Anyone add a hood scoop?
Anyone add a hood scoop?
Looking at the stock intake, and underside of the hood, seems like it could be done. Looks like a pattern already in the hood/insulation. But how effective would it be? I'm not going to do it, just wondering if anyone has.
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A lot of scoops today are not functional. Only holes would be to secure it and could be easily fixed if decided to get rid of it. IMO, if you are going for functional, I agree a CAI would be best. However, I think that if you have forced induction, there may be a benifit to having a scoop in order to reduce engine compartment temperatures.
Last edited by gen4maxima536; Oct 10, 2007 at 11:22 PM.
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Same general design is available for 4th gens I believe. I know someone near me that has that same hood design on his 4th. It's the one on the left you can see how the design looks.
http://asianguywithacamera.com/image.../images/06.jpg
credit to Phuong for the picture.
http://asianguywithacamera.com/image.../images/06.jpg
credit to Phuong for the picture.
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ok yea i remember now, sarona does have one for 4th gens (just had to go looking for it)
or this ram air looking one (no idea if it is functional or not)
Last edited by gen4maxima536; Oct 11, 2007 at 04:19 PM.
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yea but like he sead it has to be done right ...lol i have seen som bad jobs ...not maxima's but like my bud's STI....man it looks stupid... ( you can see where it sits on the hood ) its not flush
it's been proven time and time again. ram air is complete nonsense. it is a marketing gimmick. by simple mechanics, an internal combustion engine uses MASSIVE amounts of air during normal operation. it burns an AIR/FUEL mixture. that's mostly AIR. because of the vacuum produced in a cylinder on the downstroke, air is VIOLENTLY sucked in through the just-opened intake port. with the kind of power behind air expanding to fill a partial vacuum and the necessity of air to an internal combustion engine, it's difficult to seriously impede the progress of the intake stream unless you really try. this is the reason that ram-air setups are complete BS. in order to ram more air into the intake by force you would have to go so fast that the drag produced by the intake scoops would far outweigh any "ram-air" benefits. a product of an engine's operation and also a necessity of it, is to suck in a lot of air. in and of itself it already is more than powerful enough to get that air.
the reason hood scoops are functional on an evo, sti and gt-r is because they are TURBO cars. the scoops are used to get cold air over the intercooler.
the only gains you would see from a hood scoop properly designed to feed air to/near your intake would be from having a colder charge of air fed into the engine. this can already be achieved cheaper and safer by using a true CAI that goes into your fender wall.
if you like the look of it, to each his own. after all, it is your car. but don't expect to gain anything powerwise.
the reason hood scoops are functional on an evo, sti and gt-r is because they are TURBO cars. the scoops are used to get cold air over the intercooler.
the only gains you would see from a hood scoop properly designed to feed air to/near your intake would be from having a colder charge of air fed into the engine. this can already be achieved cheaper and safer by using a true CAI that goes into your fender wall.
if you like the look of it, to each his own. after all, it is your car. but don't expect to gain anything powerwise.
only the sti is top mount which is what i was considering for when i turbo my car..
i was thinking about cutting a hole in my hood for the air filter to stick out with a scoop over it with the opening facing forward. Then I got to thinking, what about water? in florida it rains ALOT. i'm thinking about having the scoop opening face the rear of the car that way water does not go directly into the filter. the edys of cold air would still hit the filter so it would be better than none at all and i wouldn't have to worry about water. it might look a little odd with a big bump on the hood looking at it from the front though lol
Plus, if you do have the money or abilities to build a turbo system for the vq30, you'd know or learn that noone has run a top-mount in a maxima, I'm sure it's less efficient then a front-mount and it also won't fit between the intake manifold and hood unless you run a huge bulge. So when you're installing your turbo kit, buy a FMIC and if you want that stealth appeal spray paint it black. Although it seems that you don't want that since you are willing to cut holes in your hood to add hood scoops.
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