- Location
- Newark, CA
Had some time today to hit the local Pick-N-Pull for some bits and pieces I needed along with enough time to walk the lot and look for some extras.
I ended up finding some LeBaron hood vents, some 280Z hood vents and some 280ZX hood vents. I wasn't able to find any Pontiac GTP or Firebird vents though.
Top of vents:
Bottom of vents:
So the LeBaron vents are obviously the largest of the vents I could find today.
Back of LeBaron Vents:
Back of the 280ZX Vents:
Back of the 280Z vents:
Looking at the vents from the 280ZX, they are pretty much eliminated. One vent has a small opening, while the other has most of the area open. You probably could get the whole vent open if this was the only thing you could find, but since I had two other excellent choices the 280ZX ones are going to stay in the yard.
The 280Z vents both have the same surface area open, I chose to take the windage tray since it was there. It just mounts to the studs and sandwiches between the hood and nut.
For comparison of surface area:
LeBaron and 280Z:
LeBaron and large 280ZX vent:
I ended up taking the 280Z set and the LeBaron set home with me (along with a bunch of other nit-noid chit I needed).
Now I need to figure out which set to use. I like the way the 280Z vents mounts, but I also like the larger cooling area provided by the LeBaron vents. I could just mount up the 280Z set and see how they cool. If I need more cooling I could just punch out the holes to accommodate the LeBaron vents.
I ended up finding some LeBaron hood vents, some 280Z hood vents and some 280ZX hood vents. I wasn't able to find any Pontiac GTP or Firebird vents though.
Top of vents:
Bottom of vents:
So the LeBaron vents are obviously the largest of the vents I could find today.
Back of LeBaron Vents:
Back of the 280ZX Vents:
Back of the 280Z vents:
Looking at the vents from the 280ZX, they are pretty much eliminated. One vent has a small opening, while the other has most of the area open. You probably could get the whole vent open if this was the only thing you could find, but since I had two other excellent choices the 280ZX ones are going to stay in the yard.
The 280Z vents both have the same surface area open, I chose to take the windage tray since it was there. It just mounts to the studs and sandwiches between the hood and nut.
For comparison of surface area:
LeBaron and 280Z:
LeBaron and large 280ZX vent:
I ended up taking the 280Z set and the LeBaron set home with me (along with a bunch of other nit-noid chit I needed).
Now I need to figure out which set to use. I like the way the 280Z vents mounts, but I also like the larger cooling area provided by the LeBaron vents. I could just mount up the 280Z set and see how they cool. If I need more cooling I could just punch out the holes to accommodate the LeBaron vents.