bork Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 The guy I bought hood from drove without the block-off plates and they were handed to me. I want to put plates back on to keep water out. BUT I was wondering, when the car is parked, & pouring rain, do the plates pond up & leak a bit? What about when rain freezes in there? Any issues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairtax4me Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 Never heard of it being a problem. Subaru sold them that way from the factory. Don't they have drain holes in them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ioku Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 I just got rid of those plates on mine to make the scoop and vents functional rain getting in wont hurt anything hell I regularly spray off my engine with degreaser and a hose to keep things clean, water on your engine isn't a problem like people think it is, you just don't want water in your engine and if you have the stock air box that wont happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bork Posted July 2, 2016 Author Share Posted July 2, 2016 I didn't see any drain holes in plates, & I was worried about knock sensor getting wet & therefore cooling a tad, expanding & contracting, possibly causing premature failure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt167 Posted July 2, 2016 Share Posted July 2, 2016 (edited) The OB Sport hood was a carry over from other countries as a Turbo hood. The blockoff plates were a US spec thing being we did not get Turbo Impreza/ WRX till 2002 You can leave them open without issue Edited July 2, 2016 by matt167 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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