who changed their hood when they got their fmic?
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who changed their hood when they got their fmic?
i was just wondering how many of you TII guys changed to the na hood when you got your fmic. i know you should block off the top mount one way or another. strictly looks wise..what do you prefer?
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at the "fresh air at the top of the intake!" When was the last time you looked under your hood??? AND and the guy who says the NA hood weighs a ton!
I changed over to the NA hood. A lot of people get all bent out of shape over the TII hood. I loved it when I had the top mount and it was cool because it was fully functional. Once the SMIC was gone it was just useless and out of place (remember the scoop is offset). I actually like the fact that people use the TII hood on NA's because it makes the 7 seem slower than it is and when these retards on the street see me in my 7 with an NA hood they don't even bother me.
I still have the TII in the garage so I can sell it when the prices skyrocket again. I'm waiting on a guy to tell me if he can or can't sell me his vented hood. Either way the sleeper continues to roam the nights without being bothered.
I changed over to the NA hood. A lot of people get all bent out of shape over the TII hood. I loved it when I had the top mount and it was cool because it was fully functional. Once the SMIC was gone it was just useless and out of place (remember the scoop is offset). I actually like the fact that people use the TII hood on NA's because it makes the 7 seem slower than it is and when these retards on the street see me in my 7 with an NA hood they don't even bother me.
I still have the TII in the garage so I can sell it when the prices skyrocket again. I'm waiting on a guy to tell me if he can or can't sell me his vented hood. Either way the sleeper continues to roam the nights without being bothered.
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I think the stock position of the scoop is actually pretty stupid. Its not very functional even for the TMIC. There's little to no "ram" effect in that location. The bumper is a much more logical area for it.
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Originally Posted by micaheli
I think the stock position of the scoop is actually pretty stupid. Its not very functional even for the TMIC. There's little to no "ram" effect in that location. The bumper is a much more logical area for it.
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Im sure the Mazda engineers know what they are doing.
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how hard is it to get a dent out of an aluminum TII hood? i just noticed a couple small ones close togethor on the back right corner..i dont know how they got there. the weird thing is i noticed them when i had my hood off and i was looking at it from the back..they are easily noticed from this angle but harder to see when looking at it from the front.
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Originally Posted by phoenix7
maybe. They didn't seem to know very much considering the heating issues of the 3rd gen (which is more technologically advanced that the TII)