Stick-on Hood "Scoops"

[HOBrian]

Saw this yesterday :--) Chrome hood louvers and side, yes side exhaust on a chevy beretta (sp?) The exhaust was out the side of the car through the sheet metal right in front of the rear tire. :{

 

[rbattelle]

Saw this yesterday :--) Chrome hood louvers and side, yes side exhaust on a chevy beretta (sp?) The exhaust was out the side of the car through the sheet metal right in front of the rear tire. :{

That's amazing, I saw a very old Camry (I think) yesterday with a side exit exhaust. Funny thing was, the car was SO RUSTY that the exhaust pipe simply exited out a rust hole. I felt bad for the guy.



-Ryan

 

[phloop]

Too make you all weep, there is a gen 3 Cummins running around town that has those stick on scoops stuck on it. I guess the only good thing about that is he does have the scoops painted too match his truck.

 

[FATCAT]

Man I gotta come up with a scam idea like that to make big bucks.



There is gotta be something the stupid ricers and pimp-boys want that I can put together with some stuff from Home Depot and some spay paint.

 

[rbattelle]

Man I gotta come up with a scam idea like that to make big bucks.

Piece of cake. All you have to do is look at a race car and take some idea from it and make one that fits a regular car. I'm convinced that a very large percentage of the populace genuinely believes that "if it's on a race car, it must be great for performance". For example - hood pins. They're on race cars, so now they're on all sorts of little imports. Why? They add 30 horsepower.



So, what do race cars have that hasn't already been exploited? How about fake painted-on headlights like NASCAR? It's hard to see at night, but who cares?



Or how about wheels that attach using a single huge lug nut in the center?



Maybe an open-wheel conversion kit? Special fenders that don't actually cover any of the wheels! Man, that would be FAST!



Detachable steering wheel?



Netting that fits in the driver and passenger side window openings? Ooo, I'd bet the ricers eat that one up, whether or not such a kit allowed you to still open/close the windows.



Or heck, why not a "kit" that permanently seals the doors shut? Eliminate at least 2 pounds of weight without all that door mechanism in there.



NACA scoop with helmet cooling air attachment? Wouldn't even need to be functional, but it would need a tube to run up toward where the driver's helmet would be (otherwise, let's face it, it would just be dumb).



And the next big thing - FRONT wings! Huge contraptions that sit out in front of the vehicle nose, just like on a formula-1 or Indy car.



Or what about those rectangular air brake panels in the roof of NASCAR cars that flip up when the car begins sliding backward?



I'm telling you, it's a piece of cake. Remember the creedo: if it's good for race cars, it's awesome for the street.







-Ryan

 

[BK]

The stick on hood scope hp gain is even greater when used with the coffee can exhaust tip mod.



gotta breath from both ends, right? LOL

 

[GFritsch]

I think that they are marketed at the same folks who like the spoilers.



http://www.sqentertainment.com/pics/spoiler2.gif

 

[SRadke]

I too saw a blue third gen with a Cummins and a stick on scoop in town yesterday. It looked so ghay all I could do was stare.

 

[BK]

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DYI coffee can exhaust tip

 

[HOBrian]

BK, That car is Sweeeeeeeeeeeet :--) Can I get that scoop for my truck :-laf