vented hood?
skd2k1 I'm not picking a arguement with you at all so don't take it personally. I just simply saying somethings just should be on a car like the TL. Just like someone mentioned that the lexus IS went the way of being a riced out car now and the TL is headed down the same path. If someone wants to put that hood on their car so be it, its their car to do whatever they like with it. I just don't see the logic in putting parts like that that we all know won't be as beneficial to the TL as it would be to a high HP car.
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Read before you speak I never said it "=" anything. I said "trying". A vented hood belongs on a car that would be beneficial to it. Would you buy a Rolls Royce and put a friggin vented hood on it just to cool it down, no I don't think so. Also since I did mention hp are you actually pushing your TL to the limt when you drive to work or school or the damn supermarket??? I mean really I gotta push the 200+ hp my TL-S has just to get to the store and I need the hood to keep it cool for the 10 blocks I'm gonna drive otherwise it'll get too hot. Don't get me wrong if someone is building a tl for full purpose race then by all means do whatever you need to get the edge. But if you're just putting a vented hood on just for shits and giggles, then you'll think you're the shit while everyone giggles at you!! While you're at it go and put on the rear bumper cutout crap cause you'll need to get more downforce to go faster to get to the store before the car gets hot.
Are you confusing engine operating temperature with cold air to keep everything cooler?
Read before you speak I never said it "=" anything. I said "trying". A vented hood belongs on a car that would be beneficial to it. Would you buy a Rolls Royce and put a friggin vented hood on it just to cool it down, no I don't think so. Also since I did mention hp are you actually pushing your TL to the limt when you drive to work or school or the damn supermarket??? I mean really I gotta push the 200+ hp my TL-S has just to get to the store and I need the hood to keep it cool for the 10 blocks I'm gonna drive otherwise it'll get too hot. Don't get me wrong if someone is building a tl for full purpose race then by all means do whatever you need to get the edge. But if you're just putting a vented hood on just for shits and giggles, then you'll think you're the shit while everyone giggles at you!! While you're at it go and put on the rear bumper cutout crap cause you'll need to get more downforce to go faster to get to the store before the car gets hot.
So what you said was a vented hood = wanna be race car, ok right got it. Like I already said, less heat = better performance on any application. Let me know where I lost you on that one. Ok, let me make sure I understand you, if one is "pushing (their) tl to the limit" then it is ok to have a vented hood? Is that right?
skd2k1 I'm not picking a arguement with you at all so don't take it personally. I just simply saying somethings just should be on a car like the TL. Just like someone mentioned that the lexus IS went the way of being a riced out car now and the TL is headed down the same path. If someone wants to put that hood on their car so be it, its their car to do whatever they like with it. I just don't see the logic in putting parts like that that we all know won't be as beneficial to the TL as it would be to a high HP car.
Uhm yeah as a matter of fact I do when you live in NYC with people that sleep at the wheel. And the VSA light was a matter of the tech at the dealer saying some b.s. cause they spotted something aftermarket on the car and tried to make that the blame when it wasn't cause then after the fact they blamed my heated seat as the problem which it wasn't. they just didn't want to fix it at their cost.
Wow take it easy there pal; no need to get your panties in a wad. So what you said was a vented hood = wanna be race car, ok right got it. Like I already said, less heat = better performance on any application. Let me know where I lost you on that one.
Ok, let me make sure I understand you, if one is "pushing (their) tl to the limit" then it is ok to have a vented hood? Is that right?
So what you said was a vented hood = wanna be race car, ok right got it. Like I already said, less heat = better performance on any application. Let me know where I lost you on that one. Ok, let me make sure I understand you, if one is "pushing (their) tl to the limit" then it is ok to have a vented hood? Is that right?
never lost me at all. but like someone else mentioned you can remove the hood gasket at the windsheild so that the hot air can escape just the same, or raise the hood up like said before. And by all means I didn't mena to come out like that it's just people get caught up between Form, Function and Fashion. After a while they forget what each means.
A hood like that would look great on a tl and it would reduce under hood temp. That car is beautiful...best looking sport sedan on the road right now IMO.
Yeah I'll agree with you about the BMW in the pic but honestly when you see that car you think of racing it and whippin the hell out of it right. Do you think the same way about the TL?
Ok enough ranting on my part stressed out beyond belief, but not about this just something personal. I'm gonna go buy those vents that go on the fenders like the Buick Lucerne lol!!
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I don't think it will look good but I do understand why it is done.
I'm not seeing as that at all. All I'm saying is you look at a TL and you know a vented hood doesn't belong on it. How much heat can you possibly build up under the hood that you would honestly need it is what I'm saying. It's not like 10mins of sitting after you drove it it's not gonna start to cool down anyway. And the purpose of the thread I gather was more for looks to begin with.
Looks are subjective and everyone's got their own idea of what looks good; so if you think its ugly what the hell can anyone say, right? But function is objective, I don't understand how there is a debate about the function.
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I'm not seeing as that at all. All I'm saying is you look at a TL and you know a vented hood doesn't belong on it. How much heat can you possibly build up under the hood that you would honestly need it is what I'm saying. It's not like 10mins of sitting after you drove it it's not gonna start to cool down anyway. And the purpose of the thread I gather was more for looks to begin with.
I'm not seeing as that at all. All I'm saying is you look at a TL and you know a vented hood doesn't belong on it. How much heat can you possibly build up under the hood that you would honestly need it is what I'm saying. It's not like 10mins of sitting after you drove it it's not gonna start to cool down anyway. And the purpose of the thread I gather was more for looks to begin with.
The purpose of the thread is form and function. Most modifications involve sacrificing some type of function in exchange for better performance. With a mod like this you give up nothing...unless you hate the way it looks. But, like I said, looks are subjective.
Look up to the begining of page 2 I responded earlier but you didn't so I had to give another shot to ya. All in good fun bro
.. lol I think my puddle lights are the biggest and easiest thing to make fun of my car.. but dang do I love the way it looks!!
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That is a load of crap. First off you have no idea what that hood would really look like on "non race" TL. This is all just your opinion which you have made very clear.
Not even close.
You took what I said out of context. All I'm saying is that they are both sport sedans...is that not true?
I'm really surprised at how controversial of an idea a vented carbon fiber hood for the tl is. What with people putting wheels on their cars that don't fit with tires that are designed for much smaller wheels and people obsessively replacing every bulb in their car with led's etc etc...I don't get it.
I'm really surprised at how controversial of an idea a vented carbon fiber hood for the tl is. What with people putting wheels on their cars that don't fit with tires that are designed for much smaller wheels and people obsessively replacing every bulb in their car with led's etc etc...I don't get it.
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You're ok. You just placed your thread in the wrong place.
For future reference, this thread would had faired better if it was placed in the "Performance Parts & Modifications" subforum.
Different strokes for different folks. You just gotta make sure of the crowd that you're hanging around. You will have a better fit with the crowd that hangs in the Performance subforum.
skd2k1,
You're ok. You just placed your thread in the wrong place.
For future reference, this thread would had faired better if it was placed in the "Performance Parts & Modifications" subforum.
Different strokes for different folks. You just gotta make sure of the crowd that you're hanging around. You will have a better fit with the crowd that hangs in the Performance subforum.
You're ok. You just placed your thread in the wrong place.
For future reference, this thread would had faired better if it was placed in the "Performance Parts & Modifications" subforum.
Different strokes for different folks. You just gotta make sure of the crowd that you're hanging around. You will have a better fit with the crowd that hangs in the Performance subforum.
There was already a few pics posted on page 1 so don't say I don't know what it would look like. There's the Realtime Racing TL posted and that white one which the hood looks out of place on it.
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You took what I said out of context. All I'm saying is that they are both sport sedans...is that not true?
I'm really surprised at how controversial of an idea a vented carbon fiber hood for the tl is. What with people putting wheels on their cars that don't fit with tires that are designed for much smaller wheels and people obsessively replacing every bulb in their car with led's etc etc...I don't get it.
I'm really surprised at how controversial of an idea a vented carbon fiber hood for the tl is. What with people putting wheels on their cars that don't fit with tires that are designed for much smaller wheels and people obsessively replacing every bulb in their car with led's etc etc...I don't get it.