Our cars look pretty similar based on your profile picture. No complaints with the Tracspec pairing!
How hard is that center vent to install? I have the trackspecs side vents already but considering the center vent.Just finished the install today. I am really happy with how it came out.
Car is still dirty from last track day so just a quick picture for now. Should hopefully have some time this week to clean it up and take some better pictures.
Well there is definitely a lot of cutting involved (a lot...) and the second skin layer on the underside of the hood is close to the top layer in some spots, so.... you have to be really careful. Overall the install isn't bad at all in my opinion, but I don't mind taking a saw to my hood. Another thing to consider is the lack of availability of a rain guard, without one... rain pools up in the coil plug areas. Not good. I ended up making my own rain gutter out of aluminum sheeting to allow me to continue driving the car daily. If you heavily track the car, I think the center vent is the way to go as it is positioned to most effectively extract out hot air from the radiator. If it is for a car that primarily sees street time, then... may not be worth it.
Did you have any thoughts of getting a carbon fiber race hood vs the cost/work involved with the factory hood with vents? I'm really torn on which direction to go and I wonder if the cutting is worth losing the option to go back to stock. There are some sharp looking options and I personally like carbon fiber on a black car.
The minimal weight savings from carbon fiber and/or the convenience of keeping the stock hood intact were not attractive options for me. The stock hood is already quite light and I intend to retire the car from daily driving at some point to go full “race car” on it, hence... the vents.
Real world experience. I do a lot of street driving so that information is priceless. Thank you. No center vent for me.