If i swap a TII into my n/a do i need the hood scoop? If the IC isn't cooling the air, how much would it affect HP on a stock turbo?

 

if you dont do the TII hood you better do a front mount intercooler

 

yeah i kno but i want to know how much HP ill lose if i have TMIC with no scoop

 

ok whatever, wheres the cheapest place to get FMIC

 

I wonder if it's illegal to drive without a hood in Texas? I'm almost done putting a 13bt into my gxl but don't have a TII hood, and i'm broke!

 

haha till you get a t2 hood you could just cut your current hood where the ic is

 

O.k i'm not that ghetto!!

 

haha no it will look good it will look good haha jk.But seriously,I had a buddy that cut his hood a little,and had his intake filter sticking out.Ewwwww!!!

 

Nice

 

you will lose alot of power if the stock IC heat sinks and the ecu has to pull timing.

 

you can buy a 3inch FMIC on ebay for about 300 at the cheapest, its a full kit and it works pretty decent =]

you could also do what azdk said lol, just cut out a section on the hood and file it down make it look half way okay and run it untill you can find a hood. =]

 

would the N/A hood even close???..isnt the TMIC in the way??...just curious...lol

 

I would think so.I mean the IC kinda just replaces the n/a intake manifold right?

 

Im 90% sure that the ic hits the hood w/o the scoop.

 

you can craigslist an intercooler that would fit your need. You could also i believe make a side mount intercooler like the audi's have. If you could find mandrel bending places that would bend pipe..then no problem. Just make sure that the intercooler isnt too big or too small for application

and stop posting so many things!

 

the hood would hit your ic if you didn't cut it you're best bet is to pick up a tII hood and if it doesn't match your paint then deal. i found one in perfect condition for 175 on craigslist

 

They really aren't expensive.

 

Why waste money on a TII hood when you could go FMIC?

 

def go fmic. btw how much do t2 hoods go for these days? i got mine at a good price a few years back and i think it was stolen. i gotta say im disappointed at this thread, i was hoping for a question about why the scoop isnt centered

 

Some crazy guy around here did that to his FB...

I bought a $65 aluminum T2 hood off a buddy and gave him my old n/a hood to put back on his parts car. I didn't think it would shut right, but it did. So yes the n/a hood will clear (or atleast latch securely) on a car with a top mpunt. But like others say, for the money you'd spend on the hood, you could add around a hundred and have a decent front mount. That's what I'd be going for.

 

Seriously.