Hood scoop - Advice needed
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Melting Slicks
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From: Bay Area CA
Hood scoop - Advice needed
I am thinking of adding a scoop on the hood of my 78.
The goal is to keep the engine cool. Here is a pic of my hood.
What kind of scoop would you suggest for the hood of my car?
Any pics would help.
Thanks in advance.
The goal is to keep the engine cool. Here is a pic of my hood.
What kind of scoop would you suggest for the hood of my car?
Any pics would help.
Thanks in advance.
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Joined: Mar 2005
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From: Bakersfield California
What's wrong with the hood that you have presently? Your hood looks as though if it would let plently of air in at the back near your windshield.
Drifting
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From: Kingman AZ
If your engine is running at a higher temperature than it should you need to determine why. Get to the bottom of it and correct the problem. Putting a scoop on your hood wont fix the problem. Now if you want the engine to get more air, just to have more air, well thats another story. I just dont see anything nicer than a factory hood. Maybe a different year possibly, or the L-88 hood but yours looks fine to me. I would be afraid to butcher it and end up with something ugly. Maybe someone could post some hood shots for you. Maybe there are some with mods that look good and prove me wrong
Last edited by rayluka; Nov 11, 2007 at 01:56 AM.
Team Owner
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From: Sorrento Italy
Here is the stingray scoop i added to my highrise ecklers hood, similar to yours...
..and here are two pics when doing it..
Of course the hood has been cut under the scoop, the engine get plenty of air and feeds also the filter giving to it plenty of room to breath.
..and here are two pics when doing it..
Of course the hood has been cut under the scoop, the engine get plenty of air and feeds also the filter giving to it plenty of room to breath.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Dec 2006
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From: Bay Area CA
If your engine is running at a higher temperature than it should you need to determine why. Get to the bottom of it and correct the problem. Putting a scoop on your hood wont fix the problem. Now if you want the engine to get more air, just to have more air, well thats another story. I just dont see anything nicer than a factory hood. Maybe a different year possibly, or the L-88 hood but yours looks fine to me. I would be afraid to butcher it and end up with something ugly. Maybe someone could post some hood shots for you. Maybe there are some with mods that look good and prove me wrong
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From: caraquet N.B Canada
To get started you should get a good rad and a good fan and you should not have any problem of over heating if you have the original motor. Mine have all the air comming from the grill block by my black-out kit and never had any problem of over heating. I get my air from under the bumper from the front spoiler.
