DIY: $3.57 Hood Spacers

**0720Steve** · 08-22-2008, 02:07 PM

Flame or not. I did it.

Went to Home De-pot and bought 4 Nylon Spacers 3/8" long (height), 1" diameter, .375" inner diameter.....and 4 hex bolts, 6mm x 30mm, and 4 washers.

Spent $3.57.

Old bolts:

Used a 10mm wrench, and a flathead screwdriver.....just pried a little in the right spot...

This is what I got....

Finished Product:

NcSi · 08-22-2008, 02:18 PM

i just dont like how it makes the car looked jacked up......but to each is their own..dont think the benefits can be to much. but nice diy

JEA86 · 08-22-2008, 02:18 PM

great idea with the hood spacers/ Not too sure if there is gonna be any benefit to moving the plastic pieces tho...

***sdblurjdmsquad*** · 08-22-2008, 02:25 PM

man i guess i cant see the pics at work.. shit...

djpaw · 08-22-2008, 02:25 PM

nice DIY !!! way to save some $$ !! Rep !!

civicsifg2 · 08-22-2008, 02:29 PM

me no likey hood spaces. looks like you got in a wreck and didnt fix your hood

USDM-FG2 · 08-22-2008, 02:39 PM

yeah i agree.. but in a way it does serve a purpose.. it helps circulate the air out of the engine bay which would help things keep it a little cooler..

***7002iSciviC*** · 08-22-2008, 02:41 PM

i dunno if your plastic/rubber hood spacer is GOING TO HOLD ON HIGH TEMPERATURE

watch out dude, you know the temp in the engine bay can go pretty high and make sure that thing DOESN'T MELT !!!!!

good way to save money i guess

looks decent

***Z1 Performance*** · 08-22-2008, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by civicsifg2

me no likey hood spaces. looks like you got in a wreck and didnt fix your hood

+1. The spaced out hood is probably doing very very little for your temps, and aside from some testing with/without the spacers I'm not sure how you could conclude it's worthwhile.

Plus, it looks downright broken...

civicsifg2 · 08-22-2008, 02:42 PM

wouldnt this only help(extremely little if at all) when the car is stopped due to the air pressure when you are moving being greater on the outside of the car than on the inside. therefore the air is pretty much still trapped in the engine bay

**0720Steve** · 08-22-2008, 04:19 PM

hey, i am someone who has the attitude of "every little bit helps"...i am not sure how much it will help, but it makes sense that it will keep air temps cooler. how much cooler who knows.

when stopped the air has somewhere to escape, when moving i think it would actually be sucked out.

as far as i am concerned, for $3.57, it couldn't hurt.

frydrce · 08-22-2008, 04:29 PM

In essance it works like reverse cowl induction hood like the old camaros and such. I would not go metal though try some skateboard bushings. DOh doh work well try the med

Cbeyer2 · 08-22-2008, 04:33 PM

^what?

galaxygrey13 · 08-22-2008, 04:39 PM

Steve your project fails. Chuck Norris says so.

Good job. haha. Maybe you can make my hood spacers as well.

jackolee · 08-22-2008, 04:39 PM

lol i did this on my rsx. cheapest mod out there. and it helps too with the heat soak

DeePStr33tzOfTn · 08-25-2008, 03:42 PM

i just did this on my car.. went to lowe's. i stopped and got out and felt the heat pouring out. i think they will help.. i also dont think they will heat up enough to mess w/ the plastic spacer. i paid less than 5 bucks for these

lol

***Matauz*** · 08-25-2008, 03:48 PM

looks to out of place, leave it to the eg,ek's for this mod

***sdblurjdmsquad*** · 08-25-2008, 03:49 PM

sweet steve imma do this this weekend yay yay

Litlelev · 08-25-2008, 04:12 PM

helluva lot cheaper than these CorSport Online Store: Honda - 06+ Civic - CSI_HOOD1
im not a huge fan of it but i don't see how it cant hurt so nice DIY

***Zeuceone*** · 08-25-2008, 04:12 PM

Nice diy.

08-22-2008, 02:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
0720Steve ____________ Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 37,203 iTrader: 54 / 100%	DIY: $3.57 Hood Spacers Flame or not. I did it. Went to Home De-pot and bought 4 Nylon Spacers 3/8" long (height), 1" diameter, .375" inner diameter.....and 4 hex bolts, 6mm x 30mm, and 4 washers. Spent $3.57. Old bolts: Used a 10mm wrench, and a flathead screwdriver.....just pried a little in the right spot... This is what I got.... Finished Product: Last edited by 0720Steve; 08-28-2008 at 11:44 PM.

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civicsifg2 Senior Member Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,591 iTrader: 14 / 100%	wouldnt this only help(extremely little if at all) when the car is stopped due to the air pressure when you are moving being greater on the outside of the car than on the inside. therefore the air is pretty much still trapped in the engine bay Last edited by civicsifg2; 08-22-2008 at 02:44 PM.

08-22-2008, 04:19 PM	#11 (permalink)
0720Steve ____________ Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 37,203 iTrader: 54 / 100%	hey, i am someone who has the attitude of "every little bit helps"...i am not sure how much it will help, but it makes sense that it will keep air temps cooler. how much cooler who knows. when stopped the air has somewhere to escape, when moving i think it would actually be sucked out. as far as i am concerned, for $3.57, it couldn't hurt. Last edited by 0720Steve; 09-29-2008 at 03:47 AM.

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08-22-2008, 02:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
NcSi Senior Member Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Willow Springs, NC Age: 23 Posts: 3,874 Bryan iTrader: 5 / 100%	i just dont like how it makes the car looked jacked up......but to each is their own..dont think the benefits can be to much. but nice diy

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JEA86 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Glen Daniel WV Age: 23 Posts: 2,824 Jeremy iTrader: 50 / 100%	great idea with the hood spacers/ Not too sure if there is gonna be any benefit to moving the plastic pieces tho...

08-22-2008, 02:25 PM	#4 (permalink)
*sdblurjdmsquad* <PooKie Pokin> Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SAN DIEGO whoop whoop! fuk what u gotta say! Age: 2 Posts: 25,005 Jeff..REAL FRIENDS> car clubs! iTrader: 62 / 100%	man i guess i cant see the pics at work.. shit...

08-22-2008, 02:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
djpaw Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 1,632 iTrader: 10 / 100%	nice DIY !!! way to save some $$ !! Rep !!

08-22-2008, 02:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
civicsifg2 Senior Member Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,591 iTrader: 14 / 100%	me no likey hood spaces. looks like you got in a wreck and didnt fix your hood

08-22-2008, 02:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
USDM-FG2 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Manchester, NH Age: 19 Posts: 266 Dan S. iTrader: 0 / 0%	yeah i agree.. but in a way it does serve a purpose.. it helps circulate the air out of the engine bay which would help things keep it a little cooler..

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*7002iSciviC* myspace.com/assistant_ar Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Wichita Kansas USA Age: 21 Posts: 5,300 Andrew iTrader: 2 / 100%	i dunno if your plastic/rubber hood spacer is GOING TO HOLD ON HIGH TEMPERATURE watch out dude, you know the temp in the engine bay can go pretty high and make sure that thing DOESN'T MELT !!!!! good way to save money i guess looks decent

08-22-2008, 04:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
frydrce Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: OHIO Age: 25 Posts: 195 iTrader: 0 / 0%	In essance it works like reverse cowl induction hood like the old camaros and such. I would not go metal though try some skateboard bushings. DOh doh work well try the med

08-22-2008, 04:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
Cbeyer2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Naperville/Urbana IL Age: 21 Posts: 1,221 Chris iTrader: 0 / 0%	^what?

08-22-2008, 04:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
galaxygrey13 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Diego Age: 25 Posts: 18,844 Nacho iTrader: 16 / 100%	Steve your project fails. Chuck Norris says so. Good job. haha. Maybe you can make my hood spacers as well.

08-22-2008, 04:39 PM	#15 (permalink)
jackolee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tennessee Age: 20 Posts: 11,108 iTrader: 2 / 100%	lol i did this on my rsx. cheapest mod out there. and it helps too with the heat soak

08-25-2008, 03:42 PM	#16 (permalink)
DeePStr33tzOfTn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Crossville, TN Age: 22 Posts: 3,056 Joey iTrader: 5 / 100%	i just did this on my car.. went to lowe's. i stopped and got out and felt the heat pouring out. i think they will help.. i also dont think they will heat up enough to mess w/ the plastic spacer. i paid less than 5 bucks for these lol

08-25-2008, 03:49 PM	#18 (permalink)
*sdblurjdmsquad* <PooKie Pokin> Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: SAN DIEGO whoop whoop! fuk what u gotta say! Age: 2 Posts: 25,005 Jeff..REAL FRIENDS> car clubs! iTrader: 62 / 100%	sweet steve imma do this this weekend yay yay

08-25-2008, 04:12 PM	#19 (permalink)
Litlelev Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NJ Posts: 1,109 iTrader: 3 / 100%	helluva lot cheaper than these CorSport Online Store: Honda - 06+ Civic - CSI_HOOD1 im not a huge fan of it but i don't see how it cant hurt so nice DIY

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