

Besides turning down the rubber hood stops a German added some dampening tape right above the light housing, seemed to reduce the effect:

http://mustang6.de/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=717&hilit=Motorhaube&start=80#p53497

What are they starting about about 50 mph? What kind of racing is that?

Having done a few track days at high speeds in my old 05 GT, the hood lift was scary to the point I installed hood pins. That solved it. I do not wish to put hood pins on this car however. This car will easily reach over 140mph on the straight at Pacific Raceways so I suspect the hood lift will be bad as well. I will be looking at options.

One more thing, I just have to add the amount of rheteric, bullshit, preaching and other crap is pretty thick on this thread. Some people need to hold off on comments formed from a rectal pluck and try just biting thier tongue.

Speed rules, just do it safely.

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One more thing, I just have to add the amount of rheteric, bullshit, preaching and other crap is pretty thick on this forum. Some people need to hold off on comments formed from a rectal pluck and try just biting thier tongue.
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Fixed.

Yea, that too!!

NicoMCH said:

We have the same problem in Europe with the EU version (EB or GT- the GT is without the hood vents).

Besides turning down the rubber hood stops a German added some dampening tape right above the light housing, seemed to reduce the effect:

http://mustang6.de/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=717&hilit=Motorhaube&start=80#p53497

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Excellent idea!! Plus it looks as if it came that way from the factory.

Good idea indeed. But I will put mine on the hood instead of the light


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Finally did some testing with the new latches and hood struts, and I can say the hood shake, lift and float is completely solved. I would imagine the struts also help bu the quick latch really keeps the hood pinned down. Before I got hod lift and shake on the highway at 70 mph, I tested this out to double digits now and it's solid. Here are the latches I used, and I bought the white ones but repainted them Oxford white.

Kevin08 said:

On what God-fearing good ole' American highway are you doing this legal 140mph driving where you would have proper conditions to safely evaluate the aerodynamic effects on your engine-enclosure's latch device???

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Lol this made me laugh I needed that haha. But yes wonder what road he is achieving this in

My coworker at work told me he saw a S550 hood fly off on the highway a couple weeks ago.

The driver was going pretty fast on the highway, 100+ mph and we had a tropical storm passing through. He said he heard and felt a gust of wind and the mustang that had just passed him had the hood open up and rip off almost hitting my coworkers car as it fell to the floor.

I did the Custom Car Grill and now my hood is dangerously loose at highway speeds.
[MENTION=16819]Roh92cp[/MENTION] what did you end up doing to solve this? (can't see pics)

I am also looking for any other solutions you guys have, I have to do something.

About a year ago my wife had surgery down in San Antonio Texas. We stayed there about a week after for her recovery. When came time to come back home I told myself there was no way I was driving thru Austin due to excessive road construction (nightmare getting to and thru there). Anyways studied roads better coming home and discovered that there was a high speed toll road available that I wasn't aware of coming down. I believe the limit was about 80-85 mph. We drove the thing nearly 100 mph. So a bit over the limit but never noticed an issue with the hood. Now if I'm on a two lane highway at 60-65 mph and an oncoming semi passes by me at same speeds the hood acts like it could take flight lol.

I can't notice any hood lift until 220 km/h (137 mph). Then it really gets scary as the hood lifts and waves. No mods in bumper or grills.

How could Ford let this go into production on a sports car, it's beyond me.

At least it's something you don't see every day.

I installed hood pins. I sure don't want my hood flying off and hitting some of these "safe Sallys" that got their ire up here. I sure don't need another chastising mother.

Has anyone found any good solutions to this outside of hood pins?