Making a functional ram air hoodscoop
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Making a functional ram air hoodscoop
I have been doing some major work to my maxima for the past couple of weeks and decided on custommolding a functional scoop on my maxima. My air filter will sit right below it in the area where the battery used to be (has been relocated to the trunk). I have been looking for a while on what type of scoop I should use and finally came up with an idea. I'm getting a Talon/Eclipse hood and cutting the hump off of it. It's subtle looking since it will be very low. I'm thinking of cutting the front part of the hump off to make an opening and molding it to my hood. What do you guys think of the idea? Any input would be appreciated!
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Re: I GOT ONE!
Originally posted by TWISTEDMAX
IT WORKS!IT WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL untill,i got the cold air intake. now its just looks. i need to remove one of my foglights to make somthing new.
IT WORKS!IT WAS FULLY FUNCTIONAL untill,i got the cold air intake. now its just looks. i need to remove one of my foglights to make somthing new.
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Re: Re: I GOT ONE!
A little rain won't hurt the motor, it actually may help clean the insides a little, too. It's the GULPING of a large amount of H20 at one moment that'll seize the engine.
DW
DW
Originally posted by tbannon
twistedmax did you have any problem w/ water gettin in the scoop b/c what im thinkin is that its real easy for water to get in there and get into the intake
twistedmax did you have any problem w/ water gettin in the scoop b/c what im thinkin is that its real easy for water to get in there and get into the intake
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Re: Making a functional ram air hoodscoop
Originally posted by 97maximase5spd
I have been doing some major work to my maxima for the past couple of weeks and decided on custommolding a functional scoop on my maxima. My air filter will sit right below it in the area where the battery used to be (has been relocated to the trunk). I have been looking for a while on what type of scoop I should use and finally came up with an idea. I'm getting a Talon/Eclipse hood and cutting the hump off of it. It's subtle looking since it will be very low. I'm thinking of cutting the front part of the hump off to make an opening and molding it to my hood. What do you guys think of the idea? Any input would be appreciated!
I have been doing some major work to my maxima for the past couple of weeks and decided on custommolding a functional scoop on my maxima. My air filter will sit right below it in the area where the battery used to be (has been relocated to the trunk). I have been looking for a while on what type of scoop I should use and finally came up with an idea. I'm getting a Talon/Eclipse hood and cutting the hump off of it. It's subtle looking since it will be very low. I'm thinking of cutting the front part of the hump off to make an opening and molding it to my hood. What do you guys think of the idea? Any input would be appreciated!
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Re: Re: Making a functional ram air hoodscoop
I was thinking that, too, but once you look at the airflow thru the engine bay, the major airflow comes in thru the grille and front air dam. The only way for all that air to exit is underneath the car. So, the reverse scoop would go against all that flow, probably not acheiving much. The forward facing scoop would work in harmony with the flow. At least, that's what I think.
DW
DW
Originally posted by Str8ridin
Very cool idea. What about doing something like twistedmax's, but turning it backwards. this will create a kind of low pressure/high pressure difference and effectively suck out hot air rather than push cold air in......just a thought.
Very cool idea. What about doing something like twistedmax's, but turning it backwards. this will create a kind of low pressure/high pressure difference and effectively suck out hot air rather than push cold air in......just a thought.
#9
Re: Re: I GOT ONE!
Originally posted by tbannon
twistedmax did you have any problem w/ water gettin in the scoop b/c what im thinkin is that its real easy for water to get in there and get into the intake
twistedmax did you have any problem w/ water gettin in the scoop b/c what im thinkin is that its real easy for water to get in there and get into the intake
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Re: Re: Re: I GOT ONE!
Originally posted by dwapenyi
A little rain won't hurt the motor, it actually may help clean the insides a little, too. It's the GULPING of a large amount of H20 at one moment that'll seize the engine.
DW
A little rain won't hurt the motor, it actually may help clean the insides a little, too. It's the GULPING of a large amount of H20 at one moment that'll seize the engine.
DW
#12
Originally posted by Soon2BMaxed
i was also looking at doing this but my scoop will most likely be something that sits in the center of the hood.
Trevor
i was also looking at doing this but my scoop will most likely be something that sits in the center of the hood.
Trevor
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Re: Re: Re: Re: I GOT ONE!
Yeah, clean your engine. A little water vapor gets in, heated to steam during the combustion process. Internal steam cleaning sort of thing. There's even a process where you un-plug a vacuum line, feed water in cautiously, being careful not to overwhelm and kill the motor.
DW
DW
Originally posted by Kashoggio
clean your engine???
clean your engine???
#14
Originally posted by 97maximase5spd
I was trying to do the same initially but the way our cars are set up, it wouldn't do anything performancewise.. It would look nicer cosmetically
I was trying to do the same initially but the way our cars are set up, it wouldn't do anything performancewise.. It would look nicer cosmetically
#15
Originally posted by 97maximase5spd
I was trying to do the same initially but the way our cars are set up, it wouldn't do anything performancewise.. It would look nicer cosmetically
I was trying to do the same initially but the way our cars are set up, it wouldn't do anything performancewise.. It would look nicer cosmetically
#16
Originally posted by Soon2BMaxed
i still think it would help a little. i might end up doing the thing above the intake but i really like the look of a middle scoop or even 2 scoops on each side of the hood....
i still think it would help a little. i might end up doing the thing above the intake but i really like the look of a middle scoop or even 2 scoops on each side of the hood....
#17
Originally posted by tbannon
wouldn't a scoop give you more cold air in the engine giving your intake colder air, thus givin more HP. Isn't it the same basic concept of CAI w/out gettin the CAI. Please correct me if im wrong
wouldn't a scoop give you more cold air in the engine giving your intake colder air, thus givin more HP. Isn't it the same basic concept of CAI w/out gettin the CAI. Please correct me if im wrong
#19
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I want one someday, but I'd have a non-functional matching one on the otherside, designed something like the dodge demon....
I want one someday, but I'd have a non-functional matching one on the otherside, designed something like the dodge demon....
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