Scoot hood ram air mod??
03-11-08, 04:36 PM
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Scoot hood ram air mod??
Hey I keep wondering if anyone has modded the air-intake on the front of the scoot style hood to make a ram air-type set-up??
I imagine the LS-X guys have, no? the intake for the LS-X is right there!
I love the hood... but something like that that isnt functional just screems PONTIAC. lol The power margin would be small, but efficiency mods are always a good thing!
I imagine the LS-X guys have, no? the intake for the LS-X is right there!
I love the hood... but something like that that isnt functional just screems PONTIAC. lol The power margin would be small, but efficiency mods are always a good thing!
03-11-08, 07:19 PM
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I did that mod 6 months ago and it works good. And its a rotary not an lsx. I have a stainless heat shield that keeps the air from the radiator and a 4'' aluminun 90 degree ell that puts the air filter right below the opening. I just dont drive in the rain!
03-11-08, 09:58 PM
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really? I really dont like the square-ish hoods... I mean it all depends on what front bumper/sides/spoiler you are running, but this one and the Feed hood are the only ones that go with the natural lines of the car IMO
03-11-08, 10:49 PM
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really? does the front air 'scoop' make the later vents work more efficiently via air-flow dynamics? I just assumed it was there for aesthetics, but I could see it being useful that way if the FD's engine bay was designed to pump out all the engine bay air through the bottom...
03-11-08, 10:59 PM
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I run a stock hood, and have never felt the need to get a vented hood to keep temps down.....it's definitely not a necessity. I've roadraced my FD in the texas summer with my BNRs at 15 psi with no issue (I had p/s and a/c deleted and a smic). I think it comes down to taste in looks/aesthetics more than anything.
03-12-08, 09:37 AM
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I hate to say it but i bought the hood cheap and it does what i wanted it to at the track. Not my first choise. I had the car painted and have the scoot hood and the stock hood for road trips when i might get caught in the rain.
