just because moving air through the engine bay is a good thing it doesnt mean getting it out through any means(vented hood) is bad, u want as much air as possible and venting the hood lets the hot air escape while newer colder air from the front goes in

 

I will be buying a mugen hood to help the heat.

I will re-wire fusebox/Eps to fenders and try to relocate the brake line. If that does not help i will get a full-race manifold.

Thank you guys for all the help.

passmans2kny: how much wire was used to re-wire the fusebox/eps and what type and size of wire did you used?

 

Although I don't believe the s2000 suffers from this, I'm sure there are cars that would suffer from a vented hood. Venting the hood completely changes the way air flows in the engine bay which in some cases could actually hamper performance.

 

GT1 I removed the body harness where hthe manifold runs, put the battery in trunk and used a fosgate distribution block under the fuse box, flipped the box around pushed it back toward the fire wall and fender, also did a lil somethin with my vac lines on the intake-

 

i bought 24 feet of power cord from a hardware store, and im not running eps, i gotta get a camera bad

 

 

Yes you do, i want to see pic of your set up. =)

 

thanks for the compliments guys. the full-race s2000 manifold will perform very well, and i definitely recommend it over a "sidewinder" design, particularly for this chassis. We have prototyped some sidewinder designs, and none of them hold a candle to our prostreet manifold design, whether its in peak power/tq or boost control.

its very important to combat heat in the engine bay - one fantastic method that is also very easy to do, is to use our Gold Foil (heat reflective). this can drop temperatures 800 degrees F in only 3mm. By wrapping brake lines, wiring, fuse boxes, AC lines, really ANYTHING that can melt or be damaged by the heat can easily be covered with our self-adhesive gold foil and prevent a lot of problems/damage. All of our turbokits come with this foil free of charge. for manifold orders, its a good idea to also order some

edit s2guru -- did you really make her lick your turbo?!?! haha thats a funny avatar, it looks like she doesnt like the taste of cast aluminum too much...

 

If you are worried about heat, I've heard Swaintech's White Lightning coating does a great job.

Combined with the Heat Reflective foil, I'm sure this would solve any under hood temperature problem.

 

With regards to a vented hood... I would think that adding a vent above the location of the turbo would help.

Or go with the reverse idea, and get a NACA duct to bring cooling air to that area, similar to the duct on the Evo X.