Hood latch vs Zeus
 

Getting my new hood soon, and was wondering if flush mounted hood latches are nhra legal, or even strong enough for 145 mph.

Re: Hood latch vs Zeus
 

You can attach a hood with Dzus fasteners if you want. I use stock hinges with 2 hood pins and 2 Dzus fasteners at the front.

Having to undo 10+ Dzus fasteners when you need to get under the hood in a hurry may cause some problems.

Re: Hood latch vs Zeus
 

I like the dzus fasters because they're flush, but like alky said, who wants to fumble with that **** when there's a fire underneath your hood. I don't like lift off hoods because they're a pita when in the pits by yourself. Factory hinges with 2 pins is what I'd do. To this day still just using the factory latch. Also been worried about it flying off so ill do the hood pin thing eventually. No NHRA rule that I know about. Haven't skimmed through the book in a while though.

Re: Hood latch vs Zeus
 

i'm going to take the latch off and put two dzus fasteners on the leading edge towards the middle. i have aerocatch hood pins already.

Re: Hood latch vs Zeus
 

Aerocatch is what I was looking at. Can you post pics?

Re: Hood latch vs Zeus
 

here ya go:
https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hpho...36978441_n.jpg

be sure to get the genuine Aerocatch's made in the UK as i'm not sure i'd trust the knock offs. the real ones run about $75

Re: Hood latch vs Zeus
 

The 2 aerocatches aren't enough with out the latch??

Re: Hood latch vs Zeus
 

probably, but the hood bows a bit somewhere past 115mph and i'm looking to take advantage of all the aerodynamics of the front of the car as possible, so i'm pinning the front to keep it from bowing up.

Re: Hood latch vs Zeus
 

Gotcha. I was hoping I'd be ok with just the 2 latches. We'll see.

Re: Hood latch vs Zeus
 

any pics of the studs beneath the hood?

Re: Hood latch vs Zeus
 

no, didn't take any. they're just aluminum hood pins basically.

Re: Hood latch vs Zeus
 

got cha, looks good

Re: Hood latch vs Zeus
 

I've been 175mph with the stock latch and no issues. I only go rid of it, because I was trying to lose more weight with the car.

Re: Hood latch vs Zeus
 

i'm very confident the stock hood latch would do fine by itself, but i'm also on a diet mentality at the moment so it's coming off, lol!