Hood scoop

[TFCameron]

Hey guys, I was wondering what your thoughts were about hood scoops. Not just for the Camry but for cars in general. And how the hell would you stop water from getting into the engine compartment?

[JCamry94]

Good Scoop ^









BAD SCOOP!!! ^

[the_professional]

LMFAO.

how about the adhesive stick-on hood scoops that add an instant 300HP?

[uibalnme]

What would be the point? Not only would it add aerodynamic drag, without a 3sgte with a top mount intercooler, or an open element air-cleaner on a carburator, it would serve no purpose. Unless you consider making your car look like a rice rocket a purpose.

[bigbird]

visually i think they look pretty cool but you have to get the right one and do it right....which 80% of people dont. a couple people have used the 4 runner hood scoops and molded them to the stock gen3 hood and it looked awesome...totally factory. but they arent functional. its hard to justify buying one for any reason other then asthetics.

the design of the intake system makes using it for induction kinda hard(and useless if not FI). ime toying around with doin hood vents but thats in an effort to vent the hot air around my SC and thats at the very back of the hood.

as far as keepin water out the only way would be to make a water channel or keep the scoop nonfunctional. hell many factory scoops are just for visuals. long story short(too late?), you have to do it right and because you want the look. functionality on this particular car is hard to achive.

[ghettosled]

hood scoops are gay.




oh wait...
at least on mine, water is kept out of the engine due to a baffle, a couple turns and four draining holes.

[kpszar]

Had one on my 06 WRX but swap it for a 2.5I because of the FMIC so the scoop would be pointless.

[97CamryV6]

Originally Posted by the_professional

LMFAO.

how about the adhesive stick-on hood scoops that add an instant 300HP?

No, you're wrong...hoodscoop only gives you 30 hp...it's the performance products stickers that make your car go faster...

[93v6camry]

why would you wanna put a hood scoop on a camry lmfao..... they r ok when to come stock on cars but adding one? iunno id prob laugh if i saw a hood scoop on a camry..

[TFCameron]

Oh I wouldn't put one on my wife's camry. I was thinking more of my other car since it's engine runs hot. I'm not sure if I should do it or not.

[bigbird]

if the engine is running hot, then fix the engine. if it always runs hot, then it doesnt need a hood scoop. in any case...hood scoops are not good for venting a hood....hood vents are. scoops are supposed to catch the air for induction or intercoolers and would be less efective if your just tryin to cool the engine bay.

[TFCameron]

I see. Thanks for the info.

[PhatRoyale]

Gotta watch out for small animals when running with a functional hood scoop, I remember reading countless stories of WRX and STi owners getting birds and small squirrels sucked into the engine compartment.

[Simpler=Better]

Do it in style...my 82 Mercedes came stock with a stealth ram air above the passenger headlight

[bigbird]

Originally Posted by PhatRoyale

Gotta watch out for small animals when running with a functional hood scoop, I remember reading countless stories of WRX and STi owners getting birds and small squirrels sucked into the engine compartment.

i thought thoes scoops just pushed air over the TMIC on thoes models?