Converting stock 'scoop' to functional ram air

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I am thinking of converting my stock hood scoop to a functional ram air intake. Somewhere in the dusty corners of my mind i know i have seen an article on how to do this but i cant seem to get a google on it. Anybody got a link?

 

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Not worth it. You should consider some other mod...

 

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I agree with Kilgore, the Shaker hood from Classic Design Concepts is $795!! IMO I would get gears and a tuner or maybe some suspension mods first.

 

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I bet if i had a newer GT with a fake scoop i would figure out some way to make a "Home Depot" scoop. I would get alot of Complements too.

 

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Not looking to buy. thinking of converting the existing stock scoop by cutting the hood and plumbing down to the knfipk. maybe $60 worth parts max. i know there are questions as to the effectiveness of a 'ram air' mod so i am not expecting big gains.

 

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Only advice I have is to bondo or find a good way to hook that friggen scoop to the hood for good. It's double sided tape and a few screws holding it on from the factory.

 

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I would say walk around home depot a while. I have taken stuff from these to create mods for my BMW drifter......funy mods too lol

 

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i agree go to home depot and look at a few things that will go with your mod that's where i went for my oil separator mod

 

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03ghoststang said:

i agree go to home depot and look at a few things that will go with your mod that's where i went for my oil separator mod

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double sided tape. wow. i found a link here http://www.cdrvideo.com/mustang.htm for cutting the hood but no plumbing. i guess its of to home depot.

 

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The scoop is not high enough in the airstream to be an effective scoop.

Also, by making it functional, you are increasing the drag on the car. The scoop was never designed to take in air so it isn't as structurally sound as it needs to be. SOme guys have ripped their scoops right off at speed. The reason why Ford put that black honeycomb insert so close to the front of the scoop is a good one.

A popular mod for Mach 1 owners is to actually raise their scoops up higher because they are not high enough in the airstream....and mach 1 scoops are higher than GT scoops.

 

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I say go for it.. try it and let us know how it turned out and how much it costs.. along with what u used.. i've thought about it a few times, but i dont think i could hold myself to cutting on my hood haha

 

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do it up, even if you dont run the intake to it you can still have the scoot bringing in fresh air to cool the engine bay, cant hurt.

just drill out the holes in the plastic honey comb and cutout under the scoop

 

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K&N used to make a ram air kit for the stock GT hood scoop. Sometimes you can find them on ebay for less than $100. You can always buy the march ram air kit that takes in cool air underneath the bumper.

 

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Green&GoldGT said:

K&N used to make a ram air kit for the stock GT hood scoop. Sometimes you can find them on ebay for less than $100. You can always buy the march ram air kit that takes in cool air underneath the bumper.

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Just dont go through any puddles or you'll be running water through your intake.

 

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KarKraft.com sold a kit for this a couple of years back. It didn't look like it was worth it....contact them and and ask for a set of directions or a schematic for repair purposes and see if you can duplicate their set-up.

 

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flexiclese said:

KarKraft.com sold a kit for this a couple of years back. It didn't look like it was worth it....contact them and and ask for a set of directions or a schematic for repair purposes and see if you can duplicate their set-up.

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50 Resto use to sell it too.

If you are interested in see it, Mustang Weekly has a set of instructions showing its components and installation.

 

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Mustang5L5 said:

The scoop is not high enough in the airstream to be an effective scoop.

Also, by making it functional, you are increasing the drag on the car. The scoop was never designed to take in air so it isn't as structurally sound as it needs to be. SOme guys have ripped their scoops right off at speed. The reason why Ford put that black honeycomb insert so close to the front of the scoop is a good one.

A popular mod for Mach 1 owners is to actually raise their scoops up higher because they are not high enough in the airstream....and mach 1 scoops are higher than GT scoops.

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GT-03 said:

50 Resto use to sell it too.

If you are interesting it see it, Mustang Weekly has a set of instructions showing its components and installation.

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thats it! thats the one. thanks gt03

 

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Mustang5L5 said:

The scoop is not high enough in the airstream to be an effective scoop.

Also, by making it functional, you are increasing the drag on the car. The scoop was never designed to take in air so it isn't as structurally sound as it needs to be. SOme guys have ripped their scoops right off at speed. The reason why Ford put that black honeycomb insert so close to the front of the scoop is a good one.

A popular mod for Mach 1 owners is to actually raise their scoops up higher because they are not high enough in the airstream....and mach 1 scoops are higher than GT scoops.

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10-4 that. raising the scoop? interesting idea. does it work?