Jayrubicon

I agree... AEV hood best looking out there by a long shot

ronin2120

The only issue I ran across was actually scratching the body of my Jeep with install of the hood. I should have waited for my wife to come home and help with moving it into position for install. I didn't it by myself and the lower lip inside the hood scratched both sides of the body. Not real obvious but I know its there. Other then that I was glad to have purchased the painted version and install it myself.

GJeep

IMO, function should come before form...:

Fresh air gets in from the front and pushes hot air to the back of the engine bay, so that's where the vents should be.
The AEV vents are at the front, so they let only part of the hot air out.
Hot air vents should be at the back and not at the front.
The TMD is an example for how it should be done. Link --

River Raider Hi-Flow Hood

The River Raider Hi-Flow Hoods are another example. Link --

River Raider Hi-Flow Hood

There are 2 models, $899 (pre-orders) and $1,040.

For even more cooling, there's the Nemesis which isn't yet available --
https://www.jk-forum.com/forums/modi...8/#post3515024 ........Post 76

GJeep

Another option --

A powered vent, made specifically for hoods and up to 50 Celsius+ air temp':

Pacet Automotive Cooling Fans - Bonnet Fans

On their website it's shown on the hood of a Land Rover Defender... sorry...

ronin2120

I completely agree with you, but when wheeling most often your moving at a slow speed so there generally is a lack of air pushing from the front of the Jeep. Without having that air pushing from the front the hot air would rise up and out through any vents that a hood would have. This is just my opinion but from my experience with my AEV hood and wheeling I see a lot of heat rising out of the vents.

Namtaru

What, if any, difference is there in terms of water getting under the hood between the PSC add-on and the AEV Hood?

It seems like the PSC would let rain just drip all over the engine, but then again I have never seen either in person

GJeep

Yeah, I've seen it too, on a friends' Jeep (AEV over a Hemi).

I'd like to vent near the firewall as well, and not just when crawling:
When I drive for 3~5 hrs in the desert, on roads, with 40+ Celsius outside, plus the engine heat, the batteries, for instance, don't benefit from such abuse... a vent just next to the batteries would have helped.

I'm still considering which way to take, and would like to see what comes out of the new Nemesis hood before I decide.

Johnny t

Here is my old 08 wrangler x




Loved the hood so much when I sold my 08 and bought a 2012 unlimited rubicon first thing I did with 150 miles was buy an Aev hood and trek top lol

ronin2120

Yeah I can imagine the heat being a huge issue there, but I didn't even think about the heat effecting the battery. The battery would benefit from having a vent especially undering load like when winching

GJeep

Depending, of course, on the climate one lives in, a vent next to the batteries would help even when parking.
Parking in southern Israel, for a few hrs in direct summer sun, would bring the under hood temp' to 60~70 Celsius.
No crawling, no winching, just switching off and parking for a few hours...
The hood slopes upwards, towards the firewall -- that's where the hottest air accumulates.
That's where the batteries are, and the battery isolator, etc'.
That's where I want the vents... near the firewall, on both sides and in the middle.