GS hood with air scoop?
08-20-01, 05:42 PM
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08-20-01, 07:37 PM
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Is the hood scoop functional?
08-22-01, 07:43 AM
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Well consider that underneath the vent there's just the top of the motor, I would say the hood is NOT functional...those type of hoods are designed for cars that have horizontally mounted intercoolers (or other type of coolers)...
It may help get some vent some air through the engine bay area...MAYBE...
Personally, I wouldn't do it because when it rains, you'll just get a LOT of water flowing through the engine compartment (not a problem if you part under something or cover it up if you have to part the car outside) and it shouldn't be much of a problem if you drive in the rain...maybe...
It may help get some vent some air through the engine bay area...MAYBE...
Personally, I wouldn't do it because when it rains, you'll just get a LOT of water flowing through the engine compartment (not a problem if you part under something or cover it up if you have to part the car outside) and it shouldn't be much of a problem if you drive in the rain...maybe...
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08-22-01, 10:56 AM
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Yeah, I thought the hood probably was for looks alone.
I'm a sucker for a FUNCTIONAL cool hood, especially on old muscle cars. One of my old cars was a Ram Air Forumla Firebird.
When a Formula was manufactured with the Ram Air option it received a functional hood versus the hoods that had block plates in the scoops for non RA cars. A special "dual-snorkel" air cleaner was also installed. When the hood was closed each of the snorkels would mate to a small circular hole on the underside of the hood, at the end of each scoop, that allowed fresh cool air to enter the air cleaner and carburetor.
Not sure I'd ever put anything like that on my lex, tho.
I'm a sucker for a FUNCTIONAL cool hood, especially on old muscle cars. One of my old cars was a Ram Air Forumla Firebird.
When a Formula was manufactured with the Ram Air option it received a functional hood versus the hoods that had block plates in the scoops for non RA cars. A special "dual-snorkel" air cleaner was also installed. When the hood was closed each of the snorkels would mate to a small circular hole on the underside of the hood, at the end of each scoop, that allowed fresh cool air to enter the air cleaner and carburetor.
Not sure I'd ever put anything like that on my lex, tho.
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