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Bet you would get a lot of looks
I can see that going very wrong quickly in NY..... Prolly get my hood hacked open and engine drowned...
Vented Hood......yes another one
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I can see that going very wrong quickly in NY..... Prolly get my hood hacked open and engine drowned...
You may correct.. No access to a smoke bomb. Best test would be to set it off at highway speed in front of the grill....
One of these days
You can take some yarn and cut it to 1-1.5 inch lengths and tape it where you want to see the air movement.
If you tape the pieces to the lip of the scoop it will be easy to tell if air is getting pushed in vs out at speed. Either the strings will get pushed into the scoop or out.
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Good idea Siege. got to try that
Several folks have done the string test over the years. Look at Romers 80 scoop thread. He "yarned" the entire hood and drove around. That for him determined where his louvers were placed.
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Have you had any problems with the windshield fogging up after this mod?
On my old T/A, I had an aftermarket hood that decided to separate at 130+mph
The company did right by me and replaced it with an upgraded model that had rear heat extractor vents and paid my shop to prep, paint and install
Thing is, with all the morning dew in Florida, the windshield would fog up from the heat
And when I tried to used the defogger, it would turn on the A/C, which would kick on the A/C fans and blow all the hot air from the engine bay onto the windshield, making it fog up even more
On my old T/A, I had an aftermarket hood that decided to separate at 130+mph
The company did right by me and replaced it with an upgraded model that had rear heat extractor vents and paid my shop to prep, paint and install
Thing is, with all the morning dew in Florida, the windshield would fog up from the heat
And when I tried to used the defogger, it would turn on the A/C, which would kick on the A/C fans and blow all the hot air from the engine bay onto the windshield, making it fog up even more
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Have you had any problems with the windshield fogging up after this mod?
On my old T/A, I had an aftermarket hood that decided to separate at 130+mph
The company did right by me and replaced it with an upgraded model that had rear heat extractor vents and paid my shop to prep, paint and install
Thing is, with all the morning dew in Florida, the windshield would fog up from the heat
And when I tried to used the defogger, it would turn on the A/C, which would kick on the A/C fans and blow all the hot air from the engine bay onto the windshield, making it fog up even more
So far no fogging issues as of yet. Now that its getting cooler on Long Island I will keep an eye out for that happening.
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@Otamiway, can you give us an update on how this has worked now that you have had it for a couple years? Did you ever do the string test to see if air was being pushed into the scoop at speed? How are the engine temps and possible fogged windshield?? Thanks.
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-- Hood has performed well... absolutely no Fogging up at all not matter the weather.. especially those hot rainy days. Never did the string test... primarily because this mod was to extract heat at lower speeds... You can see the heat escaping when stopped in traffic with AC on.... My temp gauge normally sits about 192-5 with heavy running and AC on.. No rattling from brace under hood... $$$ well spent IMHO