Will this work T2 motor w/ NA hood->
12-03-05, 07:31 PM
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Will this work T2 motor w/ NA hood->
Not as cut and dry as the title, I was wondering if the Aluminum N/A hood is ok to use TEMPORARILY until the FMIC stuff comes in. Just a quick Q..... Like a trip to the Exhaust shop, around town and back home...
12-03-05, 07:45 PM
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That is against the law here.
12-03-05, 07:48 PM
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clearance is fine, i know that because my car is a NA and i have the TII swap with the stock TMIC but i dunno about driving around with that small amount of airflow to the intercooler. peace -mike
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12-03-05, 10:30 PM
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Yea, seriously, without airflow to the TMIC I would seriously not do any boosting. No boosting, and its absolutley fine. Just disconnect the wastegate arm and have it sort of wired open. Your car will be slow, but it will defenitly still be alive when you get the proper hood.
12-03-05, 10:40 PM
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I drove my fresh vert T2 swap home from Rotary Ressurection in Morristown to Chicago with an NA hood over the TMIC with no problem(700+ miles). I've driven it around to and from work a couple times with no issues either. I will switch to a FMIC setup soon though.
12-03-05, 10:57 PM
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Driving it without a hood is still bad. Driving with an NA hood is worse. But, like the others said, as long as your not boosting, there shouldnt be a problem.
12-03-05, 11:22 PM
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Do any of you even know WHY its a "bad idea" to drive with the na hood? I tend to think a lot of you are just parrots... jesus.
You can drive around with the NA hood, it wont hurt anything.
You can drive around with the NA hood, it wont hurt anything.
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12-04-05, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by SideWindeRx7
Do any of you even know WHY its a "bad idea" to drive with the na hood? I tend to think a lot of you are just parrots... jesus.
You can drive around with the NA hood, it wont hurt anything.
You can drive around with the NA hood, it wont hurt anything.
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12-04-05, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by SideWindeRx7
Do any of you even know WHY its a "bad idea" to drive with the na hood? I tend to think a lot of you are just parrots... jesus.
You can drive around with the NA hood, it wont hurt anything.
You can drive around with the NA hood, it wont hurt anything.
....Polly want a cracker...
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The stock intercooler is about as efficient as a a fat person on a treamill 2 times a week. Sure it will help you out, but you are aint gonna get any better looking.
What I'm saying is that the stock IC doesnt do a great job cooling the air, especially once you get up to speed. Air just does not flow through the top mount very well. So running with a closed up hood wont make much of a difference, even if youre boosting. I'm sure you might notice a little lack in power after some long driving, but overall if youre just using it to get around, it wont hurt anything. Shoot, old school turbo charged vehicles never even used intercoolers, some dont today! Most turbocharged boat engines dont use intercoolers either. *shrug* sorry about the name calling earlier, I had just got done reading the Gen D section and hated everyone on this board... but im better now
What I'm saying is that the stock IC doesnt do a great job cooling the air, especially once you get up to speed. Air just does not flow through the top mount very well. So running with a closed up hood wont make much of a difference, even if youre boosting. I'm sure you might notice a little lack in power after some long driving, but overall if youre just using it to get around, it wont hurt anything. Shoot, old school turbo charged vehicles never even used intercoolers, some dont today! Most turbocharged boat engines dont use intercoolers either. *shrug* sorry about the name calling earlier, I had just got done reading the Gen D section and hated everyone on this board... but im better now
12-04-05, 09:19 PM
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Trevor, I have been rockin the NA hood on my TII swap since I completed it in September. It clears fine, no issues.
And don't fear boosting, its so cold here right now that it shouldn't be too bad.
600 miles on the build bitches.
And don't fear boosting, its so cold here right now that it shouldn't be too bad.
600 miles on the build bitches.
12-04-05, 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by SideWindeRx7
The stock intercooler is about as efficient as a a fat person on a treamill 2 times a week. Sure it will help you out, but you are aint gonna get any better looking.
What I'm saying is that the stock IC doesnt do a great job cooling the air, especially once you get up to speed. Air just does not flow through the top mount very well. So running with a closed up hood wont make much of a difference, even if youre boosting. I'm sure you might notice a little lack in power after some long driving, but overall if youre just using it to get around, it wont hurt anything. Shoot, old school turbo charged vehicles never even used intercoolers, some dont today! Most turbocharged boat engines dont use intercoolers either. *shrug* sorry about the name calling earlier, I had just got done reading the Gen D section and hated everyone on this board... but im better now
What I'm saying is that the stock IC doesnt do a great job cooling the air, especially once you get up to speed. Air just does not flow through the top mount very well. So running with a closed up hood wont make much of a difference, even if youre boosting. I'm sure you might notice a little lack in power after some long driving, but overall if youre just using it to get around, it wont hurt anything. Shoot, old school turbo charged vehicles never even used intercoolers, some dont today! Most turbocharged boat engines dont use intercoolers either. *shrug* sorry about the name calling earlier, I had just got done reading the Gen D section and hated everyone on this board... but im better now
You block out your I/C and measure air temperature differences. With no air flow, and nowhere to expel the heat into cooler ambient air, you're going to heat up the air more with the hood on, then if you had no intercooler at all.
I'm right on this one man, trust me.
Don't worry about the name calling, I think you're all rotards anyway.
LOL, J/K.
12-04-05, 10:15 PM
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just make a tube that goes from the turbo to the intake and take out the intercooler...that way you wont have clearance issues. then...dont boost...and drive slow...some older cars had turbos without intercoolers...car wont be very happy with you if you boost though
12-05-05, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by RRTEC
I'd rather not cut up a perfectly good N/A Aluminum hood... But I do Have like 20 steel ones laying around.....
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It will work just fine, as long as you're not making repeated high-boost runs. There are no clearance issues, and intake temps don't get too high if you don't go nuts with the boost.