different hood vents

stewie · Aug 28, 2008

I'm looking for a little input on this one. If I can get this project done before the Fall Fling, great. If not, thats fine too.
I found a set of hood vents off of a Chevy Lumina Z34 something or another. They are all metal, have larger openings than the Lebaron vents and also have plastic drain pans.

Here are some pics:

Just placed on the hood

Mocked up under the hood to show fitment

And with the drip pans mocked up. They would have to be trimmed to clear the hood supports. That would put the drip pans draining over approximatly the AC compressor and the power steering pump.

And a little comparrison between that and the LeBarron vents.

The pro's that I see are that the vents are made of metal (as apposed to plastic with the LeBarron vents), drain pans with a mesh between them and the vent, I like the styleing, and I havent seen it done on an XJ before. The cons I see are the drain pans may restrict airflow, pans may drip onto the serp belt, and I havent seen it done on an XJ before.

Opinions?...

Muddy Beast · Aug 28, 2008

Looks good, I see a lot of potential in these!

~Scott

cherokee chuck · Aug 28, 2008

2X,looks good to me too

wingnut3k · Aug 28, 2008

is that a chevy retractable light under the hood?

edit: nice vents i'd definitely run them...i'd like to find a set myself

Dundy · Aug 28, 2008

The light came stock on my '87

Muddy Beast · Aug 28, 2008

reelbigdundy87 said:
The light came stock on my '87

Lucky...someone stole mine before the rig was mine! I have an '89 limited and it has everything for the light, but no light.

~Scott

ILLXJ · Aug 28, 2008

I have them.

You really don't need the drip pans. IllianaXJ used them, I don't think he used the drip pans either. JIM.

IllianaXJ · Aug 28, 2008

ILLXJ said:
You really don't need the drip pans. IllianaXJ used them, I don't think he used the drip pans either. JIM.

Truth.

If you really want to use the drip pans, search for mcnamagg's thread. He put Z34 vents in the same place you have yours mocked up with the drip pans.

Wil Badger · Aug 28, 2008

The drip pans all depend on where you place the vents. If you place the vents over the throttle body you run the risk of icing the sensors which is not a good thing. If they are out to the side then there is nothing to really worry about.

xcm · Aug 30, 2008

i also run these...

winkosmosis · Aug 30, 2008

You can run silicone hoses from the drip pans. I wonder how much the drip pans block airflow though

nitrogt101 · Aug 30, 2008

stewie said:
The pro's... I havent seen it done on an XJ before. The cons I see are... and I havent seen it done on an XJ before.

Looks like one pro and one con have just been taken care of for you by the pictures in above posts. :eyes:

I like them. Go for it.

comanche91 · Aug 30, 2008

Another option using drip pans. Just finished these up on my MJ. These are original 5.9L 1998 ZJ vents using the drip pans. Here's the top shot of the mounting holes and large air holes..

The underside - clears the frame nicely..

Top view installed..

Underside w. drip pans..

The drip pans are easily removable to suit the seasons or underhood cooling requirements.

wolfpackjeeper · Aug 30, 2008

I run 3rd gen firebird vents. The ones on the front of the hood. they look very similar, mount slightly different.

IllXJ I put them where you did, and I have to say, yours look pretty hot.

Built2Flex · Sep 1, 2008

All of you guys are making me jealous. Everyones looks soooo good! I need to get on the ball with this. What is most people estimated time to complete this?

comanche91 · Sep 1, 2008

Built2Flex said:
All of you guys are making me jealous. Everyones looks soooo good! I need to get on the ball with this. What is most people estimated time to complete this?

It took me all afternoon, mostly deciding where I wanted them. The factory location on the export Orvis XJs is shown below. I originally intended to put mine in the same location, but the drip pans wouldn't fit. Then I found out later the "vents" on the export Orvis model XJs are dummies (at least in the UK); ornamentation only, and have no drip pans. The ZJ vents I had were functional w. pans, so I ended up putting them back toward the windshield.

Xtreme XJ · Sep 1, 2008

stewie said:
I'm looking for a little input on this one. If I can get this project done before the Fall Fling, great. If not, thats fine too.
I found a set of hood vents off of a Chevy Lumina Z34 something or another. They are all metal, have larger openings than the Lebaron vents and also have plastic drain pans.

Here are some pics:

Just placed on the hood

Mocked up under the hood to show fitment

And with the drip pans mocked up. They would have to be trimmed to clear the hood supports. That would put the drip pans draining over approximatly the AC compressor and the power steering pump.

And a little comparrison between that and the LeBarron vents.

The pro's that I see are that the vents are made of metal (as apposed to plastic with the LeBarron vents), drain pans with a mesh between them and the vent, I like the styleing, and I havent seen it done on an XJ before. The cons I see are the drain pans may restrict airflow, pans may drip onto the serp belt, and I havent seen it done on an XJ before.

Opinions?...

Would you want to mount them so the direction of the vent is to the side of the vehicle as opposed to towards the center ? Swap the sides or maybe rotate them 180*...
Just a thought...
Curt

comanche91 · Sep 2, 2008

I don't know, maybe it's just me, but the trapezoidal shaped vents just don't look right on the XJ hood. The angles seem to clash with the squarish hood lines. I tried some Pontiac Trans Am vents, and no matter how I placed them they still looked wrong. I think that's why the LeBaron vents look pretty good; they're rectangular.

wolfpackjeeper · Sep 2, 2008

the lines on the hood of an xj are angular.

IllianaXJ · Sep 2, 2008

Took me two afternoons working in spurts to get mine done. Couldn't tell you how many times I ran to Rural King for hardware though :doh:

I like how mine turned out, I tried to angle them with the hood lines.

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