Does anyone else ?

[slmustangz]

Does anyone else open the hood to let the heat out after a drive.Not knowing the long term affect of that much heat on the hood & stripe.I just do it to prevent any issues later down the road.Am I crazy or does this make sense to anyone else.?

 

[reakhavok]

It's common practice when tracking your car. So I doubt its all that crazy after a spirited drive 8)

 

[Boostd4]

I do it every time I drive the car in warm/hot weather and when I've been beating on it. This is something I've done with all of my cars though...helps preserve hoses, plastics, etc.

 

[VoodooBoss]

I do at the track but not at home. I might start doing that at home too.

 

[Boss1601]

I do at the track but not at home. I might start doing that at home too.

Sounds reasonable. Wosh that Ford hadn't painted my hood latch body color. Scratched to hell before I left the dealer.

 

[VWGTI123]

I usually do this when it is hot out... if I put the car in the garage while hot it becomes an oven in there..... But never realized how this could help preserve the hoses, plastics, etc.. Thanks for posting that info.

 

[isrboss]

Never open the hood at home or at the track for heat reason( hood vents). I do open it if t is raining and I return home, so the water spots don't get cooked into the paint.

 

[Boostd4]

I usually do this when it is hot out... if I put the car in the garage while hot it becomes an oven in there..... But never realized how this could help preserve the hoses, plastics, etc.. Thanks for posting that info.

Well just think of it as keeping rubber, plastic, etc. out of an oven for the least amount of time as possible. Now, this is more of a long term way of preventative failure...possibly excessive...but every bit helps. Back in my RX7, Evo and S4 days when turbo motors put out A LOT of heat this played a bigger role.

 

[slmustangz]

Never thought about preserving hoses,plastics etc.These engines put out alot of heat.

 

[302BOB]

Should be common courtesy..Just think how you feel after you work out....cool down time....

 

[neema]

I make a point to take it easy for 4-5 minutes before i turn the car off (when I can). I guess it helps that my hood has some holes in it, but I still pop the hood open at the track.

 

[BOSS BUS]

I do, it reminds me to check my oil before I close it after cool down.

 

[Roadhouse]

Just at the track...

 

[Orange]

I do it also just at the track.