Originally Posted by +fireamx

What exactly are the "vents" for?
To introduce cool air into the intake?
To place cold air "over" a heat exchanger?
To let "hot" air escape the engine bay?
Purely cosmetic?
I've never looked under the hood of any Mercedes, or Jag that had them so I really don't know there actual purpose.
Because if it's to introduce cool air into the intake, then it would probably not work as well as the factory design simply because there is at least 1" of "dead air" that envelopes the whole body of the car as it's moving. The vents would only allow the engine to "suck" cool outside air into the supercharger, as opposed to the stock design that actually offers some "ram air" effect.
As an exhaust vent, it would probably work just fine.
If it's purely cosmetic, then it boils down to what ever floats your boat.

Originally Posted by BLACKSRT-6

Anyone else interested in an inexpensive functional hood!Thanks

Originally Posted by BLACKSRT-6

It also looks much better with the lines of the crossfire then the AMX style hood, in my opinion.

Originally Posted by BLACKSRT-6

The supercharged vents are an off the shelf product. Wouldn't it be cheaper to buy those and have them cut into the stock hood like we did in the old days? Has anyone placed the vents on a stock hood to see how they line up with the seams? If the vents cost $150, I know I could have them painted and installed locally for less then $200. Can we get some photos of the vents sitting on the stock hood in different locations that fit the lines of the hood? I think matching body color or silver matching the side vents would both look great.

Anyone else interested in an inexpensive functional hood!

Thanks

Originally Posted by BLKFIN

Do you have any idea of the part number?