ReBeL1986
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Hello there,
I drive a 2021 Ram Rebel and at the end of last year to be exact on December 2024 I had a radiator leak which made me change the radiator with a new one from Mopar as I did not find any aftermarket (larger size ones) and since that day up until April 2025 I was facing a high coolant and oil temprature reaching to 108-110℃ (225-230℉) while being idle and cruising on the highway which really freaked me out!!!
I was going through how can some mods help me with this issue, I noticed the fake hood vents and thought why don't I make them real functional hood vents (I thought about water going into the engine bay and all this drama) but in my situation I am located in the Middle East in Kuwait (mostly we have Clear skies that are FREAKING HOT during summer, and we get lots of dusty days) summer temps reach a high of 50 ℃ (122 ℉) in the shade in day light and at night it gets down to the higher 30's ℃ (90's ℉).
I went to one of our best MOD shops in Kuwait - SOLID Projects (https://www.instagram.com/solid_projects/?hl=en) - the shop has some iconic work which you can check out on their instagram page.
we discussed the pros and cons and I decided to go ahead with the plan and the photos will speak of the design outcome which I loved to be honest.
Performance wise, it gave the outcome I hoped for, now when the car is idle the temp is around 96℃ (204℉) and the oil temp is around 100℃ (212℉) and I while cruising the coolant temprature raises to 100-102℃ (212-216℉) and the oil temp goes up to 101-104℃ (214-220℉) and I am now satisfied.
This is the part I changed (the photo is from the internet)
My hood from the inside
Started cutting the hood
First Sample
Adding some touches to the final design
The final design after painting it
I drive a 2021 Ram Rebel and at the end of last year to be exact on December 2024 I had a radiator leak which made me change the radiator with a new one from Mopar as I did not find any aftermarket (larger size ones) and since that day up until April 2025 I was facing a high coolant and oil temprature reaching to 108-110℃ (225-230℉) while being idle and cruising on the highway which really freaked me out!!!
I was going through how can some mods help me with this issue, I noticed the fake hood vents and thought why don't I make them real functional hood vents (I thought about water going into the engine bay and all this drama) but in my situation I am located in the Middle East in Kuwait (mostly we have Clear skies that are FREAKING HOT during summer, and we get lots of dusty days) summer temps reach a high of 50 ℃ (122 ℉) in the shade in day light and at night it gets down to the higher 30's ℃ (90's ℉).
I went to one of our best MOD shops in Kuwait - SOLID Projects (https://www.instagram.com/solid_projects/?hl=en) - the shop has some iconic work which you can check out on their instagram page.
we discussed the pros and cons and I decided to go ahead with the plan and the photos will speak of the design outcome which I loved to be honest.
Performance wise, it gave the outcome I hoped for, now when the car is idle the temp is around 96℃ (204℉) and the oil temp is around 100℃ (212℉) and I while cruising the coolant temprature raises to 100-102℃ (212-216℉) and the oil temp goes up to 101-104℃ (214-220℉) and I am now satisfied.
This is the part I changed (the photo is from the internet)
My hood from the inside
Started cutting the hood
First Sample
Adding some touches to the final design
The final design after painting it
