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i've heard 98 mark 8 hood is made of aluminum,fiberglass or sheet metal, could someone tell me for sure. i'm thinking some kind of functional heat extractors. not having excessive heat problems but a fool needs to be cool. thanks
 
mecaple1 said:
i've heard 98 mark 8 hood is made of aluminum,fiberglass or sheet metal, could someone tell me for sure. i'm thinking some kind of functional heat extractors. not having excessive heat problems but a fool needs to be cool. thanks
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Been thinking about doing this myself! :) I do have stop and go traffic heat problems when the A/C is on, and have been considering this option for a while now. There are a ton of Mustang ones out there, but I need to go buy another hood to mock something up before cutting on the hood that is on the car now.
 
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I almost went that route but did the 5 1/2" hood scoop instead.
 
mlschultz said:
Been thinking about doing this myself! :) I do have stop and go traffic heat problems when the A/C is on, and have been considering this option for a while now. There are a ton of Mustang ones out there, but I need to go buy another hood to mock something up before cutting on the hood that is on the car now.
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Mike, when at the track you can remove the weatherstrip seal on the cowl at the back of the hood to allow heat to escape.

I suppose you could do the same on the street when there is no chance of inclement weather. ;)
 
Thanks JP :) That weather strip has been off the car since last summer. I was thinking of buying a used cowl and butcher it up and screen it to also help with the air flow.
 
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