Has anyone out there fabricated or installed a decent looking, full functional hood scoop on their Maxima?
I have seen a couple of Maxima's with them. Personally I think the stock hood looks alot better.
well this is way off but i have a unique setup in which is a three part step:
1. Lightweight battery (takes up very little room in the engine bay compared to stock)
2. K&N filter / frankencar midpipe setup - this particular xtreme flow filter has the filter element in the typical cone shape and also on the top of the filter
3. remove clearance light for small airflow increase
this setup is of course what i use on race day, and is nothing like a hoodscoop sorta setup in function or cosmetics.
if someone did go with a hood scoop it would seem like you should have the scoop where it can blow cool air on the filter ?
1. Lightweight battery (takes up very little room in the engine bay compared to stock)
2. K&N filter / frankencar midpipe setup - this particular xtreme flow filter has the filter element in the typical cone shape and also on the top of the filter
3. remove clearance light for small airflow increase
this setup is of course what i use on race day, and is nothing like a hoodscoop sorta setup in function or cosmetics.
if someone did go with a hood scoop it would seem like you should have the scoop where it can blow cool air on the filter ?
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A good looking hood-scoop??? is that possible
More seriously, from what i know about them they dont really give you any advantage until about 150 mph, which these cars wont do (except mine of course) and at that point they are doing more hurt than help because of the loss by drag, not worth it if you ask me
More seriously, from what i know about them they dont really give you any advantage until about 150 mph, which these cars wont do (except mine of course) and at that point they are doing more hurt than help because of the loss by drag, not worth it if you ask me
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Originally Posted by Flava_24/7
99grnmaxgxe, you should pull that garbage off the front of your car. It is killing its looks.
I was thinking about it, but it leaves the sticky crap all over my bumper, don't know how to get it off.
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a friend of mine has one on his 5th gen. dont know if its functional at all but something like it may be a possibility? looks pretty good so. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/484611
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I was thinking about it, but it leaves the sticky crap all over my bumper, don't know how to get it off.
did you try goop offOriginally Posted by 99grnmaxgxe
I was thinking about it, but it leaves the sticky crap all over my bumper, don't know how to get it off.
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that's not a hood scoop...Originally Posted by tbombs32
a friend of mine has one on his 5th gen. dont know if its functional at all but something like it may be a possibility? looks pretty good so. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/484611
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Maybe if he likes to drive in reverse...Originally Posted by tbombs32
a friend of mine has one on his 5th gen. dont know if its functional at all but something like it may be a possibility? looks pretty good so. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/484611
hey kormax, your max is lookin awesome with that new suspension.
^^^^^ 
The hood scoop doesn't quite do it for me. Seems like there are some fitment issues around the front of it where the hood was cut.
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This is Big_E_Dog's old max, he has a new 2nd gen with the same type of hood scoop. That one is very functional as he placed it to go over his custom air filter box, so it actually takes in cold air.Originally Posted by 99grnmaxgxe
Found one, but on an older Max.
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interesting, i was thinking it kinda looked like it had STDs but whateverOriginally Posted by Pieps
That 4th gen with the scoop kinda looks like an STI
WOW, that thing looks plain UGLY!...ruined a perfectly good hood. Also how much gains does it actually provide u? 1-2hp? And what about the rain getting inside the engine compartment?..... I think Ceasar's set up is the smartest one, when u on the track just take the corner light off and you are good to go.
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Originally Posted by Litowcas
I think it wouldve looked tons better with a more plain hood scoop...not one that is all curvy and weird shaped and not carbon fiber.
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WOW, that thing looks plain UGLY!...ruined a perfectly good hood. Also how much gains does it actually provide u? 1-2hp? And what about the rain getting inside the engine compartment?..... I think Ceasar's set up is the smartest one, when u on the track just take the corner light off and you are good to go.
the whole point of the scoop is not the scoop itself but the 350z IMOriginally Posted by Litowcas
WOW, that thing looks plain UGLY!...ruined a perfectly good hood. Also how much gains does it actually provide u? 1-2hp? And what about the rain getting inside the engine compartment?..... I think Ceasar's set up is the smartest one, when u on the track just take the corner light off and you are good to go.
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I saw your method on one of your track videos and it was pretty interesting.
its an odyessy drycell, half the weight of the stocker. i have had it a few years now.Originally Posted by kormax97
hey ceasar, what kind of lightweight battery do you use and do you only use it on a track day or daily?I saw your method on one of your track videos and it was pretty interesting.
http://www.odysseybatteries.com/battery/pc680mjt.htm
well you know i have had several intake setups. i think i was most unhappy with the injen intake, the car used to even ping when i used it, and the piping was always so darn hot.
i ended up going back to a frankencar setup and started racing in the allmotor class over here. all of the honda all motor guys remove their headlights and after looking at their engines, they were always designed so that the filter was sitting right behind a headlight, which was much better than what i have setup.
but that is where i thought hey, this is simple to do and while it may not help, i just dont see how it could hurt ? the filter sits away from most of the heat and with the open space i have in that area of the engine bay, what air that does flows in, flows right up under that fuse box. So again I may not be getting any sort of gain with this setup but i am most happy with it. still feeling like hey it cant hurt !
also with this k&n extreme flow filter i have that extra top part to suck in some air too.
with a setup like this, its to bad we cant use a midpipe setup and have the midpipe angled in the direction of the headlight/clearance light. maybe some custom fabwork could be done to get the filter to sit right on top of the odyessy battery because the piping is higher and would run over the top of the battery. so who knows ?
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i ended up going back to a frankencar setup and started racing in the allmotor class over here. all of the honda all motor guys remove their headlights and after looking at their engines, they were always designed so that the filter was sitting right behind a headlight, which was much better than what i have setup.
but that is where i thought hey, this is simple to do and while it may not help, i just dont see how it could hurt ? the filter sits away from most of the heat and with the open space i have in that area of the engine bay, what air that does flows in, flows right up under that fuse box. So again I may not be getting any sort of gain with this setup but i am most happy with it. still feeling like hey it cant hurt !
also with this k&n extreme flow filter i have that extra top part to suck in some air too.
with a setup like this, its to bad we cant use a midpipe setup and have the midpipe angled in the direction of the headlight/clearance light. maybe some custom fabwork could be done to get the filter to sit right on top of the odyessy battery because the piping is higher and would run over the top of the battery. so who knows ?
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