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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 01:24 AM
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Question head light scoops

are they worth it? i mean, i don;t really thing that are all that pleasing to the eye, but if the performance is up to par i would be willing to compromise a little.

anyone have experience with one?
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 01:26 AM
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Take out your passenger side FTP lense and it will get you more air flow without the $150
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 03:02 AM
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i have both FTP lenses out already....notice in the pic in my sig. or rather i should sya that they were gone when i got the car.
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 03:03 AM
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but wouldn;t the headlight disrupt the air coming thru my FTP lens "vents"?
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 07:26 AM
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Not when you turn on the headlights.

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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 02:13 PM
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that is true ren....but i tend to drive my car much more durgint he day :P


an d i am asking this question cuz i have access to one of the head light scoops for $3.50. lol
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 02:28 PM
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an d i am asking this question cuz i have access to one of the head light scoops for $3.50. lol
Just buy it and sell it for more then.
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 02:46 PM
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 02:50 PM
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i don;t feel like bothering with re-selling it.


all i need to know is if it is worth actually installing or not
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 02:56 PM
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If it is cheap, of course you should get it. More air flow is always better. Hell, if dirt and water weren't a problem, we would all have tubes sticking out our front bumpers going straight to the engine for air flow
Only reason not to get that scoop is for the price. And that obviously isn't your problem.

Or I guess if you don't like the way it looks.
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 02:57 PM
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I dont think anyone can say for sure if it helps at all or not. If you dont buy it mind hooking me up?
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 02:59 PM
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I dont think anyone can say for sure if it helps at all or not. If you dont buy it mind hooking me up?
Is that your car in your sig picture?

If it is I see no use for a headlight scoop for you...
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 03:01 PM
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No, Im not stupid enough to pay 1800$ for a front bumper , or have that much money to waste on a front bumper.
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 03:03 PM
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alrigh then. i am going to buy it and install it sometime next week. if i don;t like the way it looks then i will hook up the highest bidder
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 03:03 PM
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ok
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 03:35 PM
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why do people say the headlight gets in the way during the daytime if you have the FTP lenses out? all you have to do is drive with the headlight up and that solves that problem! *DURRR*
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 03:42 PM
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and then you look like a moron for having yoru headlights up during the day
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 03:43 PM
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or you could wire it up to open just ONE headlight during the day.
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 05:07 PM
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plus then you have the added drag of having that wedge sticking out into the airflow.

("ooh" ...golf clap)

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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 06:18 PM
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oh ic so you would both sacrafice performance for looks huh?




whos the moron?
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 07:04 PM
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you are sacrificing aerodynamics.



whose the moron?
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 11:11 PM
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i bought one and it works realy well. you can here the engine sucking in more air and you can feel it pull more at 3000 rpm
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 11:29 PM
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Originally posted by RiceRocket
you are sacrificing aerodynamics.



whose the moron?


OHHHHHHH I see, so when you drive at night do you drive without your headlights on? I mean you wouldnt want to sacrifice ALLLLL that extra aerodynamics right?

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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 11:42 PM
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but why would you disrupt your aerodynamics during the day? why not jsut WAIT till night time?


do ya even realize how ignorant you sound?
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Old Dec 27, 2002 | 11:44 PM
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i mean, if youw ant extra air flow. do it the proper way. get the scoops. don;t pop out your FTP lenses and ride around with yoru headlights open like a moron.
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