so I got a 83 or 86 hood scoop and it was facing backwards on the hood so I bought it and made a template so I could figure out where to put it and cut a hole out around the hood brace has anyone done this before would love tips on this
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You really don’t want to cut a hole in your hood. Here’s why.
These cars are sensitive to pressure changes in the engine bay which will affect how air is pulled through the radiator. In stock form, all of the air comes in under the front bumper with a small portion through a grill depending on the model. The air passes through the radiator and dumps down at the firewall.
With a hole in the hood and air flowing down into the bay, this will increase air pressure to the point that air may not flow through the radiator effectively due to the higher pressure behind it.
Also, hood scoops tend to need to be pretty high off the hood to be effective. 2” or more. One of the popular mods on the 03/04 Mach 1 cars was to lift the hood scoop as high as possible to make it more functional. A low hood scoop, such as the 01-04 GT mustang scoop actually cause much of the air to flow over the top.
You can certainly flip the scoop around if you like the appearance, but I would keep the opening blocked and not cut the hole in the hood.
These cars are sensitive to pressure changes in the engine bay which will affect how air is pulled through the radiator. In stock form, all of the air comes in under the front bumper with a small portion through a grill depending on the model. The air passes through the radiator and dumps down at the firewall.
With a hole in the hood and air flowing down into the bay, this will increase air pressure to the point that air may not flow through the radiator effectively due to the higher pressure behind it.
Also, hood scoops tend to need to be pretty high off the hood to be effective. 2” or more. One of the popular mods on the 03/04 Mach 1 cars was to lift the hood scoop as high as possible to make it more functional. A low hood scoop, such as the 01-04 GT mustang scoop actually cause much of the air to flow over the top.
You can certainly flip the scoop around if you like the appearance, but I would keep the opening blocked and not cut the hole in the hood.
I was only doing it to let heat out I haven't done it yet my hood is junk the glue is melting off the brace in the middle I wasnt going cut a huge hole just in the middle of the brace I loved the look on the hood it was on
nice I'm trying to see if anyone has it done on a foxbody and how much of the hood to cut for heat to leave my bay gets hot
If you do that, you’ll want the scoop to face the rear. That will allow the heat out without any pressure building inside the engine bay. It’s the premise behind the cowl induction hood
ya it was like that on the car I got it off of it was facing the driver but it was a carb 83 or 86 and how big of a hole should i cut
If you want to cover the entire scoop,you'll have to cut out part of the brace. You can do it however you want really. Curious,do you have the little grille for the back of the scoop?
na the grille is gone they had it backwards taking in air to the carburetor that was the hood I took it off I don't want the hole that big I made a template also to see where i would need to cut to let heat out I found 1 video about it but it was on a 86 mines a 91
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Do yourself and all of us a favour. Take a pic of your hood with the template taped out or marked on the hood. We can then mark up the pic with our suggestion.
When I made my current hood I marked out the cuts to help visualize the modifications ...
Now I am working on a raised cowl with custom made shaker hood scoop.
The scoop in these pics is still sitting on the bracing (I haven't cut it out yet). My point, where is your scoop going to sit on the hood, find that location. Then my suggestion is go 3-4" forward of the rear edge of the scoop and draw a horizontal line from side to side. Leave a couples inches on either side of the edges and mark inboard from there. Make the hole 2-6" wide. Make a trim lip you can mount underneath if you want to help keep some of the water out. Got it.
It would be so much easier to just lay it out on a pic if you have it. Lots of ideas and talented people here, help them help you.
When I made my current hood I marked out the cuts to help visualize the modifications ...
Now I am working on a raised cowl with custom made shaker hood scoop.
The scoop in these pics is still sitting on the bracing (I haven't cut it out yet). My point, where is your scoop going to sit on the hood, find that location. Then my suggestion is go 3-4" forward of the rear edge of the scoop and draw a horizontal line from side to side. Leave a couples inches on either side of the edges and mark inboard from there. Make the hole 2-6" wide. Make a trim lip you can mount underneath if you want to help keep some of the water out. Got it.
It would be so much easier to just lay it out on a pic if you have it. Lots of ideas and talented people here, help them help you.
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