Anyone make the factory scopp functional??

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Anyone make the factory scoop functional??

I am thinking about making the factory scoop functional. I just want it to cool the engine bay. I took off my scoop today and realized it would only envolve cutting out the 6 cyl hole and then drilling out the honeycombs in the factory scoop.

Has anyone ever done this?

Are there any downsides I should think of ??

 

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02 Mineral Gray said:

I am thinking about making the factory scoop functional. I just want it to cool the engine bay. I took off my scoop today and realized it would only envolve cutting out the 6 cyl hole and then drilling out the honeycombs in the factory scoop.

Has anyone ever done this?

Are there any downsides I should think of ??

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The only downside would be driving in the rain, you wouldn't want the motor to get wet. Other than that it would seem like a good idea

 

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I was thinking of just taping the honeycomb off with black duct tape in the rain.

I know it sounds cheap but if I can get the engine bay cooler and stop the stock scoop from being a wind trap I can deal with the tape when its raining.

 

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Please do a search on this, it has come up often...

 

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Sorry Kilgore....

 

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I wouldn't do it.

Mine wants to rip off at high speeds in stock form (end of the 1/4 track). I can't imagine how much drag it'd introduce with a huge pocket or air along side of all the crap it'd bring into the engine bay.

Cobra hoods, with the vents facing backwards are a different story. Had one of my 99 and cut those out. Hot days you could see the heat rising.

 

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02 Mineral Gray said:

Sorry Kilgore....

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Here, I did the search for you:

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=555333&highlight=Functional+Scoop

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=542143&highlight=Functional+Scoop

And here's a bonus thread on making the side scoops functional for rear brake cooling:
http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=498510&highlight=Functional+Scoop

 

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Thanks Kilgore... you guys are always helpful !!

 

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02 Mineral Gray said:

Are there any downsides I should think of ??

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Dirt rain and bugs will pour down on your engine...not to mention the higher drag of an open scoop vs a closed one

 

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If you live in a dusty or near by the desert , dont do it. My friend didnt gain much by doing it, he just gained muscles by cleaning the damn thing aqll the time

 

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Apparently, 50Resto still has the obsolete kit from KarKraft which allows one to make the GT scoop functional up on their website if anyone wants to have a look.

1999-03 Ram Air w/ Hood Scoop Kit

Also, Mustang Weekly has a write-up on how to install it.

Ram Air for real

Here are a couple of pics of it...

 

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Kilgore Trout said:

Here, I did the search for you:

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=555333&highlight=Functional+Scoop

http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=542143&highlight=Functional+Scoop

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Here is yet another one...

anyone ever opened there hood scoop?