AMS Shop TIME ATTACK EVO X build Thread!
Oct 16, 2008, 03:04 PM
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Those hood pins in that hood.... i am speechless. That is just so ... wow.
Ams: Thank you for contributing this information to the community. it's much appreciated.
Ams: Thank you for contributing this information to the community. it's much appreciated.
Oct 16, 2008, 03:10 PM
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The aerocatch hood pins look great. If I ever go with a carbon fiber hood I will get those.
I'm just wondering why their installed the why they're , with the bigger end facing front wards instead of vice versa. Is that the only way it would work? Or did u guys just like it that way better?
I'm just wondering why their installed the why they're , with the bigger end facing front wards instead of vice versa. Is that the only way it would work? Or did u guys just like it that way better?
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Oct 16, 2008, 04:00 PM
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Got weights with the car put together, not where we wanted to be but its better than stock. It will be about 3150 with no driver, with my fat *** in there the car will be about 3410 with gear.
Oct 16, 2008, 05:32 PM
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The aerocatch hood pins look great. If I ever go with a carbon fiber hood I will get those.
I'm just wondering why their installed the why they're , with the bigger end facing front wards instead of vice versa. Is that the only way it would work? Or did u guys just like it that way better?
I'm just wondering why their installed the why they're , with the bigger end facing front wards instead of vice versa. Is that the only way it would work? Or did u guys just like it that way better?
Here are the issues with mounting them that way:
1. The "catch" portion of the latch is in the big end meaning the majority of the latch would be forward of the pins.
2. The further forward you go on an Evo, the more curved the hood is.
3. The Aero Catch is dead flat and can not be bent to contour with the hood.
I personally like to use the bump stop location for hood pins. Its designed to support the weight of the hood and take some abuse. I used that location on the X. I could have positioned it straight back inline with air flow but I thought it looked better at the angle I positioned them at. It also made opening up access for the mounting nuts easier due to the position of the bottom structure of the hood.