school boy

its really a bad idea. if water starts collecting around the spark plugs/coils, it could cause coil failure. i have also heard several accounts where ppl did this and the scoop was ripped from the hood at high speeds. plus with our intakes being a composite material, it sheds heat better anyways

Seabee1993

You're talking about cutting the hood? You would have to be quite the accomplished body man to make that look good. Along with all the other chances at failure, leaks, separation, engine damage, coil failure like schoolboy mentioned. Unless you do body work everyday, wouldn't touch it. Or look into functional SVO hoods, or ram air hoods. If it isn't broke don't fix it!

school boy

lot of these ppl would just dril holes honeycomb peice and cut a hole inthe hood. you really didnt know it was done until the hood was popped or the scoop came flying off!

EthanBarnard

I'm just worried the the stock scoop wont be able to take the added drag resistance and it will get ripped off. IDK maybe ill try it some time haha

Mojoem4n

instead of cutting holes in your hood, maybe try ur roof- like I did!!!

EthanBarnard

Haha yeah right.... but seriously all i would do is drill holes in the honey comb and drill holes through the hood, and no one would even be able to tell. And I dont see why water in the engine compartment is a big deal either, WATER ALREADY GETS IN IT.... The things arent waterproof every time you wash the car water gets in it... And about the body work, there would literally be no body work needed, but besides that fact, yes, i am a pretty experienced with body work! like i said, and school boy said, the only problem would be if that scoop flew. haha idk maybe ill try it out, we'll see

LilRoush

Do you have a heat problem now or are you just looking to modify this thing???

Putting air in the top of the engine bay is working against the design of how these motors cool themselves (liquid cooled). Want lower temps, change your thermostat. Want better cooling, get a bigger radiator and a heat EXTRACTION hood. For better performance you need cool air in the front of the raditator, then get the hot air out as fast as possible. Putting cool air into the top behind the radiator (on top of the motor) is actually going to slow the ability of the air to pass through the radiator. (All of this is pointless on a street car, but if you really want to upgrade, do it the right way.)


Stupid ricer wings :Look:

RMK01GT

Not sure I understand the physics of this...

cool air has less pressure, and cool air at high velocity has even less pressure.

(I would think that by lowering the temperature inside the engine compartment it would allow the air to move through the radiator better because at high temperature the pressure is higher)

please explain this for me

jrp1588

I think the air being forced in behind the radiator would create a high pressure zone where there is usually a low pressure zone. This is what would impede airflow. Air temp doesn't really matter much in this case.

EthanBarnard

yeah i guess that makes sense... I am just disappointed that ford didnt make the hood scoop a functional one haha.