I am looking into having a scoop made like the scoop on the scoot hood to direct air into a horizontal ic that I have. Ive seen a picture of this done once and wasnt sure what type of scoop they used, how well it bonded etc. Any advice would be greatful as I didnt get much of a response from the interior/exterior section

 

It can be done. In fact I have seen a FD in Virginia that has a true Viper naca duct installed in the middle of the hood about 6-8" back from the front. The duct needn't be glassed in. If I remember correctly, the IC setup was configured to work in conjunction with the NACA duct in question. This is something that I entertained as an idea for my own car for a while.

Having said that, I was/am fortunate enough to know someone with an FD who had access to alot of instrumentation and an old hood to do testing, in view of his own custom made vented hood. He found that the engine bay was clearly and positively pressurized and that any NACA duct or any other induction duct was futile without any means of venting/depressurizing the hood.

He went on to install pressure sensors at many areas along the hood in order to determine where the highest negative pressure occurred and thereby establish the most effective vent slat position. I don't have precise details of his findings but assume that the location of these venting slats as we see them on Mazdaspeed and knightsport hoods pretty much coincides with what he has discovered.

All this to say that I have aborted the idea of installing any induction type duct to my car, no matter how cool looking I thought they could turn out.

Cheers.
David

 

thats probrably the best answer to a question I have ever seen on here

 

Have you considered a Scoot hood/replica? It looks pretty similar to a Viper and you could modify the channel that routes the air to the back to direct into your IC. I have a large SMIC and was planning on doing that....my only worry being that my IC is VERY close to the scoop itself and it may look odd to do the cut so close (and the fact that I don't want to ruin a beautiful hood)!

 

Taken off this forum, i dont know whos it is tho...

 

yes ive considered the scoot hood but I was looking to get away with it cheaper, I can do the body work myself, anyone have any idea whos car that is

 

anyone else with an idea?

 

I really like the viper scoop on an rx-7 I think that it will be one of the first exterior mods when I find an rx-7 I like.

 

That's Cypher's car:

https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...threadid=51460

He bought it with the Viper scoop already installed.

 

lol, if anyone knows cypher id appreciate it if they convinced him to sell it to me, Im in massachusetts with him! lol

 

It looks GREAT but I would NEVER EVER do it!
I like my car to be individual. I know there isn't many FD's around with those scoops, but what I mean is I don't want to make it look anything like another car (in this case a viper) and have people asking me if it's a viper and ****.

It's like putting Type R components on your SI. It might look good (sometimes) but it's making it look like a car it's not.

 

I dont care about looks, im trying to see the functionality of it

 

Why doncha just go with the scoot hood..it looks a heckuva lot better..but has the same style inlet duct.

 

I like the scoot, but its a ton of money. I may just go with the re ad 9 as I like the vents better then the scoot and mold in my own scoop

 

Good idea...I do LIKE the RE AD 9 much better than the Scoot hood itself.

I actually think it looks better without the little vent..but that's not exactly what you're going for. :p

 

Now THAT is something I don't hear enough on the forum!!!! If I'm ever through the city you live in, I'll PM you and buy you lunch.
GREAT ATTITUDE!!!

 

Best quote I've heard yet!

 

on the scoot hood... the vent in front doesn't do much, it runs all the way to the back then splits to two holes by the windsheid. if your looking to improve the airflow to a hmic... i'm not so sure that scoot is the best way to go...