Heat extractor plug

[1sttimestang]

Good day, going to pickup s650 gt today which I plan to daily drive year round in Canada. Having this beautiful engine exposed to elements is a bad idea. Are there any options to plug it or the only solution is to replace with non gt hood?

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[KABStang]

Great question. I picked up a 2024 GT vert on March 1 that is sitting in my garage in PEI awaiting better weather. I don’t plan on driving it year round, but given the snow, salt, sand, and other crap we get, I would not want that open to the elements during the winter. I just went out to the garage and popped my hood and had a look. Looks like 4 nuts holding on the grill. It may be possible to trim a fairly stiff rubber mat to fit in from below and wedge in the slot on one end, and if it had holes punched, use the existing fasteners. You could use Gorilla tape, or something similar to help secure it. The one question is, how much heat is generated from the engine in that area. Would it melt rubber or tape. Have a look when you get your car and let us know how you make out. What color did you get?

 

[Zengineer]

I think you need to start by understanding what the vent actually does. Then take a close look at the 75 other places that water and dirt get in.

A modern vehicle's engine bay is not a delicate flower. Spray it with some all purpose cleaner and power wash it in the spring.

It's the suspension components that will show their age on a winter driven car, not the engine.

 

[keithwalton]

All of the vehicles i've previously owned that had 'hood' vents came with a metal blanking plate fitted by default with the instructions to remove the plate before spirited driving.
There are a number of aftermarket replacements for the vent, i suspect someone will do a blanking plate.
If not make your own from plate metal and put a seal around the perimeter of it.
I wouldn't use rubber like suggested due to the proximity of the engine

 

[Zig]

She’s got her own little cover for when she gets wet.

 

[DukeCLR]

I don't usually drive in bad weather but I took delivery in the middle of winter here and have driven in rainy messy conditions as well as very cold temperatures , the engine bay is clean and I had no issues, I don't really see a need to cover the heat extractor.

 

[Dxm]

ditto! I keep my car outside. I got my car in October. And with multiple snow/rain storms, the engine bay is surprisingly clean. Way cleaner than my 2007 GT looked. Another thing that the old car had which was mind-boggling: there was a bunch of electrical tape that got unraveled during my first road trip from NY to Indiana in 2007. This car looks pretty clean, and everything is still tidy after 5,500 miles and 5 months.

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