functional side scoops?

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Dr GT

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i was wondering what kind of work it takes to make those side schkoopz funtional? is there a kit or anything, becuase i had having dress up things on my cars that don't have any use....and i know those brakes on the rear could use some extra cooling

 

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i *hate* having dress up things on my cars

 

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the 94 and 95 stangs had functional side scoops. the rear brakes dont do enough work to require a cooling duct. normal everyday driving will not make the rear brakes that hot. the only reason for having brake cooling for the rear is for auto crossing, and road racing.

 

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Dont really know about what your asking...

But on a side note, you can EDIT your posts...so you dont have to make another post fixing your typo. Just an FYI. Look at your post and there will be an EDIT button in the bottom right corner.

 

BlackenedSVT

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bdcardinal said:

the 94 and 95 stangs had functional side scoops. the rear brakes dont do enough work to require a cooling duct. normal everyday driving will not make the rear brakes that hot. the only reason for having brake cooling for the rear is for auto crossing, and road racing.

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They might have MADE functional side scoops. But the car did not come with stock functional scoops. I had a 98 GT. It was the same as my 02 GT now, plastic honey comb 'grill'. It functions as looking kinda cool if thats what you meant.

 

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UDTBadkarma said:

They might have MADE functional side scoops. But the car did not come with stock functional scoops. I had a 98 GT. It was the same as my 02 GT now, plastic honey comb 'grill'. It functions as looking kinda cool if thats what you meant.

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The early SN95's had a honeycomb that would actually allow air to flow inside. But i don't think the duct went down into the wheel well. It might have gone ina bit and just stopped. I think Ford stopped using the "mesh" scoops in '97 as my buddy with a '96 Cobra had the scoops that would allow air in.


As for the 99_ stangs, there is nothing behind the scopps. It's just flat sheetmetal. You would need to do some major fabrication.

 

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you would have to cut a hole underneath the side scoops and run air ducts back to the brakes(like z06's have)

 

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Mustang5L5 said:

The early SN95's had a honeycomb that would actually allow air to flow inside. But i don't think the duct went down into the wheel well.

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They actually did exit through the inner wheel well,right in front off the face of the rear tires.If you look ,you will see a vent,or similar.

 

mransr

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umm...what exactly do you need airflow at the rear of the car for anyway?...it's not like the rear brakes do enough to rate having cooling ducts...

'cause you do know that just making the scoop "open" doesn't make it functional; it just makes it open...

 

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functional to do what.........

 

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bullitt 'em (delete)
I agree, I hate fake scoops, but making them functional for no good reason ain't the answer either.

 

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I second the motion to either replace them with Bullitt side scoops, or remove them and fill in the area with fiberglass or something.

I'm going to do it myself, someday.

The only thing I don't like about the Bullitts is that you have to use 2-sided tape because they don't have the proper clamps like the stock ones do. I found out the hard way that you really need 2-sided tape. I lost one of mine when it fell off, and I haven't gotten around to getting a replacement, so I've still got the stock ones on.

I wonder if one can use epoxy or fiberglass, rather than 2-sided tape, for the Bullitt side scoops?

 

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The rear brakes provide only a small percentage of the braking, thus don't require any additional cooling unless they arebeing upgraded and the car is going to be seriously raced. I agree with the above posts ... if you hate the sidescoops, then go Bullitt.

 

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Dr GT said:

i *hate* having dress up things on my cars

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that sure sucks for you and your car.

 

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1low03gt said:

They actually did exit through the inner wheel well,right in front off the face of the rear tires.If you look ,you will see a vent,or similar.

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Yep, the 1994, 1995, and possibly some early 1996 Mustangs had functional side scoops that had an exhaust port side the rear fender well, just as you describe.

One can argue just how effective it was, but it was indeed functional.

 

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forgot cooling down my brakes... i am considering the saleen sidescoops for looks. what do you guys think?

 

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Made my side Scoops functional

I made my side scoops functional. I just bought saleen side scoops to rivit over the big opening so it has a cleaner look. once I rivited it on there I sealed the seam with some fiberglass and bondo'ed it to the frame of the car for a seamless look. I had 18 gauged steal welded behind it.
here are some pics

 

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normanclimber said:

I made my side scoops functional.

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Yeah but what are you blowing air onto? The tire?

You need to direct the air to the brakes by venting it around the backside of the tire.

 

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The Saleen scoops are functional. They do not blow air on the rear brakes, but with the full Saleen body kit it makes the car more aerodynamic and cuts down on wind resistance. At least that is what Saleen says.

 

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Functional Side scoops

Its just blowing air through to the tire I don't need it to cool my rear brakes. There are alot of easyer ways to cool your rear brakes. I just wanted my fake scoop gone and let air flow through it..
I also didn't want a fake looking scoop so I bondo the seam to the frame