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There were overheating issues with the 2012 but it was the grille not letting enough air through the radiator. The Tiger Racing hood is for aero and has minimal effect on cooling.Sydewaysix said:Are these cars, specifically the 2012 Boss 302, known to overheat on track with the stock hood? For those not running a roll bar and harness, are you guys using anything with your stock 3-pt seat belts for added robustness? I definitely do not want a harness bar, but would like to mitigate sliding around in the seat when using the stock belt on the track.
Yeah....plus PAINT!Mad Hatter said:And is very expensive!!
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VoodooBOSS said:There were overheating issues with the 2012 but it was the grille not letting enough air through the radiator. The Tiger Racing hood is for aero and has minimal effect on cooling.
Its only a grand for the fiberglass one....I must be mistaken then, I thought one of the main reasons for that hood was to let hot air out.Sydewaysix said:Got it! I wouldn't think that the headlight delete caps would restrict that much air ???
Those hoods do look great, but with a ~$1500 price tag + prep and paint, no thanks...especially if it isn't necessary for cooling.
It's a heat extractor hood and it lets heat out. That doesn't mean that your car will run cooler although it certainly won't hurt. It's main purpose is to reduce lift which in effect increases downforce. @ArizonaBOSSFabman said:Its only a grand for the fiberglass one....I must be mistaken then, I thought one of the main reasons for that hood was to let hot air out.
Good to know what the reality is....as always, thanks for your wisdom and experience.ArizonaBOSS said:Those Trackspec louvers look mean, and I'm sure they work very well.
In either case, you may get some cooling efficiency benefit, but it's more about giving the underhood air a place to go at-speed, which will help suck the front of the car down to the ground (instead of lifting it up off of the ground w/ the stock hood no vents).