well, I can't afford a TII hood for my TII swap, so I decided to make my own scoop on a spare N/A hood.
I was thinking about trying to make a cowl induction scoop(the reverse ones, right?), but I'm not sure. I just don't know what would bring in the most air.

if anyone has pictures or ideas of a scoop I could put on my car to bring air into the stock IC, I would really appreciate it.

 

noone even has any ideas?

 

The area of the scoop is really a low pressure area of the car. Air will not be drawn in, but more of sucked out. It will still cool the engine bay either way though. I cut out a set of hood vents from a late 70's Accord (dont laugh) from the junkyard, and am thinking about molding them into my hood.

 

How scoops work:

http://www.gmecca.com/byorc/dtipsaer...cs.html#Scoops

If you're planning on making your own, this should be very helpful in understanding how to shape and place it to get it to do what you want it to do...

 

excellent!!! that really helps.
keep it coming

 

Personally, I'd rather front mount it. Better to saw a hole in the fender, where no one sees it, than the hood, where everyone sees it.
Plus, later, if you decide to run higher boost, you could get a bigger intercooler and put it there.
I say front mount it.

 

oh yeah, that would make it an even better sleeper car

 

I think the big silver FMIC gives it away

 

you only see that if you really look at it.

 

front mounting it takes money to get custom piping
otherwise I'd do that.


anyone have anything elsa to add today?

maybe some pictures?

 

noone wants to help me today?

 

I've got a brand new cowl induction scoop if you want it. I'd let it go cheap -- never been installed. Of course I'd have to shoot you if you put it on an RX7, but hey, to each his own.

It's an old Vette style scoop. I can take pictures if you really think you're interested. It would look hideous IMO though.

And just to satisfy everyone's curiousity -- no I didn't buy it for my RX7. I've had it for years+.

 

bigretard urs is on the way

 

This is an idea I have been thinking about : hoods with conventional or reverse scoops. For an induction scoop, it would be very easy. I mean downright simple. I would say 10 hours of work to make the rough product ready for paint . . . but as others have said the FC hood is mostly all in lower pressure than atmospheric when the car is moving. Air enters the engine bay through the radiator inlet which is in a very high pressure area.

. . . If I were in your shoes I would simply increase the inlet area in the front bumper and make a reverse scoop directly over the TMIC in the low pressure area. The intercooler would show through the scoop as the opening would be large and flat. Of course rain and leaves would pile up on the IC so for a more real-world solution, you could just extend the roof of the scoop back to where it is over the IC.

If the scoop exit got too far back, it would be in the only high pressure on the hood: the very back where it meets the windshield. However, with a square exit you would get mild turbulence which would be low pressure for sure and would promote airflow OUT the scoop in keeping in accordance with the flow in the engine bay of a moving car. This design would also allow engine bay heat to escape a standing vehicle like the stock duct.

In other words, I would make a scoop just like the stock scoop but turned 180 degrees around, essentially a "reverse stock" scoop. It would be sooooooo easy my man, do it and you will thank yourself!

 

wow. back from the dead.