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verdict on hood scoops...

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compudude86

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Was at autozone today, and saw some addon hood scoops, paintable, a really big one, and a half size one, like you would use for dual scoops. Since that, i've been thinking "that might be a good way to force cool air into the engine bay, bringing it through the UIM cooling it down" and "if I put a CAI in there it would bring it lots of cool air" but I decided i'd come here first and ask, what is the general consensus on hood scoops, good or bad idea?
 
I can agree with that, i'm seeing the "tornado siren" scoops and I think they look like crap and probably block a lot of vision, just a personal opinion. I can see their functionality if you have a big setup needing lots of air, but for a regular NA setup, smaller is better. But like all things good, I think moderation is the key, and either the small dual scoops on either side of the hood, or the medium size one in the center, both only rise about 2-3 inches.
 
i had a friend who had those exact some scoops on his svt and they didn't look too bad. his were all looks so i thought it was a terrible idea but if there functional then i say go for it.
 
Even if it is functional, it will still look stupid. Autozone is not a good place to shop for aesthetic mods. I vote bad idea.
 
rexxdoggy said:
Hood scoops for looks, 99.9% of the time gay.
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As you're into aesthetic mods, I'm a bit surprised by your response. Don't be hating on aesthetic hood scoops!

On the other hand, I can shamelessly say I think hood scoops look tacky and juvenile unless they serve a good purpose.
 
I absolutely luv hood scoops when they are functional. However, autozone isnt a place i'd shop for them for obvious reasons. The one brapple posted looks great. I luv the dual cossie louvers as well. Look into those.
 
Contour hood looks good as is,to much curves to put a hood scoop imo,id rather just get this carbonfiber hood with the cowl and vent like the picture i found below....Now that is dope lol



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I kicked the crap out of a contour with the stick-on hood scoops you speak of. Took a picture when I was done. Here ya go.

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ilovesvt said:
I shed a tear everytime i see a SVT in the junkyard or wrecked
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I think everyone does, that is before they tear into and get all the "goodies":laugh:

How hard would it be to make a scoop functional? Other than of course cutting a hole into your hood?
 
silver rocket said:
I think everyone does, that is before they tear into and get all the "goodies":laugh:

How hard would it be to make a scoop functional? Other than of course cutting a hole into your hood?
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You could always go from the bottom if you dont want to cut the the hood,this is what i would do
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silver rocket said:
On a contour, i doubt there is room to put something like that under the hood. Also, the only place i can of putting it that would look good is in the lower mesh, blocking the oil cooler somewhat.
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That is true,or you could take out the fog light and run a custom dryer vent hose lol...ive seen that done on muscle cars
 
Smokinjoe said:
Even if it is functional, it will still look stupid. Autozone is not a good place to shop for aesthetic mods. I vote bad idea.
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I agree 110% on that one. I still look to get ideas though. when I did LEDS inside my old car I got the idea from some overpriced 2 LED bar thing autozone had...
anyways, I also agree that the contour hood has too many contours (lol), so maybe scoops are a bad idea. but I will be figuring out a way to force air from underneath to my UIM because I still feel this is an issue. I noticed I am also missing my "splash shield" in the front, that might contribute to my heat issue, maybe I'll fashion some kind of air dam deflector thing.
 
compudude86 said:
I agree 110% on that one. I still look to get ideas though. when I did LEDS inside my old car I got the idea from some overpriced 2 LED bar thing autozone had...
anyways, I also agree that the contour hood has too many contours (lol), so maybe scoops are a bad idea. but I will be figuring out a way to force air from underneath to my UIM because I still feel this is an issue. I noticed I am also missing my "splash shield" in the front, that might contribute to my heat issue, maybe I'll fashion some kind of air dam deflector thing.
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Just go with vents. They look much better than a scoop on a tour's hood.
 
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