Hood Scoop From Explorer Express!

[riverst]

I wish i would have know to measure the darn thing before i went drill happy.
ill post some pic as soon as i can figure out how to post them on the site.

 

[Jefe]

I wish i would have know to measure the darn thing before i went drill happy.
ill post some pic as soon as i can figure out how to post them on the site.

As long as the holes are away from the edge of the scoop, I'd think you could still get screws in. Its a soft material, and i know my pilot holes were only 1/8" deep anyway. You could even drill new pilot holes before putting scews in.

 

[X~FACTOR]

If you attempted to make it functional by drilling a few smaller holes (so as not to mess with any brace pieces) so as to let some air into the engine bay would it really help cool your engine off? Even if just a little bit? I had an old crap car that overheated all the time so now I have this kind of weird fixation with nice, normal temperature engines....

A hole in the hood won't fix your overheating problem. At the most it will lower your underhood temperature by a few degrees. Aside from all that, it'll look cooler when you walk up in front of your truck and see a shiny engine bay.