hood scoops?!
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Topic: hood scoops?!
Posted By: anbu101
Subject: hood scoops?!
Date Posted: 04 May 2013 at 8:24am
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does any one know how to make really good looking and working hood scoops to put on a a notchback gt?
------------- if only your engine was as big as your mouth |
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Posted By: beken
Date Posted: 11 May 2013 at 11:36pm
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What function do you want a hood scoop on a Fiero to perform?
-------------  Beken (aka Ken) - bekentech@westcoastfieros.com Original and still the owner of an 85SE 2M6 4spd |
Posted By: anbu101
Date Posted: 13 May 2013 at 1:16pm
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well by hood scoops i meant roof scoops so that the engine compartment could get more air
------------- if only your engine was as big as your mouth |
Posted By: beken
Date Posted: 13 May 2013 at 6:05pm
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You mean the overroof intake scoop.
GM had one on their Indy pace car. There were some available online by various fabricators. 
The general consensus appears to be that hot air rises. The vents on our Fiero's decklid is to allow hot air (engine and exhaust heat) to escape out of the engine bay. A scoop on top would disrupt the air flow, warm any cold air being scooped in and generally, mess up the aerodynamics of the car. I had a side scoop on my car, and with the engine being stock, any gains in performance was really not noticeable. I would recommend a cold air intake or a K&N filter though. It provides a noticeable change even in a totally stock engine. 
A stock unboosted engine gets enough air through the regular side intake already even at maximum RPM. If you had a boosted engine or the Super Duty engine, you should consider some way to get more air in and out (exhaust) of your motor. It appears the overhead scoop on the official Indy pace car was there mostly for looks and a place to mount the light bar required for pacing the Indy 500. My suggestion is, if you bolt on any "obvious" go fast parts on your car, you should have the performance to back the looks up. An overhead roof scoop screams "higly modified" and I would suggest you transplant a V8, boosted motor, or the SD4 racing motor with a much higher rev limit. It doesn't stop there, of course. You would also need better suspension and brakes too. Then you might consider ..... ------------- Beken (aka Ken) - bekentech@westcoastfieros.com Original and still the owner of an 85SE 2M6 4spd |
Posted By: anbu101
Date Posted: 13 May 2013 at 9:31pm
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oh alright then well i am going to try and put a supercharged 3800 v6 engine in it when i can, but right now i need to get it running there's something wrong with the clutch or transmission...right now it wont go into gear so ya ------------- if only your engine was as big as your mouth |