View Poll Results: The $50 hood extractor: is it worth it?
Worth every penny. Where do I get one?
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80.77%
Rice... but I might eat it.
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11.54%
If you need an extractor, you've got bigger problems.
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my $50 hood extractor
#82
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If anyone wants to know what a cooper scooper looks like on the nose in between the turn signals let me know. I have an old nose thats too beat for my car, and I'd be happy to donate it to the cause.
Edit: I had a nose (RS Aizawa) with a scoop in that spot... knocked my temp down about 5-10 degrees it seemed.
Edit: I had a nose (RS Aizawa) with a scoop in that spot... knocked my temp down about 5-10 degrees it seemed.
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If anyone wants to know what a cooper scooper looks like on the nose in between the turn signals let me know. I have an old nose thats too beat for my car, and I'd be happy to donate it to the cause.
Edit: I had a nose (RS Aizawa) with a scoop in that spot... knocked my temp down about 5-10 degrees it seemed.
Edit: I had a nose (RS Aizawa) with a scoop in that spot... knocked my temp down about 5-10 degrees it seemed.
Obligatory picture of my install
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#85
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Wouldn't the venting work better if the vent was placed further back on the hood? Might get more turbo heat pulled out. I do seem to remember a conversation about this topic several years ago where a concern was raised about transmission temps. The thread thought that the original design was to extract heat/air down through the plastic undertray and cool the tranny in the process.
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ok so I have a dumb non-mechanic's question. Is it alright to have water drop into the hood extractor onto the engine? I'm wondering if the car is parked outside and it rains, wouldn't all the rain just collect in there? Thanks for educating me, I like the look, and if it's all that beneficial, then even 'cooler'!
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ok so I have a dumb non-mechanic's question. Is it alright to have water drop into the hood extractor onto the engine? I'm wondering if the car is parked outside and it rains, wouldn't all the rain just collect in there? Thanks for educating me, I like the look, and if it's all that beneficial, then even 'cooler'!
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http://www.carbontrix.com/store/inde...products_id=91
I'm thinking of ordering one of those and a carbon naca duct for the headlight cover as well.... the carbon fiber riveted to a black car should look pretty slick
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Scott: is this the one you bought?
http://www.carbontrix.com/store/inde...products_id=91
I'm thinking of ordering one of those and a carbon naca duct for the headlight cover as well.... the carbon fiber riveted to a black car should look pretty slick
http://www.carbontrix.com/store/inde...products_id=91
I'm thinking of ordering one of those and a carbon naca duct for the headlight cover as well.... the carbon fiber riveted to a black car should look pretty slick
I'm still kicking around the idea of that carbon vent... But I don't wanna do the same thing as everyone else. Not like anyone around here would have anything even remotely close to it anyway, still...
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The extractor's position is going to be between the front of the engine and the radiator, so anything that does drop through the hole is going to land on the undertray, or sway bar, or hit the ground.
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To the noobs, relax, no bashing, but think about the questions you just asked, and now think about what an engine bay looks like, and how a motor works. Now put all that together and you will get it.
Four year like this, and only problem, if the car sits still in heavy rain, the alt. belt squeels a bit on start up.
Four year like this, and only problem, if the car sits still in heavy rain, the alt. belt squeels a bit on start up.
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