n/a with turboII hood..opinions
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n/a with turboII hood..opinions
ok so i have a turboII hood laying around..i have a na rx7..i love the way the turboII hoods look but at the same time i dont want people to think i have a turbo...just kind of wanted everyones opinions..thanks
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Why not... it might cause a little more drag but you're getting more fresh air into the engine bay, and it'll cool off your intake manifold.
Definitely use it if it's aluminum.
Definitely use it if it's aluminum.
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Why not? You wouldn't be the only one around here w/ an n/a and turbo hood lol. Not me though I actually have the turbo engine underneath it but my buddies s4 is an n/a and he has turbo hood and transmission.
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An aluminum TII hood in excellent shape is worth about $450. An aluminum NA hood in excellent shape is worth about $250. Trade yours for an NA aluminum hood and pocket about $200.
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im tryin to sell the hood actually or trade it for some bbs vert wheels..i think it is alluminum tho just because of how light it is..i say 25lbs... heres the pics of it...
just havent really had many offers on it..if i cant sell it i guess ill just keep it
just havent really had many offers on it..if i cant sell it i guess ill just keep it
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$450 where are you buying them... I payed 150 for mine and almost had a perfect one for $200. Yes they were both aluminum. Although I do think a good condition one like yours should be able to get $250-300 for someone looking for it in that color. I would put it on though it makes them look so much better.
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I had somebody offer me a primer, steel, TurboII hood for $450. To top that the hood was over 6 hours away, and he wouldn't ship it..
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I got an aluminum turbo hood for my na late last summer - besides useful weight savings (the steel hood is HEAVY), cool air on the intake (and just generally keeping the intake cool) does make a difference in terms of responsiveness (probably also a slight HP gain, relative to a heat soaked intake side), I've found in 9 years of autocrossing the car.
It's not painted to match yet, but here's a pic someone took at a recent meet:
http://s3.supload.com/files/default/RX7_meet02.JPG
At first I found the scoop bulge odd to look at, especially from the driver's seat, but I've gotten to like my phony turbo look I might actually swap an S5 turbo at some point when time and money allow, so besides the fact I couldn''t track down an NA aluminum hood, that did play into my willingness to go with the turbo one.
It's not painted to match yet, but here's a pic someone took at a recent meet:
http://s3.supload.com/files/default/RX7_meet02.JPG
At first I found the scoop bulge odd to look at, especially from the driver's seat, but I've gotten to like my phony turbo look I might actually swap an S5 turbo at some point when time and money allow, so besides the fact I couldn''t track down an NA aluminum hood, that did play into my willingness to go with the turbo one.
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My n/a had a half *** primered, dented, and steel hood. I found a guy with a black aluminum t2 hood with about 10 hail dents for $60. IMO it still looks better than the old n/a hood with the dents, and it's a hell of a lot lighter
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