hood clarence issue

[supra7m2002]

I have a rb25 swap I just got done doing, now I have a problem with hood clarence. my intake mani and pipings along the top of the engine are hitting the hood. I try the slivia hood and same thing too. my car is an 96 240. what solution do you guys have for me in helping here. thanks guys.

[mello88]

cut part of the hood skeleton out or prop the hood up with washers on the brackets.

[Darius]

I used longer bolts and nuts w/lock washers at the hinges to prop the hood up about an inch. Just make sure it latches properly because it puts the hook out of alignment.

[supra7m2002]

oh ok, what about a carboon fiber hood? do I still need to shim it too?

[supra7m2002]

i'm having problems finding a hood to fit the s14 jdm frontend, where can I buy a carbon fiber hood that has no braces on the buttom of the hood? it's for an s14 jdm silvia koukie front end? thank guys for your time.

[matafied]

what did you use as far as mounts to install it in your car?? i ended up using some 325i bmw motor mounts, they dropped it down just perfect.

[supra7m2002]

yea that's the problem, mines lifted the engine up a bit. that's why it's hitting.

[matafied]

yea you could try the bmw mounts, it will drop the engine about 1 1/2 inches. better than chopn up your hood lol

[gawdzilla]

what is an "s14 jdm front end"? arent all s14 front ends sold as usdm too?

[kjlindgr]

arent all s14 front ends sold as usdm too?

Yes and no. They look the same but the JDM ones are cooler.

[Darius]

oh yep. I remember reading that somewhere on zilvia.net.

[wawazat8402]

Theres no difference in the hoods, except the badging.

[matafied]

325e 1984-1987, 325iS 1997-1991, 325i 1987-1992, 325 1986-1988, 325es 1986-1987

[exodus5547097]

I have rb25 swap on s13. anything to help me about hood clearances. Please make any suggestions.

[lucky7]

get the greddy intake manifold, or just get some E30 mounts like that guy said. looks like any E30 6 cylinder mounts will work.

[exodus5547097]

get the greddy intake manifold, or just get some E30 mounts like that guy said. looks like any E30 6 cylinder mounts will work.

what is E30?

[Joe]

what is E30?

a bmw.

[ANVIL]

those bmw mounts only for s14? which x member? never heard of people using bmw mounts

[Neejay]

yea you could try the bmw mounts, it will drop the engine about 1 1/2 inches. better than chopn up your hood lol

What mount kit are you using in addition to the e30 mounts? R33 crossmember? Top hat/McKinney? Driveshaft?

These look very promising, as you can find the urethane version of these really easy it seems (from a quick google search.)

[ST240]

yea you could try the bmw mounts, it will drop the engine about 1 1/2 inches. better than chopn up your hood lol

i am intrigued. I was going to use the stock 240sx mounts with my r32 crossmember for my rb20 swap.

these mounts are lower profile than the stock 240sx ones?

edit i have googled the mounts and there appears to be a ton of "oem" varieties, can you show me a pic of the type you used?
Modified by ST240 at 11:08 PM 6/17/2008

[ST240]

bump, cmon matafied . I really dont want to cut my hood.

[BoostFab]

what's wrong with trimming a few spot on your under-skeleton of the hood... don't make a big fuss about it. just do it.