Originally Posted by RCZ

I think I'd sacrifice a pound or two for having the vents to evacuate some hot air from the engine bay.

As far as painting, I would match everything, but the slanted parts of the vents I would leave in carbon. Also I would immediately paint the metal grills in black or something dark because they are flashy right now.

Looking forward to see how you paint because I'm thinking about this one too and we have the same color car. Congrats on the new hood buddy!