making a scoop functional

SilverSixxer · September 10th, 2008, 09:43 AM

i just installed my hood scoop, and it didnt come with the honey comb stuff for the front. my question is can i just cut out the v6 scoop stuff and have it functional and can i get rid of that black sheet that goes under my hood, and if i have to keep it, can i just cut out a il hole to make the air go through? i was told that it will fly off at high speeds, and i thought making it functional the air would go down and not rip it off... will this work? thanks

GreenFaleen · September 10th, 2008, 10:32 AM

you can but it wont do anything, that black sheet is heat insulation so the paint on your hood doesnt get blackened from the heat. and if you dont get some kind of material to go at the front of the scoop it may fly off

SilverSixxer · September 10th, 2008, 10:34 AM

yea, i know making it functional wont do anything, but if the air doesnt go into the scoop, and down in the hood it wont fly off, and if i remove that black sheet, will it ruin my paint?

WLJohnson05 · September 10th, 2008, 10:38 AM

u could just cut out what u dont need of it. but either way u need to make sure u put some sort of grille over the opening otherwise ur letting a lot of junk get down to ur engine

SilverSixxer · September 10th, 2008, 10:49 AM

i was going to put like a mesh grill in to stop debris.

v6_armyguy · September 11th, 2008, 04:45 AM

i have seen a gt that cut out the scoop and didnt put a screan on it. and when he opend the hood, the engian bay was dirty, it had all typs of shit.

F8L GT · September 11th, 2008, 05:04 AM

Do a thread search, theres like 5 of them from this past month alone about this.

joparrett · September 11th, 2008, 09:36 AM

I know people who have removed the sheet. It isn't to protect your paint. It is a fire retardent. In the case of a fire, the plastic pins melt and the insulations falls onto the engine, breaking apart and smothering the fire. I can't see it being very efficient, though

SilverSixxer · September 11th, 2008, 01:13 PM

man, ppl at 3.8mustang says making a scoop functional is a waste of time, and some say that its going to fly off, some here say its fine how it is, and that it will work just put a debris catcher in the scoop, ugh.. i dunno...

ItaliStang · September 11th, 2008, 01:43 PM

I'd say no... cause it's just going to be a waste of time and money...

you're not getting any performance or any types of gains out of it... and it's not going to look any different...

SilverSixxer · September 11th, 2008, 01:59 PM

waste of time, maybe, waste of money not really at all... i dont want performance out of it i just want the air to go into the engine bay, instead of under the scoop so it dont blow off...

F8L GT · September 11th, 2008, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by SilverSixxer

waste of time, maybe, waste of money not really at all... i dont want performance out of it i just want the air to go into the engine bay, instead of under the scoop so it dont blow off...

When I did mine, even with a hole in the hood, the wind would catch the scoop and pull it up without a support in the front to hold it down. I just fabed up a T and epoxied it to the bottom side of the hood and mounted it using the stock hole for the honeycomb, which i know you dont have but thats an idea.

keeprollin02 · September 15th, 2008, 10:23 AM

Cool idea, I wouldnt want to deal with all of the crap that would get into the engine bay though. Mix that with rain and wash water and you got nasty a mess under there.

If you were looking at it for cooling, youd be better off getting an upper intake spacer from VAP.

But for aerodynamics..not so much.

SilverSixxer · September 15th, 2008, 10:27 AM

well yesterday we had 50 plus mile an hr winds and i was driving with it, and the scoop went no where... so i think im good... i was driving 60, plus the winds of about 50-55mph it should be able to hold up aginst normal driving winds...

white_fang · September 15th, 2008, 10:33 AM

if u want to run cooler get a cai. don't fuck up your stang by making it look stupid!!

WLJohnson05 · September 15th, 2008, 10:37 AM

Originally Posted by SilverSixxer

waste of time, maybe, waste of money not really at all... i dont want performance out of it i just want the air to go into the engine bay, instead of under the scoop so it dont blow off...

if its bolted on there it will not fly off. a friend of mine has had his on for a few years now and hasnt had any issues with it.

SilverSixxer · September 15th, 2008, 12:07 PM

thanks

yojoe600 · September 15th, 2008, 12:18 PM

as long as its bolted on ur good

September 10th, 2008, 09:43 AM	#1
SilverSixxer Regular 2000 Mustang v6 n/A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 498 iTrader: 2 reviews	making a scoop functional i just installed my hood scoop, and it didnt come with the honey comb stuff for the front. my question is can i just cut out the v6 scoop stuff and have it functional and can i get rid of that black sheet that goes under my hood, and if i have to keep it, can i just cut out a il hole to make the air go through? i was told that it will fly off at high speeds, and i thought making it functional the air would go down and not rip it off... will this work? thanks __________________ looking for a comp orange GT

September 10th, 2008, 10:32 AM	#2
GreenFaleen MM's Resident Ricer 2006 Scion tC 13.001@113 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Raleigh/Lenoir, NC Posts: 9,880 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	you can but it wont do anything, that black sheet is heat insulation so the paint on your hood doesnt get blackened from the heat. and if you dont get some kind of material to go at the front of the scoop it may fly off __________________ Scion Tc Turbo - 9psi 297whp 287wtq 2500lbs :p MM 4 Banger club: Senior Ricer NCMM #9 "Horsepower sells cars, torque wins races." -Carroll Shelby

September 10th, 2008, 10:34 AM	#3
SilverSixxer Regular 2000 Mustang v6 n/A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 498 iTrader: 2 reviews	yea, i know making it functional wont do anything, but if the air doesnt go into the scoop, and down in the hood it wont fly off, and if i remove that black sheet, will it ruin my paint? __________________ looking for a comp orange GT

September 10th, 2008, 10:38 AM	#4
WLJohnson05 MM's Database Error 2004 Mustang V6 322.8 rwhp Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: VA Posts: 13,285 iTrader: 9 reviews	u could just cut out what u dont need of it. but either way u need to make sure u put some sort of grille over the opening otherwise ur letting a lot of junk get down to ur engine __________________ I'm trying to get rid of this stuff, feel free to make me an offer!: SCT Mass Air Flow Sensor $200 Tial Wastegate Springs $40 (10psi and 3.6psi)

September 10th, 2008, 10:49 AM	#5
SilverSixxer Regular 2000 Mustang v6 n/A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 498 iTrader: 2 reviews	i was going to put like a mesh grill in to stop debris. __________________ looking for a comp orange GT

September 11th, 2008, 04:45 AM	#6
v6_armyguy Regular 2001 Mustang, 4v 5.0l 378rwhp Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Fort Hood TX Posts: 146 iTrader: 0 reviews	i have seen a gt that cut out the scoop and didnt put a screan on it. and when he opend the hood, the engian bay was dirty, it had all typs of shit. __________________ MILITARY CREW USArmy/SGT

September 11th, 2008, 05:04 AM	#7
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September 11th, 2008, 09:36 AM	#8
joparrett Regular 2003 Mustang 3.8 slow Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 157 iTrader: 0 reviews	I know people who have removed the sheet. It isn't to protect your paint. It is a fire retardent. In the case of a fire, the plastic pins melt and the insulations falls onto the engine, breaking apart and smothering the fire. I can't see it being very efficient, though __________________ Jordan \| 2003 Mustang 3.8 \| SCT Tuner by VMP \| CAI \| Flowmasters \| ZEX 75 shot

September 11th, 2008, 01:13 PM	#9
SilverSixxer Regular 2000 Mustang v6 n/A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 498 iTrader: 2 reviews	man, ppl at 3.8mustang says making a scoop functional is a waste of time, and some say that its going to fly off, some here say its fine how it is, and that it will work just put a debris catcher in the scoop, ugh.. i dunno... __________________ looking for a comp orange GT

September 11th, 2008, 01:59 PM	#11
SilverSixxer Regular 2000 Mustang v6 n/A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 498 iTrader: 2 reviews	waste of time, maybe, waste of money not really at all... i dont want performance out of it i just want the air to go into the engine bay, instead of under the scoop so it dont blow off... __________________ looking for a comp orange GT

September 15th, 2008, 10:23 AM	#13
keeprollin02 Regular 2000 Mustang V6 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Radford, VA Posts: 221 iTrader: 6 reviews	Cool idea, I wouldnt want to deal with all of the crap that would get into the engine bay though. Mix that with rain and wash water and you got nasty a mess under there. If you were looking at it for cooling, youd be better off getting an upper intake spacer from VAP. But for aerodynamics..not so much.

September 15th, 2008, 10:27 AM	#14
SilverSixxer Regular 2000 Mustang v6 n/A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 498 iTrader: 2 reviews	well yesterday we had 50 plus mile an hr winds and i was driving with it, and the scoop went no where... so i think im good... i was driving 60, plus the winds of about 50-55mph it should be able to hold up aginst normal driving winds... __________________ looking for a comp orange GT

September 15th, 2008, 10:33 AM	#15
white_fang Banned 1996,mustang around 5's 0-60 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: maybee Posts: 747 iTrader: 0 reviews	if u want to run cooler get a cai. don't fuck up your stang by making it look stupid!!

September 15th, 2008, 12:07 PM	#17
SilverSixxer Regular 2000 Mustang v6 n/A Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 498 iTrader: 2 reviews	thanks __________________ looking for a comp orange GT

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