Hey guys, i have a t2 that currently has no hood, i can get a n/a hood from my friend for free, but i cant find a t2 hood for cheap aroud here, im planning on putting a fmic on it in a couple of weeks anyways, but for now, i need a hood on my car, some people say it will fit, others say it wont, what do you guys think, by the way- its a 88se converted with a 88jspec engine.
Jason

 

Sure...



-Ted

 

of course it does.. then you will be the ultimate sleeper... everyone would think youre an n/a when ur a tII but on the other hand u cant run the top mounted intercooler.. u have to run the front one... no scoop... youve probably thought about that already

 

some people say it wil fit even with the top intercooler, i plan on driving it like that for a couple of weeks if it does fit, but will it hurt the engine?

 

Wont you just basicly over heat your turbo and get very low boost if any ?

 

yeah i would think it would be somewhat dangerous to run a turbo without an intercooler.

this is what i think RarestRx would say "nah thats rice because you are trying to get everyone to think you have an N/A, but you dont really."

yup

Justin

 

somone has to have info on this, i read a post a while back that said he put a na hood on his convertible with a engine swap, but i dont know if that's accurate, or if that could damage the engine.
Jason

 

i wasnt saying take the intercooler off, lol, i was saying, will the hood close with the top intercooler

 

and i was saying that you wont have airflow over the intercooler

Justin

 

it seems as though the two extremeties on the list are the most annoying..the anti-NA's and the anti-forced induction ....

 

One, what are you talking about.

two, do you have anything useful to say???

Justin

 

 

You could try it if you like but i would have to advise against it. Especially with the overheating problems that the rotarys have...you might not want to try that. The turbo will make the same amount of boost but you will just lose a **** load of power. Don't **** around with heat and turbos. Find a hood spend the extra dough and save yourself the headache.

J

 

Talk to Kabooski. I have spoken to him a few times. He converted his GXL to a T2 and used the N/A hood for a little while, said no problem. And if anyone has the airflow schematic of the FC3s you will see that there is hardly any air flow through the hood scoop anyways. In fact, the usefullness of the hood scoop and its effectiveness has been debated many times on this forum

 

I'm not quite sure how you would get an NA hood to fit over the stock intercooler, but anyway that's a bad idea unless you are very careful to stay out of boost. When the turbo makes boost, it heats the intake air charge. The intercooler is there to cool the air back down to reduce detonation and increase performance. Much like your radiator, the intercooler is nothing more than a heat exchanger, and it will not do its job if it doesn't get any air. Granted, the TII hood scoop is not in the optimal position for efficiency, however it does in fact get plenty of air. Please do not confuse "low-pressure air" with "no air".