Hood Bending

[cneophytou86]

I just did 2 full days at The Glen and by the end of the first day I noticed the drivers side front corner started to bend upwards. By the end of the second day the passenger side did the same. Has this happened to anyone else? I assume it is from all the wind pressure at high speeds. Kind of ridiculous though.

 

[VoodooBoss]

So your hood is bent? I haven’t seen that before. Can you post some photos?

 

[Wotfun]

I just did 2 full days at The Glen and by the end of the first day I noticed the drivers side front corner started to bend upwards. By the end of the second day the passenger side did the same. Has this happened to anyone else? I assume it is from all the wind pressure at high speeds. Kind of ridiculous though.

Wow... that’s almost unbelievable. I love my ‘17 GT PP 6 speed but, as described in a separate post, it wouldn’t go into gear mid way through my last session at Virginia International Raceway a couple weekends ago.

It isn’t my intent to high jack this thread. It’s just the more I read about problems with mustangs, the more I seriously wonder if they’re built well enough for track use.

I’ve seen mustang hoods move up and down a little at high speed but this the first I’ve heard of the wind actually bending the hood. I completely agree with you that it’s ridiculous.

 

[Black Boss]

@cneophytou86 Are you sure it is permanently bent? The GT350/S550 hoods lift at each front corner at speeds in excess of 100mph by a significant amount, and in extreme cases the vibration will cause paint loss on the airbox seal on the underside of the hood. I drove mine at 168mph around Daytona -- lot's of lift, but no permanent bending.

 

[VoodooBoss]

Same here. I had the paint rub off at the airbox seal but it wasn't bent.

 

[cneophytou86]

I'll take a picture tomorrow and post it

 

[cneophytou86]

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[VoodooBoss]

Wow, well that’s a new one to me. I wonder if there was a bad batch of hoods. What year is your car? If it’s less than three years old it will be covered under warranty.

 

[11GT50]

Mine is a 17 and does the same thing on the drivers side. It came from the factory like that.

 

[cneophytou86]

It’s a 17 bought in October of 17


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[cneophytou86]

Mine is a 17 and does the same thing on the drivers side. It came from the factory like that.

I have never noticed it before


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