Mopar Intake Vents

[Terrymo]

I have the MOTOBILT hood vents. I like raw aluminum stuff.. And they have the pans that bolt up underneath the hood to keep shit from getting on other shit when it rains.

I love Motobilt products. I cut the bottom off the Rubicon hood vents for now. Even if there weren’t gaps in the corners of the Motobilt trays, won’t they fill up with water and overflow at some point anyway?

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[Mudduck]

I love Motobilt products. I cut the bottom off the Rubicon hood vents for now. Even if there weren’t gaps in the corners of the Motobilt trays, won’t they fill up with water and overflow at some point anyway?

probably, but that would have to be one hell of a downpour. I haven’t noticed much, if any measurable amount of water ever pouring down when I open my hood.

 

[mgroeger]

probably, but that would have to be one hell of a downpour. I haven’t noticed much, if any measurable amount of water ever pouring down when I open my hood.

I saw the under side of them and while I am a HUGE Motobilt fan I feel they dropped the ball on this one. It's a relatively small gap to allow heat to escape while sitting still. I know they did this to keep water off the engine but it's not much better then the OEM IMO.

 

[Mudduck]

I'm in same boat as you but live in southern UT. Initially I cut the liner which was very easy and you don't need to be precise it's just a big piece of crappy insulation. Then the other day I was like F it I don't even need that liner and all it does is help trap heat, so I ripped the whole liner out as others have done. I mean WTH these liners didn't exist on cars years ago. I also took the engine cover off because all that does is trap heat against the engine and once again... never done yeas ago and there are also Jeeps that don't have the cover because of supplier issues. It's all to make it look pretty under the hood and dampen "noise".
Now you have access (whether you cut holes or remove liner) to pop the vents out. Then take a dremel tool and cut the back plate of the vent off. Reinstall the vent and I used HVAC silver backed tape to help hold them in place. Did both sides with zero issues. I run through a car wash every week or two and have been in rain and snow storms with zero issues.
I can see the heat escaping when I am at a stop light or on the trail.
I also have after market liners so I popped those out on the driver's side and found all the lines that run near the turbo that have crappy comical insulation on them and added this to them...
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLSZ86V4
I also wrapped the coolant tank by the turbo with this stuff to help protect it. And lastly I snagged the grill inserts from a gladiator and installed them on my Jeep. They are considerably larger and now come standard on all models. I can off road with A/C blasting in 100+ temps in direct sun and the engine runs at perfect temp.

Part of This is why I wanted functional vents. I know it’s not going to add any cooling to the engine while in use, but I wanted hot air to escape easier after shutting it off. Maybe it’s just me, but I “Feel” like my plastics aren’t baking in an oven when I’m done for the day.

 

[Mudduck]

I saw the under side of them and while I am a HUGE Motobilt fan I feel they dropped the ball on this one. It's a relatively small gap to allow heat to escape while sitting still. I know they did this to keep water off the engine but it's not much better then the OEM IMO.

I agree with this. You can take the pans off as well, and run without them. Do I think they are better in the world of functionality than the opened up stock vents? No, but I think they look absolute tits,… the good kind. Not the Zimbabwe ones.

 

[TrailScooter]

Part of This is why I wanted functional vents. I know it’s not going to add any cooling to the engine while in use, but I wanted hot air to escape easier after shutting it off. Maybe it’s just me, but I “Feel” like my plastics aren’t baking in an oven when I’m done for the day.

Aw damn, we're talking about feelings now.


May as well be a subaru forum.

 

[Mudduck]

Aw damn, we're talking about feelings now.


May as well be a subaru forum.

You came here from the Subaru Forms? That explains it!

 

[mgroeger]

You came here from the Subaru Forms? That explains it!

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