Seibon Carbon Fiber Hood Upgrade installed on TRD Off-Road

[Franco]

Water intrusion on a rainy day, no concerns with that?

There is a fiberglass liner under the hood that disperses any water that may get into the hood scoop (probably very minimal)

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[DannyvanDelft]

Do you think the snorkel makes the engine compartment watertight?

No it doesn't, which is exactly my point.

 

[Franco]

There is a fiberglass liner under the hood that disperses any water that may get into the hood scoop (probably very minimal)

 

[ModernDay4Runner]

No it doesn't, which is exactly my point.

So driving with the engine submerged is Ok because the snorkel allows one to do so? I would think submerging an engine would be bad for the engine but what do I know.

 

[brumey]

You can put a snorkel on the car and it'll drive with the engine submerged. A bit of rain won't do anything.

Wrong and bad advise to propagate.
Show me in the manual or a Toyota doc thats stated you can submerge the engine if you have a snorkel.

Nice looking hood. Wonder what it cost and if its more ridged than the OEZm?

 

[4RNerAndScrubs]

That hood is a perfect match in that underground color. Just ! Ordered my wife's Seibon hood on Thursday morning, picked it up in the afternoon, and put it on when we got home, then drove over 1000 miles to Colorado from Socal.

 

[Franco]

So driving with the engine submerged is Ok because the snorkel allows one to do so? I would think submerging an engine would be bad for the engine but what do I know.

Thank you
They retail for $1800 but are available online for $1620. Seibon hooked me up with a local retailer who did even better than that
Rigidity wise seems about equal to the stock hood. certainly lighter for sure

 

[Franco]

That hood is a perfect match in that underground color. Just ! Ordered my wife's Seibon hood on Thursday morning, picked it up in the afternoon, and put it on when we got home, then drove over 1000 miles to Colorado from Socal.

That's awesome!!!
Im about to head to Utah in a week. How did it do? Did you install any insulation? Im getting mine wrapped in matte clear PPF on the 30th

 

[4RNerAndScrubs]

That's awesome!!!
Im about to head to Utah in a week. How did it do? Did you install any insulation? Im getting mine wrapped in matte clear PPF on the 30th

Wife wasn't having the idea of leaving the hood off the car till after we returned. So we drove careful to not tailgate and not speed or at least not super speed. Drove between 70-80 mph. Checked it at every stop and had no rock chips or scratches. We did find a wrap shop over here in CO and miraculously they had the availability. They are installing today and I'm picking it up in the AM. I have hood struts and insulation coming soon.

 

[127.0.0.1]

So driving with the engine submerged is Ok because the snorkel allows one to do so? I would think submerging an engine would be bad for the engine but what do I know.

the OEM snorkel does not allow you to submerge the engine

submerging an engine successfully and not doing damage
would require 4-5 grand of modifications

 

[ModernDay4Runner]

You would think this was obvious, common sense, etc. As you can see from the post above, some people think putting on this snorkel is like putting on a Superman cape.

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