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Can anyone confirm more than one hood has ever folded, or been damaged, by high speeds? I saw a picture of that one and hear about it from time to time, but I've never seen evidence of any other hood being damaged.
I'm not an engineer of any sort, but I honestly don't see how a C5 hood that uses that stock securing locations would fold in half or get damaged from high speeds. It's anchored at the front and has latches in the back corners. How does/did the folding happen? If it's from underhood pressure (the only logical reason think of), wouldn't it be even less likely to happen on hoods with functional vents?
Also, I'm pretty sure the majority of us buying an aftermarket hood aren't using it for maintained speeds of 140-150mph...if you're specifically using it for HPDE or full mile events, I could see it being a concern and wanting something more "proven". But for the majority of us, it's most likely for a different look and/or reasonable heat extraction/pressure relief. I've had no qualms taking my unknown brand, less than perfect condition, cowl hood with vents that I installed myself to 120+, but that's just me. I personally think a lot of this superior fitment, superior quality, safe at high speeds talk is a tad bit on the extreme end.
Can anyone confirm more than one hood has ever folded, or been damaged, by high speeds?
There were a few that did. I think the cheap "ZR" ones missing the OEM-style frame are the ones that fold. Just too flimsy...
Originally Posted by ZO6ME
I had the carbon creationz zr hood but it buckled under at 135.
Originally Posted by CBMZR1
Trap speeds I this half mi event went from the 120's to the mid to upper
160's... I found out after 1 warm up, and another race that my corvette Creations hood does NOT like high speed... I'll get a pick of it buckling in the middle... Had to remove it and go topless... and it gained me 4mph.
Johnny Bohmer had an OEM '04 carbon fiber hood destroy itself, but he was going REALLY fast...
"We took it to the Texas mile and ran 205-212, on the last pass the hood blew apart and we loaded it in the trailer."
Sure, the C5 stock top speed is 174 mph and he was going faster than that.
While true and easy enough to defer to, the same thing could also be said if you mounted stickier tires and a suspension component broke. Or you installed headers and it caused the motor to send a rod through the block. I'm sure he was going much faster than just a few mph over 174, so I don't have much to argue about, I was just surprised to see that I guess. OEM parts aren't typically designed to fail at exactly the advertised limit and most on the C5 seem to be surprisingly robust. I know it's not exactly the same, but the fact that a stock diff, transmission, clutch, and motor can handle 40-50% more power than stock frequently is pretty impressive.
Missing part of the frame definitely makes sense, I didn't realize some were made that didn't have at least a similar frame. That's insane.
LOL at gaining 4mph by removing the hood, that's great.
He sold the ZR hood (it actually flopped back into shape after buckling as shown in the photo) and replaced it with a well-made fiberglass Tiger Shark hood, which never gave him any issues.
He sold the ZR hood (it actually flopped back into shape after buckling as shown in the photo) and replaced it with a well-made fiberglass Tiger Shark hood, which never gave him any issues.
It actually went back to shape after what happened in that picture without any tangible damage?? LOL unreal
So in a crazy turn of events I was re-contacted by the company I ordered the hood through. Anderson composites found out I cancelled and decided to make it right since I waited over 6 months. The hood will be put into production the second week of February. Pretty happy with that. I will let you know how it turns out. Link to the hood for reference. https://andersoncomposites.com/colle...et-corvette-c5
So in a crazy turn of events I was re-contacted by the company I ordered the hood through. Anderson composites found out I cancelled and decided to make it right since I waited over 6 months. The hood will be put into production the second week of February. Pretty happy with that. I will let you know how it turns out. Link to the hood for reference. https://andersoncomposites.com/colle...et-corvette-c5
This is great to hear! I jumped on their mailing list as well, so that when the stock returns, they will notify. A friend of mine upgrading a C5 on a budget wants to buy my CC GT hood (I'm willing to take a slight hit to get what I had wanted all along and help a brother on a tight budget-karma).
So in a crazy turn of events I was re-contacted by the company I ordered the hood through. Anderson composites found out I cancelled and decided to make it right since I waited over 6 months. The hood will be put into production the second week of February. Pretty happy with that. I will let you know how it turns out. Link to the hood for reference. https://andersoncomposites.com/colle...et-corvette-c5
great news man. I've been really happy with mine. zero complaints i love how it looks. it's lighter than stock. so far so good! I also like how much it changes the attitude of the car. My buddy travis' z06 is set up very similarly to mine (i'm a little lower with the coilovers) and it's amazing how much attitude the hood gives.
01-23-2020, 04:08 PM
Hi , let's stick to hoods vs people attacks 
