I have been looking at alot of like "JDM" rides and meets from like everywere. And I noticed alot of these civics hoods stick up at the back near the windshield. Whats with this??

Here is a example


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it's for "better airflow"

I think it looks stupid

 

MaD JDM y0!!!... aparently it is primairily for when you have ITB's that it is beneficial for

 

That was not even a minute sinceI posted this to your replymxs lol.

But I see what your saying, I agree with you...looks like the hood is off.

 

ya i noticed that a couple times in Honda Tuning and never new what it was for. Learn something new everyday.

 

I normally dont like stuff like that but I actually think it looks kind of sweet.

 

it's supposed to help venting of heat from the engine bay... only with the tiny holes in the front of our cars... I don't think it would do much besides create more drag

it is used by some hardcore drag racers to help with airflow on primarily boxier cars

 

your all wrong (mostly), the actual purpose in the beginning was to give under hood clearance for larger swaps if you don't want to hack into the frame of the hood. swaps like the K20 in some vehicles, H22 in other models. it can serve as a sort of vent, but not very efficient at that.

 

p.s. They use varied sized metal spacers via extended bolts.

 

i have seen them used on turbo'd cars so the heat can get out from under the hood.