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06-09-06, 10:39 AM
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Lighter is better!
I need both my car and girlfriend to lose some weight.... I had some lexan for my old corolla, but i never met the producer. Since the fc rear window is the largest on any production car from what i hear, i figured that would be a good area to look into. Anyone know of a place i can get lexan? I live in San Mateo, California. Thanks for the help!
06-09-06, 10:48 AM
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I have the GTUs so i have an aluminum hood. Im looking for a t2 hood just so i can have the hood scoop for a little extra ventilation. I plan on gutting it out and using it for autocross, so anything i can do is benefical.
06-09-06, 11:47 AM
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I wonder how long the speedglass would go before getting all scratched up? It sounds like it's coated, but I'm not sure how long that would offer protection.
06-13-06, 12:47 PM
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I have the GTUs so i have an aluminum hood. Im looking for a t2 hood just so i can have the hood scoop for a little extra ventilation. I plan on gutting it out and using it for autocross, so anything i can do is benefical.
I don't understand your logic, considering the TII hood would have little to no effect on your cars performance.
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Originally Posted by My5ABaby
After seeing some movie with Robin Williams in it a while back where some dude getting road head got hit and lost his package... never again 
Originally Posted by Jager
I don't understand your logic, considering the TII hood would have little to no effect on your cars performance.
He should get one of these hoods.
https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/fc-reverse-vented-hood-533973/
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06-13-06, 01:52 PM
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considering the TII hood would have little to no effect on your cars performance.
dont gut a GTUs, thats a n00b for you. wanting to gut a nice version of the RX.
06-13-06, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by powrdby13B
putting a tii hood on a na makes the tranny run much cooler. I know this from experience x3 and from several friends who have done it around here and had the same results.
How do you measure the temperature of the tranny?
Why would it matter if it is colder?
As far as i know a warm tranny is a good thing cause the lubrication is better.
Putting a hoodscoop on a NA is pointless, and kinda funny too.
06-13-06, 02:38 PM
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NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO. Do NOT put lexan on a GTUs or a TII hood. Buy a TII and mess that up all you want but the GTUs is such a rare car we can't afford to have it with plastic windows and a ricey non working scoop. Sell it and buy a TII.
06-13-06, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by '87 trubo FC
NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO. Do NOT put lexan on a GTUs or a TII hood. Buy a TII and mess that up all you want but the GTUs is such a rare car we can't afford to have it with plastic windows and a ricey non working scoop. Sell it and buy a TII.
06-13-06, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Jager
So you're gutting your interior to lose 10-30lbs, then adding 5 buy using a T2 hood?
I don't understand your logic, considering the TII hood would have little to no effect on your cars performance.
I don't understand your logic, considering the TII hood would have little to no effect on your cars performance.
How does a vented hood not allow cooler air into the engine bay? So your saying hot air is better for your car?
06-13-06, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by RotaryDrift
dont gut a GTUs, thats a n00b for you. wanting to gut a nice version of the RX.
06-13-06, 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Jager
So you're gutting your interior to lose 10-30lbs, then adding 5 buy using a T2 hood?
I don't understand your logic, considering the TII hood would have little to no effect on your cars performance.
I don't understand your logic, considering the TII hood would have little to no effect on your cars performance.
Losing 25 lbs isn't beneficial?
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06-13-06, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Juiceh
Woah! What movie is this?
Yeah I don't get it either, if anything he would want a vented hood. A TII hood will just bring in more air to blow the hot air around in there.
He should get one of these hoods.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=533973
Yeah I don't get it either, if anything he would want a vented hood. A TII hood will just bring in more air to blow the hot air around in there.
He should get one of these hoods.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=533973
Wouldn't the cooler air being blown into the engine help cool it down? I thought that if you mix hot air in the engine bay with cooler air outside, then the air in the engine bay would be cooler overall compared to not having cold air pushed in. I guees i was wrong....
06-13-06, 03:21 PM
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blacks5 you dont know what a GTUs is and thats the problem the guy has.. you truely SHOULDNT mess a car up especially when only a few thousand are made and if its a 90 only for few hundred. you should sell your car and get another .. any rx7 knowledgable owner would agree.. we arent being asses we are telling it how it is.
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He should get one of these hoods.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=533973[/QUOTE]
I think thats a more ricey hood than a stock t2 hood. Thats just my opinion.
https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=533973[/QUOTE]
I think thats a more ricey hood than a stock t2 hood. Thats just my opinion.
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Originally Posted by powrdby13B
putting a tii hood on a na makes the tranny run much cooler. I know this from experience x3 and from several friends who have done it around here and had the same results.
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Originally Posted by gxlbiscuit
blacks5 you dont know what a GTUs is and thats the problem the guy has.. you truely SHOULDNT mess a car up especially when only a few thousand are made and if its a 90 only for few hundred. you should sell your car and get another .. any rx7 knowledgable owner would agree.. we arent being asses we are telling it how it is.
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the TII hood w/o an intercooler uptop is going to have adverse effects on the cooling system of your car if its not plugged up. air flows from in front of the bumper and through the radiator. with the addition of the hood scoop the air pressure or some **** increases and does not allow cool air to flow through the radiator, causing poor cooling. now if you were to plug up the scoop, then thats a different story.
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Originally Posted by Sgt. Pepper
Wouldn't putting a TII hood on an NA just overpressurize the engine bay? You are allowing all this air into your engine bay, with no way out. Then less air will go in your front grill through your radiator because the engine bay is overpressurized due to the hood scoop and your engine temps will go up because of that.
NOW THAT IS A GOOD ARGUMENT. That i did not know and you are the first to state it in a way that is actually technically understandable compared to some others simply arguing that it is "ricey" or will "mess" it up. Thank you! Knowledge is your best weapon and i appreciate you sharing it with me.
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Originally Posted by Alex6969
the TII hood w/o an intercooler uptop is going to have adverse effects on the cooling system of your car if its not plugged up. air flows from in front of the bumper and through the radiator. with the addition of the hood scoop the air pressure or some **** increases and does not allow cool air to flow through the radiator, causing poor cooling. now if you were to plug up the scoop, then thats a different story.
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Originally Posted by eatmyclutch
Faster is BETTER!