I hate this hood…. more aggressive aftermarket options?

[20ducks]

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[somckinney]

Again, has anyone cut an ecoboost hoodoo add a GT vent?

 

[goodlettjr]

Another solution to mitigate lift at the front of the car is the addition of a hood vent to redirect airflow. “Any of the air that comes in the front of the car, it's got to go somewhere," Gesek explains. "If it comes in the front and it exits through the tunnel, which is where I think most of the air goes, you have a net momentum change in the vertical direction. And so if the air comes in high and exits low, then it's going to create lift. So if you can get the air to come in high and exit higher, that's going to be better for lift.”

FORD
The hood vent is not only a functional lift-reduction device but is something that Ford has been able to maximize based on what it's learned from its GT3 and GT4 racing programs. The aerospace background from people like Gesek certainly doesn't hurt, either. He shares that the hood vent on the GT Performance Pack and the Dark Horse has an enlarged front slat called a "scupper" in order to accelerate the air coming out of the vent. Gesek added that the goal is “creating this low pressure zone behind that raised leading edge, which helps to draw more air out of that vent. So if we just had that vent flat on the hood, it'd be 20 percent as good as it is. Putting that little leading edge on it kind of turbocharged it.”

https://www.roadandtrack.com/news/a60718137/ford-2024-mustang-underbody-aero/

From watching water travel the length of my hood and to the windshield, none of the aero depicted in this pic goes straight over the car along the hood surface. I think the leading edge catches / disturbs the air quite a bit more that I initially thought it would. Most water drops will sit on the hood barely disturbed all the way to the cowl behind the vent.

 

[Sofa King]

From watching water travel the length of my hood and to the windshield, none of the aero depicted in this pic goes straight over the car along the hood surface. I think the leading edge catches / disturbs the air quite a bit more that I initially thought it would. Most water drops will sit on the hood barely disturbed all the way to the cowl behind the vent.

You're not going fast enough...

 

[goodlettjr]

You're not going fast enough...

In Mexico I was……..257.495kph

 

[Zig]

In Mexico I was……..257.495kph

Time stands still during travel. Lol.

 

[Mustangbuc85]

Anyone added hood scoops or fake vent? Anyone cut the hood on an ecoboost to add the GT vent?

My cousin added a fake hood vent to his ecoboost and the dark horse spoiler. Turned out pretty good. Mine is the black gt, his is the red ecoboost.

 

[somckinney]

Looks good. Thanks for posting.
Has anyone installed a functioning hood vent on an ecoboost?

 

[somckinney]

How did you determine where to place the vent?
How many inches is it from the front of the hood?
Is it the same as it would be on a GT?
Thanks

 

[Mustangbuc85]

How did you determine where to place the vent?
How many inches is it from the front of the hood?
Is it the same as it would be on a GT?
Thanks

We used my gt for reference. It’s about 9 inches from the front. Centering was pretty easy because the vent has a definite centerline and so does the hood

 

[somckinney]

Thank you!

 

[somckinney]

Is the hood visible through the vents on the ecoboost?

 

[Danish]

Ok guys, enough good talk.
Time to derail again.
In front of the front tires are little air deflectors.
I hit a chunk of semi tire and lost the one on my drivers side.
What the hell are these called and where can I get a replacement?

 

[Sofa King]

Ok guys, enough good talk.
Time to derail again.
In front of the front tires are little air deflectors.
I hit a chunk of semi tire and lost the one on my drivers side.
What the hell are these called and where can I get a replacement?

These guys?

https://parts.ford.com/shop/en/us/h...e-splash-shield-right-(gt)-p-pr3z16102e?pdp=y

https://parts.ford.com/shop/en/us/h...se-splash-shield-left-(gt)-p-pr3z16103e?pdp=y

 

[Danish]

These guys?

https://parts.ford.com/shop/en/us/h...e-splash-shield-right-(gt)-p-pr3z16102e?pdp=y

https://parts.ford.com/shop/en/us/h...se-splash-shield-left-(gt)-p-pr3z16103e?pdp=y

I’ll be damned if that ain’t it!
Thanks king!

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