Miata Time Lapse - Hood Louver Install - 1999 NB
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Time Lapse install of Singular Motorsports hood louvers being installed on my 99 NB Miata. This was my first time doing something this aggressive to the car and learned a lot throughout the project. It has performed well for me for many years of track abuse, working excellent to keep theoretical engine bay pressures down to provide excellent cooling. The total system combined, and I have never ever overheated or come close.
There are a couple of sections I failed to film, so if you see anything missing in the process that is why.
These louvers are made by Singular Motorsports, a quality vendor.
Any of you who care about the the final look being perfect... I get it that you don't understand, but this isn't a show car folks. Feel free to comment about the aesthetics, but you're energy is misguided.
Disclaimer: You shouldn't do any of this. Seriously.
300k views and probably 2200 of the views are me watching it over and over again so I don’t fuck up my hood! Awesome video man, my nb2 turned out perfect thanks a lot!
I'll bet about 50000 of those views are mine lol. glad you enjoyed the video.
@@desertnomadco I use black rivets and with the black anodized louvers it looks perfect
@@UnsponsoredBuilds thanks man. it's funny how uptight people get with the color of the rivets, like I personally chose them or something. they came with the kit, so that's what I used. if I ever remove the vents for a repaint of the hood, I'll get black rivets if it's all just the same. enjoy your NB.
From start to finish straight to the point not a boring chatterbox
Right. You don't care what my story and feelings are about the modification, and I don't care that you don't care so let's just get to the business. You get it!
I love it. I think it looks legit and with the cooling problems these are known to have it's a win win
If you’re doing this it’s for functionality, aesthetics is a byproduct. Good job, looks mad!
This guy gets it.
Nice video! A lot of people are saying it's ugly, but I think it looks pretty sweet and they're certainly functional
A lot of people have no idea what they're talking about. I enjoy the stupidity in the comments. Thanks for the compliment man!
wow it looks so professional but I hate the rivets
Looks cool and if the headlights and other components had like a black accent it would go really well with that hood. For example a full body kit change, black fenders with silver rivets, black side mirrors with a silver trim, black spoiler with a silver trim and the base color would stay the same but with a nice end polishing. Pretty good job.
I appreciate the props, but I'm just trying to extract air in the engine bay for hot desert track days and racing, not look perfect at the car show.
Very nice video!! Great job!!
I just installed a set of these on an NC. Pretty cool product.
Car Sick!! I'm going to buy the car singular vents for the no. Since they look better
Nb*
where did you get that kit?
the kit is sold by Flyin' Miata
Nice work ..... Washing the car might be a challenge now.
Nah, just a bucket of water and a rag gets the job done. Nothing to overthink here.
Nice job, looks great.
I'm a simple man.
I see a Miata..
I leave a like xD
you're a good man
Excellent proyect man!! Don't care about negative comments
RUclips wouldn't be RUclips without the dumfounded negative comments lol.
Super clean job man
Great video. I wonder if most car hood supports are detached from the actual sheet sheet metal. This give you great flexibility on mounting the vents. I want to do this to my Subaru.
To those who are saying this looks ugly, this is not something you do to a daily driven car. This is track car stuff - and it is okay if track cars aren't pretty. Even "real" GT cars aren't prefect or pretty. Great work @electroCrunch
This guy gets it.
Is it me or did you skip the step where you drilled holes for the rivets?
yhea he also damaged the suports of the hud not a smart move
@@bennno5036 lots and lots and lots of track abuse and the hood is fine. cutting the supports is apart of the installation process and instructions.
Turned out nice af
Very cool!love it!
I like the work process very nice and clean, just not the molding placement
Shouldn't you have painted the edges to prevent rusting and all that?
Miata's have aluminum hoods
Hmmmm do you know if challengers have aluminum hoods? Lol
I'm pretty sure the new Challengers have aluminum hoods, the old ones are most likely steel
funnypoptar that skippin paint should be allowed on fiberglass hood...lol
Super Nice job!
Appreciate the workmanship, but man that is an ugly end result.
gav240z I do kind of agree they look odd on an on otherwise stock chassis. They seem to mesh much better on stock but dark (black/grey/dark blue) NBs. I've got an NB2 and have been looking at these vents for a long time but mine is silver and stock and I don't want to go nuts with it. I'm thinking lowered just a bit and a Garage Vary chin spoiler *might* fit in well with the vents.
Mainly interested because of the functionality of them though. Not sure how they tested them as far if they used a stock chassis with stock cooling system, intake, and undertray :/
why not?
Great job
Love the choice of song aha
Some time and effort spent here..
but did anyone else see the chipped paint on the left side? even the rubber strip didn't cover it.
Also looking from the front, its not in the middle. Or the logo badge isn't. one of them...
the pop rivets spoil it.
Such an ugly looking finish.
Id say plastidip the entire bonnet now. Black.
JJackPauLL yeah I saw it too, and yeah I agree with everything you said
Have you ever plastidpped something. Plastidip sucks. One day, after many more track days and races, the paint will get chipped to all hell requiring a repaint anyways. I don't care about chips in the paint, I care about cooling and front end lift reduction. It's not a show car lol, I actually drive this thing.
@@desertnomadco
I have dipped and wrapped about 30 cars so far, this month !
This comment was 3 years ago. Have a nice day.
Any idea how many degrees this keep the engine from? What was it stock and what is it now
looks like you chipped a lot of paint on the far left hole.
I personally wouldn't do this to my car, but thats what makes us all different
It's a track car, chipped paint is a part of the game.
Looks good. But I'd be concerned about the extra flexy when removing that much hood bracing.
Lots of track abuse and it hasn't been an issue.
díky za super manuál "JAK SI ZKURVIT AUTO"
Rain getting in the engine a problem? I have an old 69 truck?
What do you do when is raining
It doesn't rain here. And when it does, I drive my daily cars. lol
What do you call that tool that you used to make the nail looking clamps to secure the scoop to the metal hood?
I appreciate it.
Thanks
revit gun
Thanks bud. i am getting one and will do it to my 4x4 Van with the V10. So some of that heat could escape out.
Kudro Rico rivet tool
How else could you put those louvers down if you didn't use pop rivets? is there some kind of adhesive you could use to hold it
3m panel bond
Where did you get that black molding from?
Any idea how much "heat" this removed? I can run upwards of 220 F....tried a bunch of things and i think Louvers are next on the list. Do you track a before/after temp change? Great video!
Your car shouldn't be overheating with or without louvers. Unless maybe there's a massive turbo under that hood. I think you have a different problem you should chase down.
The middle cut is not straight..lol jk it looks really good 👍
there is gonna be any problem because of the rain or snow??
would prefer welding metal vents to it instead. looks tacky with revit gun
Italianpapi21 The thickness difference between the two would make it difficult to weld I'd imagine. I see the hood sheet metal just melting away, rather than getting welded.
tig weld on alloy, its not a steel bonnet
I would have chosen black pop rivets because silver one stick out
So that gave me an idea how about some vents in the fenders Maybe
I cannot run fender vents in my class, otherwise I would.
dope
i love hood louvers. i thought you were going to weld them in. could of used black rivets.
JOEGGGJOE rivets come with the kit. so every dollar saved is a dollar that goes into seat time or performance mods. color of rivets is insignificant for my goals.
i hear ya.
where did you get these, I'm looking for these for a custom hood..thanks looks gd by the way
Where did you get the kit from? Thanks
Pumpkin Miata
Don't leave it parked outside. Rain/snow be fillin your engine bay
Parked outside? Lol, I have a garage.
where did you get these? very interested in doing this myself
i hope you can do something about the rivets
Why? They function perfectly.
So, water from rain will fall on the engine without problem?
Problem if u got engine cap under hole or if u got sport air filter under hole. But i engine cap anf air filter with turbo are far from hole - so u can use it as well
So what ?
How many hours did it take
where you get the louvers?
Is it possible to manufacture such things of carbon fiber ??
Did you had any experience before doing this and cutting the hood?
Not really specific experience for a project like this.
can i ask how to carwash cars if they have real bonnet scoop or louvers like this in their cars im wondering . thanks. . Nice vid btw
+JIM MAGNO
I only wash my car by hand. It's a dedicated track car at this point, so driving in rain and going through a car wash isn't a concern for my personal philosophy of use. That said, the manufacturer of the louvers claim rain/water shouldn't be a big deal for a well maintained car, given where electronics are located.
electroCrunch thank you for the response. . i think in a newer car or latest cars this rain/carwash is isnt a concern but my concern is for the older car that has louvers or hood scoops. .
Where did you get the kit from your. This is sick
Yer like the work I’m thinking about doing mine bit higher up can you glue them in don’t want any clamp holes
Glue 😂
you could use 3m panel bond
How does that hold up to repeated track abuse in the desert heat year after year, on an already flimsy aluminum hood?
do ou think the black pop rivets would reduce my lap times over the silver? (eyes roll)
@@desertnomadco definitely slow ya down lol
Have you got any electrical problem or corrosion under rain?
Good question. I live in the desert, so moisture and humidity is a non factor. It's also unregistered and never sees street use. So in my scenario, corrosion isn't an issue. IF I were to do a track event in the rain, I'd consider covering the vents, but I haven't looked into it much. I'm sure the manufacturer could share more details on the water resistance or lack thereof.
All of that said, if this were a daily driven car, I wouldn't put louvers on the hood due to water and security purposes.
All electrical connectors on our cars are weather proof. You can sit there with a water hose and no issues. Motorcycles ride in the rain with engines exposed also. Mitsubishi evos and lots of high end super cars also have vents .
So what is that for?
The that big bump wasn't on my 99 Eclipse Spyder I might do that to my hood
Kitchen please
Where you get the kit?
Do you have any problem when is raining??
I don't drive my race car in the rain, so no.
Did you guys ever do a tuft test? I've seen on video with an NA running the vents but not the NB, yet anyways :l
I'm interested for the functionality aspect, and in that regard comes unanswered questions like:
Do they work to the manufacturer's claims on an otherwise stock Miata? i.e. stock intake, undertray, radiator fans, etc. Actually I should just call the manufacturer, derp 🙃
This isn't my product, so no. I rely on Singular Motorsports to handle that side of it.
SO I CAN USE A GRINDER TOOL TO CUT ALSO BRO?
No, only I can do that, sorry bro.
What happend with the rain?
What rain?
What happen with rain water?
It eventually evaporated into the sky only to one day return to the surface again. #watercycle
Not a fan of the side two. Just the center opening would have been perfect.
doesn't look that gr8 but he done a good job of it
E quanto chover não molha o motor do carro não?
thats a great job, where did u get the hood vents
Bruh did you just install a hood vent kit upside down ¿ lol...
Bruh, did you bro the breh? lol
Estava bom até levar os rebites!
why rivets!!!lol
Estaba bien Hasta que la cagaste con los remaches
Exactamente
Totalmente deacuerdo, la hubiera pegado con silicona de alta temperatura y listo
Eso mismo pensé pinches remaches horribles
Did you run with proauto last weekend? I think I saw you! LOL
+Xingye Wang
I did not. I have not run a ProAuto event, I have only run NASA events.
Oh. Because I saw a red nb with this louver last week. Haha.
make a way to hide the rebit.
why? what would that do for my lap times?
very cool look till you put the rivits in, they look horrible.
RLMUD it's a track car. not a street car. function > form in my philosophy of use. thanks for the enlightening and contributing comment.
Great question. It occurs to me that intentionally allowing my paint to get messed up with $0.20 worth of tape, differs from spending energy and time on rivets that were already included in the kit and will secure it without issue. Thanks for the comment and I hope I clarified it for you, kind sir.
Hell he can easily hit the rivets heads with a matching touch-up paint bottle. Over all I really liked the video, step by step until the end (a+). Rivets don't ruin it for me, the middle vent does. Then again it's just our opinion, seems like the younger car generation is way to over critical when it's comes to others ideas. Some of you guys are to harsh and just being assholes!
No they dont
Cutting the hood support is not a good idea...
years of track abuse later.... still not an issue. this is some forum folklore you're spewing.
the hood is going to rust out since you didn't paint where you cut
nope. aluminum doesn't rust.
electroCrunch didn't know the miata had an aluminum hood, figured it would have been steel
What cars have steel hoods? Lol
Iba muy bien, pero eso de poner remaches la verdad no me gusto nada, muchos huecos y la modificación perdió elegancia. Pero bueno si su cliente o usted le gusta así, gustos son gustos.
Riceeeeeeeee
go on...
Nice vid but the music needs to be fu$&ed off
Awww..those rivets loog uglu bruh...
Looks like Doodoo
Functions 100%.
Puttin lipstick on a pig
And that will give you 10 more hp...
I wish a single mod for any miata engine would give me 10hp.
NO One can tell us how they keep rain water or car wash water from getting into a HOT engine compartment, causing steam or other problems when that happens
Because it's not an issue for most is why? This isn't my daily, it's a good weather track car.
Si, la cago con los .remaches , qué pena
Looks crooked.
plastic, no way
OK THEN ITS A UGLY TRACK CAR, FEEL BETTER NOW???
Сговняшил капот
Минус жырный 👎👎👎 как зимой ездить на ней . и створки почиму не закрываются.
All that work but didn't impress me at all.
....I'm still over waiting to be impressed by you
Next time put on a real car not a stupid-ass Miata
This is a "How not to install" video..
Where did you get the vents?