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Roof Scoop Idea?
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AnabolicFrolic
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might look sick on a subaru.
and i actually like the look of that PT Cruiser.
I know the subaru WRC vehicles use roof intakes. it forces cool into the cabin and cools the engine compartment as well.. dont know how they do the hose routing.. but on the rally cars they are functional!
there is a functional one
and i actually like the look of that PT Cruiser.
I know the subaru WRC vehicles use roof intakes. it forces cool into the cabin and cools the engine compartment as well.. dont know how they do the hose routing.. but on the rally cars they are functional!
there is a functional one
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So the scoops just bring cool air into the cabin or to the motor as well? I just don't get them. Why not just vent a window.
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Im thinkin they dont vent a window for when they are on dusty courses...Im sure those scoops have filters in them
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Originally posted by AnabolicFrolic
might look sick on a subaru.
and i actually like the look of that PT Cruiser.
I know the subaru WRC vehicles use roof intakes. it forces cool into the cabin and cools the engine compartment as well.. dont know how they do the hose routing.. but on the rally cars they are functional!
there is a functional one
tell me there is not one person on this forum that would not drive that car......it may not look so great but that thing is a beast!
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I'd drive it to a dealership and sell it.
I don't know, but there might be a certain hood scoop that would look good on a street Explorer. I'm definately not a fan of the one on the PT Cruiser however.
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I don't know, but there might be a certain hood scoop that would look good on a street Explorer. I'm definately not a fan of the one on the PT Cruiser however.-Justin
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Hopefully that PT doesn't have the 'tilt' mode, huh?
I think that scoop would totally contrast the body lines of a 1st gen X. It looks aight on that PT though. Wonder if it would fit on our hoods backwards...
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The hose routing on any race car will look ghetto as f**k to anyone primarily concerned with street driving. All the duct work is is like that house-heat-duct kinda stuff, but not metal (ya know, like the tube is yellow or red cloth stuff and the "frame rings" are black). The reason they dont just vent a window is because the windows dont move- they are lexan/plexiglass/something not moveable/something not real glass. Roof scoops on front-engined cars only let air into the cabin to cool the driver (no engine benefits), and obvisouly on rear-engined cars, roof scoops duct air to the engine for either cooling or air-intake for the engine, depending on the individual configuration of the car.
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