hood scoop

[95firebird]

i no what a hood scoop is but what does it do this may sound like a dumb ? but what do u do with it

[blindeyed]

Originally Posted by 95firebird

i no what a hood scoop is but what does it do this may sound like a dumb ? but what do u do with it

Ram Air hood:


Air filter:


so.. put two and two together.

[95firebird]

ok but what if i bought a hood scoop to put on my hood like this one how would i get it to work http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Trans...spagenameZWDVW thanks

[blindeyed]

That's a shaker hood for ol' smokey:
http://www.allmusclecars.com/pontiac/77tabird.jpg

Those are for older carburated engines. Helps to bring fresh air in to the filter which normally rests directly on top of the intake manifold.

[95firebird]

how come i see them like on new mustangs

[mcbeefer]

Just a little different designs but still has the same function

Helps to bring fresh air in to the filter which normally rests directly on top of the intake manifold.

Its called a "shaker scoop" because it is attached to the engine and as the engine revs it shakes with it. Anyway i dont think you could get that scoop to work with your bird (it would take alot of modding to get it to do anything other than looks)

[G-man422]

^ yep. what he said.

[95firebird]

well there is this one on crigslist and the guy say its not a shaker scoop it a hood scoop u hook ur air intake up to but i dont see how u do that

[blindeyed]

Shaker hood scoop:



They're for carburated engines, will not work on fuel injection, unless it's a TBI engine. Fuel injected engines aren't designed with air filters of that sort.


99% of the ones on Mustangs are non-function. Which means the scoops are only there for cosmetic purposes, they don't bring in any air to the engine at all. But there are some scoops on Mustangs that do bring in air to the engines air filter, such as this kind:


Notice has it has ducting to bring air down to the filter.

Unlike this kind which does not function at all, it's just there for looks:

[blindeyed]

Here's some more:

Fake hood scoop:


Notice the underside, there is no inlet for air to come through:


That hood is merely just for looks

[ikeyballz]

yeah, now that its all fuel injected..the only reason to pretty much get a hood scoop is for looks... you can get the same gains with a cold air intake.. maybe even more, since it might be less restricting (less bends all over trying to route the damn air..)