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Scoops are not junk science, and I'd recommend them to anyone looking for a small performance gain | 27 | 14.36% | |
Scoops are a waste of time and money. | 50 | 26.60% | |
I've got them, but can't really say whether or not they were worth it. | 47 | 25.00% | |
No experience with scoops -- I'm useless. | 64 | 34.04% | |
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10-16-2009, 11:18 AM | #45 |
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I plan to buy a set and do a test this winter with my Performance Steering Wheel which shows peek speed of each lap.... I will do it on a road course...
I will Run laps stock Run laps with vent in hood taped off Run laps with scoops Run laps with scoops with vent in hood taped off Do 4 laps each time.. And see if the peak speed at the end of the front straight changes... If they make a difference then a 140mph run with consistent start speed and start point will definitely tell the truth...
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10-16-2009, 11:19 AM | #46 |
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THEN.. i will take the scoops off because i dont want direct scoop sucking in as much dirt and leaves and whatever into my intake box...
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Seal off hood vent?
Does anyone know what the real purpose of the hood vent is? Is it just another point of air intake under throttle? Would sealing it create more of a ram air effect or would it just remove a legitimate point of cool air intake?
They must have engineered it that way for a reason, no? Thanks |
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I'd love to be directed towards a lonely, straight road, sans the scoops though.
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It's back far enough on the hood that it is a higher-pressure area. Closer to the windshield would have been higher, but would have looked fugly. Front of hood is low pressure.
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I don't think the hood vent is a high pressure area, at least relative to the air box. At highway speeds after washing or in the rain I see water droplets blowing up/out of that vent. I think the main purpose is to keep cool air flowing through the air box even when you are at partial or zero throttle so when you first go WOT, the engine isn't getting a slug of hot air.
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It probably helps at high RPM... The shorter the length for the intake the easier it is for the engine to get air at high RPM... This is just a guess to the hood vent. To imagine a situation think about when you're breathing really fast, for example right after a run around the block. Is it easier to breathe through a long piece of hose or a really short one? I bet the hood vent works in a similar fashion, there's much less duct work for air to flow through before getting to the engine making it much easier for the engine to breathe.
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