APR Carbon Fiber Hood Vents (STI)
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- I wanted a vented hood... but I did not want to pay for a vented hood.... so what's the next best option?! Hood vents! In all seriousness the STI and WRX hoods are made from aluminum so they really don't weight much at all and for a fraction of the price of a full carbon hood I can still get the benefits from having one. I would say this is a level 6 difficulty if it had a scale. well not sure who's scale but ya know. They were not super fun to install and a little annoying but if it is something that your considering you have to COMMIT to cutting the hood do not back off or let off. CUT IT TO PIECES FOR ALL OF THE TIMES IT CUT YOU!
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Let me give you a tip as a custom vehicle builder. Make a template from either some hardboard, or thin steel, which the vents will sit into perfectly. Then use that hole to mark the bonnet. This way you have checked your hole dimensions, for a proper fit, before cutting the hood.
Then once the hood is marked, make a line about 1/32” inside, and cut that out.
You then have two options. You can either swage the edges, to allow the vent to sit IN the hood, which certainly is a more pro way, (eliminates any curvature issues that you had) or you can sand the edges back to the first line, and fit the vent.
You should try weather stripping for the gaps!
Not a bad idea, between that and silicone ill see what the better option is!
@@Smeedia Can't go wrong with 3M Windo-weld, man
I've become addicted to cutting stuff off my car lol just take a look at mine lmao anyways good work keeping the light aluminum hood
Its slightly terrifying and fun at the same time 😅 ill check it out!
Looks good. Nice and evenly spaced. As a professional body tech, you did a damn good job. Only thing I would have done differently is put some 3m or SEM double sided tape on the vents between the bolts. That would help hold them flush and seal them a bit. Takes some 🍒 to just cut up a hood.
Kinda wish I would have done so but gling to add either a bead of silicone or weather stripping to help. But did the best I could and enjoyed the ravage on the car taking an angle grinder to it 😅
From working as a roofer, whenever we would cut anything with an angle grinder we would paint the edges to stop them from rusting (the grinder burns the anti rust coating off) might be worth doing dude so your hood doesn't rust from the inside out!
The aluminum shouldn't rust but the lsdy went through and touched up all the raw Al to make it look better so we have some paint on them. But appreciate you adding it in! 😁😁😁 not a bad tip!
You're a roofer and you think that aluminum rusts? 😅😅😅
Because of you, I cut my hood too. I got the Verus kit though, smaller vents but easier to cut. I told myself, if you can do it, I can do it 😂.
Yessss!!!! Its not too bad to do 🔥😁
I love these vents! Looks amazing! You could have shot cherry max rivets to avoid the access holes. You can add more fasteners to close the gaps (don’t cheap out on bits to prevent delam/splintering). I’d recommend titanium rivets since the graphite in carbon fiber is highly corrosive.
cut my hood into pieces...
THIS IS MY LAST RESORT
i see what you did there...niceeeee!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 was waiting for this one
@@Smeedia he Papa Roached me out b4 my fingers would txt lol. Nice one Bro
Came here to say this.. was not disappointed that I wasn't first.
Takes Cahonas to cut your hood! Yours are bigger than mine 😆. Vents allows heat to escape which I am all for but can allow other stuff to come in, like rain, dust and snow. It’s like a rule 🤔! Trust you enjoy cleaning your engine bay more. Some vents have trays that can be installed to block off rain etc. Perhaps you may want to look into that plus some two sided tape to seal off the vents.
Not a bad idea, in my mind its not much different than having the hood scoop. Both and reentry points into the engine but still need a little work with the vents to get them perfect 🔥
Where I am in Canada a wrb hood is easy to find so I had no problem doing the same thing , it was harder than I thought but dropped my under hood temps a lot ! I love mine ......and yours ! Keep it coming !
Thank you and the vents definitely help to make a difference 🔥😁
I've been debating adding these to my new to me 17 WRX. Underhood temps seem a little hawt for my liking. Just gotta work up the cojones to cut up my hood. Dont wanna wreck the purple wrap 😢
Hows that right hand side vent above your intake, sucks in some water? That's all I'm concerned about, water in the engine bay.
If you have an intake box I wouldent stress it, no issues so far 🔥
You are a brave man for cutting your hood like that
I cringed hard, but it turned out pretty nice!
@@R1Armadill0 agreed
Lol best thing to do is just go for it! Worst time to second guess is right when cutting 😅
I was thinking doing vent as well to reduce heat soaked
Definitely worth it 💪
Everytime I watch your vids, I get excited lmao. I cant wait for my new hood and front bumper to come in lol.
What bumper did you get?! 👀🔥😁
@@Smeedia Varis front bumper. I might sell it down the road and go full cf though.
i hope it doesnt rust in time. maby painting the cut edges
Hoods aluminum 🙏
Like stated earlier I’d use some weather stripping between the hood and vents or even the same “gasket” material used between base plates and the trunk for spoilers. Also I’d use some touch up paint on the raw areas where you cut to prevent any type of corrosion on the hood even though it’s aluminum. Looks solid tho!
Going to use some type or weather stripping or adhesive to help with it, and the lady went through and put touch up on all exposed metal 😁😁
Looks really good man!!! Hope all went well on the dyno.
Thank you! And just now getting strapped down 😁😁😁
@@Smeedia send it bro at least as far as those injectors will let you go.
I'm curious if you drive your STI in the rain? What will you do with the SF intake sitting under the vents?
I have thr box that I just need to re install on the car 😁
I'm not a big fan of vents but this looks really good. Good job man.
Thank you! I was a little off put by them at first but glad I did them 😁
@@Smeedia oh I'm curious. Sorry didn't watch your whole video but...your placement of the vents ...have you ran some water over your hood to see where water is going? Electronics hate water.
Yup! All is good, thr air box protects the intake and the other side just runs onto the ground
Don’t even own a forced induction Impreza. But DAYM, then cents look good!!!!! Reminds me of a viper!!!! Props for having them big swinging balls for cutting up the hood!!!! Has me thinking 🤔 of doing the same. Big risk= big reward
It's definitely worth it IMO, its something different that looks good and is functional. Just have to send it and cut into it 😁😁
How do you protect your engine from the rain with those air vents? Any suggestions? I just picked up the CW carbon fiber style hood for my WRX and I’m concerned with the rain? Should I be concerned?
I love the carbon hood louver contrast against the OEM paint matched hood! I might have to do this on my WRX '17 ice silver metallic, non-STI though.. just looks so good. Any tips for cleaning up the under hood raw cuts?
Use a dreamel if you can. The angle grinder worked, but was not precise enough 😅
Dude, well done, looks good, I can see why you went that route, I couldn’t do that to mine. I know the cost of a carbon hood is not the cheapest option but here’s why I’d go that route.
1: You can remove it if you sell it and put back on the OEM hood for car sale.
2: And this is just theory and it may not be as big a difference,
Heat soak! you are venting to release heat? wouldn’t a carbon (essentially plastic) vs an Alloy hood not retain heat as much eg metal heats up it takes a while to cool down, plastic dosent really hold heat the same way?
This is my main reason if wanting to reduce heat soak while Id gone for a complete carbon hood, that’s my theory anyway.
Love ya work and it’s still great to see someone cut shit up, that never gets old haha. keep up the awesome work dude, you deserve way more subs🔥🤙
Haha thank you! Nd in theory it wouldn't retain as much heat but it also had the potential to keep it in because the carbon is not absorbing the heat. I would have to look deeper into thermal transfer to validate that hut in theory. And wanted to do something a little different as well, anyone can go buy a hood but IMO always more fun to make your own 🔥😁
Wouldn't it be better to just save up for a Seibon carbon fiber hood that already has the vents ?
Nice looks beast! I have no patience for body work tbh I’m still prepping my fenders for paint.
Lol I don't blame you I have little patience for it, but the results are always worth it!
get an impreza hood without a hood scoop and put like 3 vents in it. i'm just assuming it fits from the impreza that our sti's are based on.
The VA chassis hood is different than the Impreza, but i totally would have if I could 🔥
@@Smeedia oh no? It totally looks like the same dimensions. I always joked about putting on the impreza bumpers, fenders, hood, and head and tail lights so i could troll dudes.
It's weird how well the 2013-2014 coyote hood vents fit on a subie lol.
Car looks great man.
Haha thank you! And I did not even realize the similarities between the vents until someone pointed it out 😅
How about when it rains? you are a mercenary bro! I still have my brand OEM hood, yours if you pay for shipment. Brass balls! lmao!
Not worries about water, engine is pretty weather sealed. And appreciate the offer on the hood! Glong to stick with this one 😉 and sometimes just gotta do something. Little different! Lol
Looks good man. I seen below someone suggested weather stripping, or some 3M thin two sided tape for the tiny gaps. And just a thought, the rubber pieces you used on the air box. If you could find some of that you could edge the underside holes in the hood and clean it up a bit. Great vid, and just sending it like that, you got balls!!!
Not a bad idea, I need to clean it up a little with a dremel but ill probably use some of that weather steippong on the inside of the vents 😁
Dude im stoked! And im happy to say that i am starting my 2015 wrx sti front end conversion to a 2018 wrx sti front end. Sourced a oem parts dealer that sells it for pretty cheep.
Lemme get that link because I want to do the same 😅😅
@@Smeedia www.subaruwarehousedirect.com here ya go. Their based off of texas but i got the bumper; abd foglight bezels for $325 (including shipping)
Yessss, thank you! Beenj wanting to do this!!!
@@Smeedia best of luck on the build!
Man could you not create a gasket to go under it, then us some black pop rivets to secure the vents? That way you didn’t have to drill big holes for the underside.
You definitely could 🤝
Measure twice, cut once. Dude no lie I was cringing at that first cut but they came out good!👍
Thanj you! Haha oh same as soon as i cut into it I was cringing also, but happy with the result!
How many subies do you own/have owned? I love the variety you make videos on.
Currently I own 2 the 6 swapped 17 STI and the 05. But I've had around 20 or so 🙏
Have you noticed any IAT drops with the hood vents? I’m waiting on a turbo blanket to show up and I’m thinking about adding vents to lower the air pressure behind my FMIC and drop IATs a little.
At first not too much, but with the verus hood scoop plate and the vents yes
It would have been nice if you added some weather stripping between the vents and the hood. Would help with the gapping issue and could help prevent too much water from seeping into the engine bay. Awesome video as always! :)
Gling to add a bead of sealant or weather stripping in thr next few days 😁😁😁
Man you are building at a hectic rate ! Love it fam
Edit:Looks amazing dude ! i agree the carbon hoods are expensive and like you said the stock hood isn't that heavy to begin with
Thank you! Just love building! And the hood looks better than I had thought that it would!
Gonna show my gf this video to convince her to help me with my car stuff. "see babe! Smeedia gf helps him!" lol but all seriousness really good video 🙌
Do it! Always nice to be able to have the lady help! And thank you! 😁😁
major kahunas for cutting the hood! good job though. turned out great.
Thank you! I figured worst comes to worst can always get another 😅
Did you remove the hood liner previously? That's where people have the biggest problems; cutting through the liner but keeping rest. Nice team effort with the supervisor
I removed it when I went FMIC and just gotta rip it off, quick like a band aid lol and couldn't have done it without her 😁
Looks good on the outside, Just don' t open the hood and expose the inside
Big facts 😅
Looks great!!! Nice job, this totally gave me anxiety 😂😂😂
Haha thank you! And try cutting it, so much more anxiety 😅😅😅
Are you worried about rain ? Or snow weather?? I live in SE WA and weather is the only thing holding me back ...and a lack a garage..lol
Not overly, the engine is pretty weather sealed so shouldn't have any issues. Plus we've already got massive holes in our hoods for the scoop lol
Great vid!!! I was just thinking about how hot it gets under the hood. Thanks for sharing
Anytime! Appreciate the feedback! And totally worth it!
I know this is kinda old but Im planning on doing this mod on an fa wrx. Tanner do you know if I should be concerned about rain getting to my battery, maf, flex, or any other sensors? I’ve been hesitant due to this. Im from Nebraska so we get rain and a lot of snow.
Make sure you place the vents between the engine and frame rail so any water will drop down onto the splash gaurd. You should be fine if you do that 💪
I did exactly the samething to my hood way before you did yours for the gaps you should of use double sided tape first & screws after still looking good tho 👍
I pulled them back off when I wrapped my car and thats what i ended up doing, looks wayyy better 🔥😁 tried some weather strip and it looked weird at first lol
I think you did great job and they look awesome.👍🏼👍🏼👊🏼
Thanks Danny🔥💪
Did you put the insulation panel back?
No 🙏
A thick bead of black silicone =good !
Not a bad idea, going to end up doing that now 😅
@@Smeedia I'll bet black silicone will become a main staple in you're garage ! It is in mine , it's extremely tough too !
Any issues with rust and water leakage during rainy days since the install? Are raingauards the only solution?
No issues, the vents are placed so the water falls between the engine and frame rail 🙏
All matching with the rear wing and front spoiler lip thingy!!
Gotta stay consistent 😁😁😁
Dude I want to flare my STI so bad but I am terrified to cut my car. I’ve checked out these vents before too and it’s a good way to get the “chop anxiety” over with. Anyway, looks good bro.
You just have to go all in and send it or it won't happen, I lromkse ots not too bad 🔥😁
Looks really clean. I've would of spent the 1200 but that's because if I wanted to sell the car I would still have value to it. Im keeping all original parts. Looks really good tho.
I scrap most of the OE parts, then again I have no intentions of selling the STI😅 but for someone else not a bad option to do!
@@Smeedia I really don't want to sell the car and just make it a full sleeper but then again I would be avoiding the value. I'll probably give it till the 36k mile or 3 year warranty to be over to make my decision to full send the car.
That looks great I dig the look. An aslong as the top side looks good all that matters. Not like it's a show car an your going to have the hood up all the time. Nice work with a angle grinder
Thank you! Was a little hard getting some precise cuts with that big wheel. But happy with the outcome 🔥😁
I'm thinking of going this route. Did you end up making some kind of rain guard so the water doesn't go into the engine or are you just free balling it?
Free balling 🙏 all the water drains between the engind and frame rails
Hope to see some lower temps now! Want too vent my hood too...
Maby black bolts on the vents too make it look more clean?
Kind of scared of water and rain but a thats just me
I'll probably swap them all over to black hardware here soon, and the water should be alright I need to lut my intake box back in then everything should be all sealed up. And thank you! Hoping it helps!
I can't seem to find a video anywhere but how are these held in? riveted?
Screws 🤙
They come with 10mm nuts and some Allen bolts
@@Smeedia @Smeedia Shit thanks man, i almost bought a damn rivet tool. I got the RPG carbon ones so they didn't come with any mounting hardware
Im wondering how firm the installation on the OLM S207 Rear bumper vents are?, only 3M tape used on the installation.
I've seen them and don't trust the use of only 3M adhesive to hold them on 😅
You should try some double sided automotive tape. That might help with the gaps.
Wouldn't be strong enough, the bolts fully tightened wouldn't pull it the rest if the way down. But happy with the results
Ohh yeah, looking forward on doing this on Venom
Worth it! 😁😁😁
heat it and push the edges in so it bridges the gap
The CF wouldent shape, added some 3M tape to the bottom to cover panel gaps
Might wanna cut that excess metal off the bottom of the hood to maximize air flow, and agreed that touch up paint on the inside of those edges is a good idea. Any difference in IATs?
IATs are much lower seeing about 10 degrees under ambient temp now. And need to clean them all up with a dremel to maximize flow and make it look a little better lol
@@Smeedia 10 UNDER ambient??? Holy smokes!
Thats also with my IAT Sensor on the cold side of my Charge piping
What are your thoughts on a carbon fiber driveshaft? Whats your experience on this mod? Ive read that there's no downside to it unless its from a financial standpoint
Nsver personally used one, but from those I've talked to that have they have loved it. Definitely an expensive mod though
Just wondering what kind of bolts can be used aside from the oem ones?
You could use any bolts, just need to drill your holes to thr appropriate size 🙏
Turned out really good..
Thank you. For never doing it before im happy with the results.
Smeedia .. dude 100 percent.. I’m debating about doing it myself just off your video
If you do it shoot me some pics!
Smeedia .. will do
I've been thinking of hood vents... maybe GC8 style. This will be helpful
I've seen some square ones from APR that look like the GC style a little more 🔥
How'd the dyno go today? Can't wait till ya drop those numbers. 🚗
Went better than expected!! Just got home lmao
Wow you're fearless dude! Good job though
Sometimes you just gotta get at it! And thank you! 😁😁😁
I am absolutely paying someone else to install those. I would make one wrong cut and ...oops no more hood.
Lol I promise it's not too bad to do 🙏 but nothing wrong with that 🙌
Looks good brother i can’t wait to do the same thing to my car. 👌
Totally worth it! A little bit of a lain to do but I love them!
Are there any rain guards for these
How many miles do you use your air filter on the Cobb sf before you change it ??
You can go a lot of miles, mine was just smashed a little bit 😅
I noticed you said Grimmspeed has a WRB spray can. Is there a place that sells Subaru paint cans? I am trying to get the Crystal Black one. Also, hood looks incredible! And also kudos to cutting the hood, I definitely can NV do it. Hahah
If you give some paint shops the color code they can make any paint into a spray paint can 😁😁😁
Looks sick.
Thank you! 😁😁😁
Looks great. you did a nice job. Did your hood have an interior cover?
Thank you! And it did I removed it a long time ago though
Quick question, what coil overs do you recommend for. 2020 WRX daily driver but also nice and comfortable
FA500 hands down 😁😁😁
Doing this exact thing on my S209 hood 😈 but kept my oem one I got a different oem from local. Literally buying those vents too, this made me pull the final trigger. 10/10. I’ll be doing a little custom paint on this hood too, why not?
Worth it! They look so good 🔥 definitely would suggest using a dremel rather than an angle grinder 😅
Waited 5 months they couldn’t fulfil order, got a 17 wrx limited n built it more, so re ordering these and doing it instead of 4k on a varus hood. Do you know if you need to use rain treys for this?
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Brave man! Black bolts would look good on there.
Should have read all the comments as someone already said it.
Wanting to swap to them here in the near future but glad it gets brought up 🙏😁
I’ve been looking for those exact hood vents and I can’t find them anywhere do you know where I could buy some the link in your description says it’s all out and I don’t want to buy other ones because I don’t want to get the wrong ones
They've been out of stock since I've bought them 🙃 i think they're made to order now 😢
looks good good luck on the dyno day
Thank you! Getting strapped down now 🔥
Looks amazing, awesome job
Thank you! Was a fun project to do 😁
Your engine bay is LOVE!
Thank you! Spent wayyyy too much time in there 😅
Have you seen any positive change in intake temperature dude?
Saw a decrease of around 4* on IATs under normal driving conditions
Why! Go full CF hood! This looks so good but damn it would look way better full CF
If I ever got a full CF hood I would have it painted to look identical to this set up 😅 personally not a huge fan of full CF hoods. Definitely worth thr weight savings and heat extraction though!
Is getting water in the engine bay a concern with the vents not having an open/close function?
Not too much to worry about, but his air cleaner is not in a box so that would be a concern don't want that to get wet, other wise everything else is designed to come into contact with some water
I made sure to put the vents high enough where water won't get the filter, I need to put the box back on but aside from that like csippola8 said everything else is qeather sealed
@@Smeedia only other thing I can think about is your emission delete with that vent tube right there. Although the risk is small with the way you angled it towards the new vents the small risk is now there
This is my concern as well, water getting sucked into filter. Hopefully the box will still fit back into place so it can protect against the water and engine heat. Looks awesome :) enjoy ur vids. Hope Dino went well
Dyno went very well! And the box will fit back in just need to fanoodle it a little bit 😅
Looks great man!!
Thank you! 😁😁😁
You were supposed to CAULK it before installing the vents BRO 😎!!!
All the caulk! 😅
What about rain and washing the car 🚗??
The vents are placed so the water goes between the frame rain and engine 🙏
Yooooo! That came out looking badass!! 🔥💯 Ouuuuuuu
Yassss, super happy with the outcome and for the price 😅
@@Smeedia I couldn't agree more. That was a great choice 😁
Full send! Great job!
Thank you! 😁😁😁
Looks great 👍
Thank you! 😁😁😁
use a 60 pound double-sided tape to close the gap
Need to pull the vents soon to clean up some bugs but will look into it 🔥😁 appreciate the tip!
Looks good, can you not 3M tape the tiny gaps?
I could add some but wouldn't help to pull the vents down any more lol
Love it! No fear, send it!
Best thing to do is just send it!
Looks great. I want them now 👍👍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Snag a set! Totally worth it IMO!
Almost 15k subs !
Getting there! 😁😁😁
APR is life
Yassssss 🔥
what would you do about the water?
They drain between the engine and frame rail 🙏
also...black screws look better ;)
looks great tho!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very true 🔥
What's the paint code on those newer subis? Want to paint mine that colour.
Not sure on thr code but its WRB (World Rally Blue) same one they've been using in the US since 2002 😁😁
@@Smeedia oh wow I didnt realise they were still using the same paint variant. Do they have tags in the engine bay showing paint and trim code in America? Sometimes inside of door shuts.
Thr color code should be on the sticker inside of the door frame 😁