Driving with NO hood?

[aleks77]

hey guys, just wondering if driving with no hood (in good sunny not wet weather) is a bad idea? not for a long period i just wanna experiment a little and just wondering if this is alright?

thanks guys!

[91accord4door]

its illegal in most states but its not bad for the motor in anyway whatsoever. just illegal.

[aleks77]

i wonder if my aerodynamics would be hurt badly.....anyone?

[2.2litrebeater]

been there done that, no big deal.

[oneoffaccord]

^^^^^^ i did the same thing for like a week 2 yrs ago. the only thing bad about it is when u go shopping. think about it. i had some punk as kid break my spark plug wire that goes into the dist cap. thats the only bad thing about it. i remember i had no hood on once i hit a top speed of 133mph (dead zone) i had a short ram on man was that sucking in air or what

[accrdpower]

hmmm prob only idots trying to steal things/break things. and if u get to a certain speed u could start to potentially tear things off with the wind....aerodynamics would be hurt a tad bit bc now the air has many little things to go around not a smooth flat surface like a hood. i wouldn't do it, not even when racing

[lowoctane]

no point to taking it off.

[Big Body LX]

/\ Unless you're driving to pick up a new hood... I mean, your stock hood doesn't just slide inside your car you know...

I might do this on my way to ATL to pick up a new ViS CF hood after I get the Sebring paid off...

[TypeG]

i've done it a few times driving around town, but i wouldn't park and leave it unless i could see it in veiw. i feel like a jackass when i do it, but it is fun to see people stare. later.

[deevergote]

Good for cooling, bad for aerodynamics (definitely negates any weight reduction benefits in a drag race situation...) Also illegal, as 91accord4door stated There really is no benefit, unless you want to show off or buy a new hood (I learned that the hood doesn't fit the hard way myself... stupid me...)

[HondaGuy1212]

on ebay they sell clear hoods if you want people to see your engine and you wont lose aerodynamics

[93EXaesthetic]

youll prolly gain a lot of HP from taking your hood off...the setback..is the drag created by it..your engine will be cooler ..and you will gain a lot of HP...
also you will reduce the weight of your car.

you will create a lot of drag on highspeeds..but you will def have more power..plust you will shave off about 50 pounds.

what you guys stated already /

[oneoffaccord]

^^^^all you guys are right. the only reason why i took mine off was cuz i was doing to my car. took it off and was to lazy to put it back on

[cp[mike]]

mayberry4thgen and i started a tradition where every time we swapped a motor, we would take it for a test spin hoodless. sort of a proud thing...

[Maple50175]

haha Mike you the man. Only time i drove with no hood was in my 86 honda accord LXI