Will other Honda Hoods work on a CTR?

[Dave B]

I am interested in getting another hood for my CTR for track use. The aftermarket hoods are crazy expensive and I thought getting a regular hatchback hood without the scoop might work as I am planning on installing venting louvers. I see no need to pay for a basically non functional scoop when I am planning to cut the hood up anyway for better cooling.

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[tinyman392]

The latch is in a different location from the other Civic hoods if I'm not mistaken.

 

[WhiskeyTango]

The latch is in a different location from the other Civic hoods if I'm not mistaken.

^ This. easily remedied with removal of the latch and use of hood pins.

 

[jdm_mike]

Yeah the latches on other the other civic's hoods are different.

Theres also the option of going for a replica hood

 

[LURK-R]

^ This. easily remedied with removal of the latch and use of hood pins.

Considering you'd probably want to run hood pins for track use anyway, this seems like the way to go.

 

[Gansan]

Isn't the CTR hood aluminum and the regular Civic is not? The aluminum hood is listed as a feature in the CTR press kit.

Edit: Adding this quote from the document.

Aluminum Hood


Saving 11.7 pounds compared to the Civic Hatchback’s steel hood, the Type R’s aluminum hood directly contributes to the vehicles low mass, lower center of gravity and optimized front/rear weight distribution. The result is a better-balanced vehicle, superior handling dynamics and higher level of exclusivity.

 

[GGinMP]

Isn't the CTR hood aluminum and the regular Civic is not? The aluminum hood is listed as a feature in the CTR press kit.

Edit: Adding this quote from the document.

If the CTR was built in Swindon, the hood would be aluminium.

 

[Romeoridgee]

Could swapping latches work?

 

[Byron Sexton]

you are gimping yourself.....The CTR hood weighs less

 

[Romeoridgee]

Screw it go no hood, weight reduction>aerodynamics ??

 

[Dave B]

The whole purpose of this plan is to aid cooling. If you have followed numerous other threads re track use and the CTR, cooling on the track is a big issue and lots of solutions help but don't totally fix the problem. Adding 12 lb higher up in the car is definitely NOT a good idea and the louvers will also screw up the aero a bit. OTOH, making sure the engine doesn't start pulling power on the track due to overheating or worse going in to limp mode is the real goal.

BTW, running without a hood is generally both an aero and cooling disaster on the track. OK for the drag strip possibly.

 

[Romeoridgee]

The whole purpose of this plan is to aid cooling. If you have followed numerous other threads re track use and the CTR, cooling on the track is a big issue and lots of solutions help but don't totally fix the problem. Adding 12 lb higher up in the car is definitely NOT a good idea and the louvers will also screw up the aero a bit. OTOH, making sure the engine doesn't start pulling power on the track due to overheating or worse going in to limp mode is the real goal.

BTW, running without a hood is generally both an aero and cooling disaster on the track. OK for the drag strip possibly.

Have you tried Mishimoto secondary race intercooler?

 

[Dave B]

^ This. easily remedied with removal of the latch and use of hood pins.

Agree but I would rather put the non louvered hood back on for street use. I dunno, maybe I could use pins for both hoods.

 

[WhiskeyTango]

The whole purpose of this plan is to aid cooling. If you have followed numerous other threads re track use and the CTR, cooling on the track is a big issue and lots of solutions help but don't totally fix the problem. Adding 12 lb higher up in the car is definitely NOT a good idea and the louvers will also screw up the aero a bit. OTOH, making sure the engine doesn't start pulling power on the track due to overheating or worse going in to limp mode is the real goal.

BTW, running without a hood is generally both an aero and cooling disaster on the track. OK for the drag strip possibly.

Something like this isn't going to harm aero much at track speeds. Bonneville, sure. A track where you're tops hitting 130? Nah.

 

[Dave B]

Have you tried Mishimoto secondary race intercooler?

You might want to budget some time to read this thread Overheating & What You Can Do To Stop It | 2016+ Honda Civic Forum (10th Gen) - Type R Forum, Si Forum - CivicX.com

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