double barrel

can a TII hood or scoop be on a supercharged N/A. I think it should be. I know there is a lot of dispute about a t2 scoop on a N/A making the car a tease but it would be ok if it was supercharged right?? I was just wondering. I know u need the scoop for the intercooler but a lot of people put front mounts on anyway so it just makes it look that much more bad ***.

koukifc3s

iTrader: (3)

well its ur call...
if u like it go for it

FDreaming

The turbo II hood isn't even as functional as people like to think. I don't see what the advantage of that scoop would be on a SC car anyway, unless your using the scoop for intake air(there are much better ways) it wouldn't help anything except for increasing drag.

SirRX7

I personally don't care what someone puts on there own car. There is no difference in an NA using a TII hood or a S4 using S5 tails. Both "mods" are for looks ONLY so who cares???

Anyway back to your question....

Isn't a supercharged N/A an oxymoron? . Its either supercharged or its N/A.

allforjesus06

you can, but there's really no benefit.

Mr. Gadget

i say go for it on the looks side, I put one on a vert I own and love the look, I could care less if someone thinks its rice, as I have dumped about 5K into this vert to make it very nice for my kid. frankly she has all the little 16 year old studs in town lining up for rides jsut do to the looks and the motor is not even assembled yet. So, go for it!

allforjesus06

i'm one of the 16 year olds waiting in line too... i've got ticket # 923

Mr. Gadget

when she gets back form Rome I will let her know . . .

Aesop Rock

damn 16 year olds, any way i would do it, i mean it looks good, and who cares, if someone calls it rice go buy a carbon fiber hood put 400 vents in it and say its how they do it JDM style, yo.

ticket #765


-Sean

Mr. Gadget

no one has the stones to say ticket number 1 - I don't act too much like a soporano

frankly, with a SC I would take the time to plumb in a rear cai like santiago was working on a while back. I would also go with water injection if i dumped that much into my car . . .

Falcoms

The scoop on the hood of a S/C 7 would not do anything but cool the engine compartment---And lift the front end at speed. The air only can escape one way after being forced in-the bottom of the engine bay, under the car, and pressurizing the engine bay, eliminating the cooling effect of your radiator to an extent. From a functionality stand point, it is a poor idea, for looks, whatever you like. I am acctually looking into this, but by making a scoop to collect all the air from the scoop and pressurize the cold air box I am going to make.

Ticket #12

Aesop Rock

if i supercharge, im going fc2000 nose, FMIC, and cold air intake, that bumper is perfect for it

Ticket #1

double barrel

whats fc2000 nose?
and i meant looks only people i dont need it for functionality

flamin-roids

I'm putting a turbo hood on my N/A for the reason being I have a hulky steel hood and it will shave some wieght. I might cut more under the scoop of install an electric fan to pull air in and help cool the motor. But the main reason I'm doing it is because I have the hood and it will cut wieght.

mycarisolderthanme

^ i was just about to make that point ^

guns

hood scoop good if setting up ram air for the intake, not so good for other reasons stated...but it looks good...aesop, you can't hold two tickets...can 18 years old boys get in line?

NZConvertible

The scoop is perfectly functional actually.

It's a terrible place for an intake. Not only is there not enough room underneath to do it properly, but you're preheating the air as it enters, which costs power.

Mr. Gadget

Exactly, cut the weight, and have a good looking car in the process. The functionally of the hood on an NA really is not much, sure air comes in, however its a low pressure zone so it is not worth trying to hack up a ram air type deal. Its purpose was for a intercooler mounted directly underneath, no intercooler - nothing more than looks - but it is sweet!

On a side note: Daughter is monitoring this thread from Rome, she sent me an email telling all of the guys to send copies of their bank accounts b4 they get a ticket. (she learned from her sponge of a mother). LOL

Aesop Rock

You can save this forum another 400 threads like this by just saying, do what you want its your car, if you like it, do it....

allforjesus06

oh well, that singles me out. got a ticket within the last month for not carrying my license....

can't a police officer give me some slack so my insurance doesnt double to 4000 a year? i mean cmon, give me a break! it's not like i'm one of these dumb kids that take their dad's car and go burn out in their neighborhood, or drive in a race and swerve in front of the other guy and hit the brakes. MaDD DoRiFTo ACtIOn yO!

guns

my bank account is shrinking because of my car...will grow again soon...15 months left in college then i move into a career...maybe she can see my bank account then...

Aesop Rock

dude shes 16.......this is wierd.....i feel bad for MR. Gadget man. Bank Account? who needs one of those, paid in cash, pay in cash.(i work off the books)



edited: FC2000 nose is RE Amemyia's fiberglass bumber, its nice for a Front Mounted Intercooler, and cold air intake could also be mounted easily with it

guns

doesn't the fc2000 also require the headlight kit to look right??? it's kinda like an fd look for the fc in my opinion....knightsports also makes a front bumper with similar style...

Mr. Gadget

yes it does, its expensive and realy changes the look of the car. Adding a turbo hood to na only makes it look closer to a turbo model (side skits and front lip also needed to complete the transformation)

double barrel

i thought the re comes with the lights ?? oh well. your daughter likes rx-7's? does she have a bf?

if your into weight reduction, they make carbon fiber na hoods as well as aluminum and lighter steel ones.