make fake hood scoop work..?

my friend has a 2000 mustang and there is a hood scoop on it but its just there for looks, doesnt work! im sure u can mod it to make it work...right? just cut the piece of metal of(very neatly though) and buy some kind of intake the takes there air from there...right?

It would be more trouble than what it is worth.

they actually sell a kit, but like skyline said it cost more than what its worth, i think like 800 bucks im not shure but check here www.mustangtuning.com

im not talkin about this:
Ram air shaker scoop (http://www.mustangtuning.com/ramairshscsy.html)

im talkin more about this and makin the non-functional scoop on the car work:
Mach ram air kit (http://www.mustangtuning.com/maramairki9g.html)

i dont think u guys get wat im sayin... im not sayin to make a whole new scoop because on my friends hood there already is a hood scoop it just isnt functional, just for looks... u get me?

yeah, i have a gt with a fake scoop too. and i think that second kit, the "march" (not mach) ram air, actually goes under the car, near the front bumper, and the rubber hose just directs the air onto the intake. i think..... there once was a thread on ram air, and how its all just a myth, u cant actually "ram" air into the engine. well... i hope that helps a lil, im too lazy to look for that thread, just go tho the search window and type ram air, u should find it

When people say it is "functional" all they know is that there is a hole in it. I am not really impressed by a hole. I mean the Mach1 has a "functional" hood scoop that really offers nothing in performance value. I do think its cool, but in reality most of the air is being sucked in through a regular air box under the hood up by the passenger side headlight. I wouldn't spend money one putting a hole in your hood as it woudn't look any better and it wouldn't make you faster.

When people say it is "functional" all they know is that there is a hole in it. I am not really impressed by a hole. I mean the Mach1 has a "functional" hood scoop that really offers nothing in performance value. I do think its cool, but in reality most of the air is being sucked in through a regular air box under the hood up by the passenger side headlight. I wouldn't spend money one putting a hole in your hood as it woudn't look any better and it wouldn't make you faster.

what good is a hole in the hood. all that will do is push under the hood. its not like a working cawl hood on a classic car

well... of course if u have a hole in ur hood and the scoop directs air into the hole, ur gonna get a lil more ventiletion to the engine. i know, its not like that gives u 20 extra horsepower! but maybe u could say it actually has a purpose... i get where ur comin from blaza. i thought about the same thing when i got my car...

now... a car where the scoop really does serve a kinda important purpose is on a wrx sti

Air will not flow into the hood scoop, that is why it is a waste of time and money. It might be functional in that it can open, but that is about it. You will see zero increase in power, even at 120mph.

i wish i was a good mathematician or phisisist (however u write it hahaha) so i could understand all the formulas to find that out, but then why would subaru put the intercooler uner the good scoop?

research boundary layer aerodynamics. skyline usa is correct, you'll see little gain form a hood scoop that is so close to the surface of the hood (why do you think a top fuel drag race car's naca duct is so far above anything else?). in fact, if you are interested in hood scoops then you should research naca (not nasa) ducts as well. and about the subaru's hood scoops -- they only channel air across an intercooler, not into the intake; additionally their hood has a greater angle of attack than the mustang's. as for as the link that you supplied, that part mounts below the bumper.

research boundary layer aerodynamics. skyline usa is correct, you'll see little gain form a hood scoop that is so close to the surface of the hood (why do you think a top fuel drag race car's naca duct is so far above anything else?). in fact, if you are interested in hood scoops then you should research naca (not nasa) ducts as well. and about the subaru's hood scoops -- they only channel air across an intercooler, not into the intake; additionally their hood has a greater angle of attack than the mustang's. as for as the link that you supplied, that part mounts below the bumper.

Well said zagrot.

I wish I could find my thread that I put up almost 2 years ago........ it explained everything.

but to make a long story short, no there is no kit for that hood.

You can always turn it around like I did. Its much more functional that way, since there will be a low right in the cowl area.

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=503/649TrustSkirts.JPG

I wish I could find my thread that I put up almost 2 years ago........ it explained everything.


Man, if you find it, post it up.

The hood is actually made out of fiberglass, and what i did was drill out the holes in the "honeycomb" and use a dremmel to cut the hood out. May not add HP but even a little air in the engine bay is better than none and looks alot better than a stock hood with a fake Ram Air. I'll post pics of that tomorrow as well.

http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=395723&highlight=air+flow

This thread will give you a general idea...atleast the first part of it.

That was the thread I was looking for, thanks man!

I remember you explaining things to me there so I kinda figured this was the one.

No problem.

Well, i tried to take pics of the scoop today but the camera angles wouldn't work out with the lighting. But if you are willing to do it, it looks much better than stock and doesn't cost a thing.