hood scoop or washers?
 

i have this 93 accord boosted and everything just waiting on the tune. but there is one problem my intercooler isn't getting any air to it. So what i had in mind was just cuting out a piece of my hood bending it up wedling some sheet metal to the sides and bam riged hood scoop. only problem is keeping water and such out of the engine compartment.


but i also have heard from a buddy of mine that people would put washers on the hinges of the hood to let air in on the old cameros when they would race to get more air to the engine.... so im torn between 2 options what one do you think would work best and be the smartest thing to do?

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i have the washers on mine...
http://a973.ac-images.myspacecdn.com...e4ddd85b5c.jpg
it's boosted now

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Ever get the track workers at the strip come up to your window and ask if your hood is latched?

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Washers on mine as well.

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:y

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I raked my hood about 1". I unbolted the hood hinge, and installed longer bolts on both the hood side and body side, with 2 thick washers on each side.


You can see the rake in this old photo.

http://www.vincentfurniture.com/phot...shedapril6.jpg

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how about option 3 which is death to yourself. dont ask what to do dip. do what you want. you really thing anybody cares about the way your car looks? mine looks like a cow right now but i dont give a damn. just drive the damn thing, oh and you better be boosted already if you name is turboF. if not GTFO!!!!!!!!

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i hate scoops, had one on my old ef hatch. I did actually see lower temps on coolant and even about 5-10 degrees on oil, but the way they look makes me irratated. The washers would be the way i would go, but i would probably get irratated with that too. Either way i would find some way to get more air to the intercooler.

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ricers :6

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do you need a hood?

I don't run one for ---- and the cops ain't stopped me or nothin?
but it doesn't rain much here in south texas but it sure gets hot as hell! :(

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huh? do you can run with ur car without hood? :o

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::)
O so it's people like u that dont run hoods because what....u think it looks good.....well it looks like ----! Oh and don't fukkin worry about road debri either i guess....i hope a rock jumps up an goes through a hole in ur filter an blows ur motor.....then maybe u'll stop redneckin ur ---- :3

Looks like trailer trash rednecks driving around.......and people complain about us mexicans.....

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thanks, yeah i had my hood off for a bit but it rains to damn much up here in NY so... washers will do the trick

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Bitch shut the ---- up I am Mexican and darker than you!

and the hood latch broke and then flew on me going 40 mph, it bent too bad too straighten so I thought ---- it, who needs one. and if a rock can hit your filter then it can crack your damn windshield so don't drive behind trucks dumb ----

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fukin mexicans.............i swear.....darker then me.....u need to stop sellin oranges off the freeway then man..... :8

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I had a fist-sized rock SHOT at me like a damned baseball - from the side of the truck in the opposite lane. I swear there was some midget cuban hiding under it, damn thing was going faster than the truck! Luckly I was in a work vehicle - it dented a 1995 Ford truck bumper...

If you want a scoop, go for it. Its an accord, so its not like anyone notices it anyways...

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damm dog why the ---- did it have to be a cuban? :D

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I was born in Cali to hardworking grape pickers but moved to texas at seven and the entire city here is hispanic who rice up mustangs and DSMs. I haven't seen people sell oranges on the side of the freeway since my last trip to LA and at least they are working. oh an my engine bay looks better than my car anyways.
look at the home page and what do you see? got a problem with your kind? :8 then GTFO if ya do

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does anyone have any actual evidence that raising the back of the hood lowers underhood temps? and no i dont want to hear any newbies just say it does, i want facts

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Atleast ur honest to where ur roots are........do i have a problem...hell no.......i just hope one day we can all live in harmony..... ;D

oh an +1 on the actual underhood temp drop question.....i'm curious about that to...

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I really hate the way it looks, but i had to do this to my car. Temps get hot after driving the car around for more that an hour. Hot to the point where you open the hood and touch the charge pipes or intake manifold and about get burnt. Car has not been like this since i did this to the hood, but the same day i did this i also changed my turbo manifold so it could have helped cut down on the under hood temps. Dont know :-\

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im also not too big on the looks, but its a lot more subtile than a hood scoop. hopefully there is some real research done about it

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i've use the washer/spacer setup. 1 inch is more than enough. i can't provide the right 'information' but i can feel heat coming out from the void between the hood and body of the car.

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my car came with them, there was 10 washers on each bolt but i cut it down to 5 cause it looked kinda gaydm

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put a wing on the hood.

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I had to space the hood of my nova up like that, we call it the redneck cowl hood. Even without inner fenders my under hood temps are outrageous.

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did you notice coolant temps go down or anything?

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Coolant temps, no it runs at a steady 185 no matter the weather, but the turbo exh housing sits 2" from the carb bowl the heat soaks into everything... Its not bad enough that the intake and exhaust manifolds bolt to each other lol.... talk about vapor lock

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so you put 5 washers on each of the 2 bolts on each side or like 5 in the rear ones and like 2 on the front ones ??

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my civic just had longer 10mm bolts (i think) that went into the hood from the hinge with 10 washers inbetween the hood and hinge

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what was the verdict of the hood spacers? does it do any good or does it just look ricer?

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It cools, kinda like a cowl induction I'm guessing, but it lets air pass through easier and cools better.


JP

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So you want to put a hood scoop or raise the hood to solve this.
Show some pics of your intercooler setup. Location and what kind would really help.

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It all depends on the height of the opening and speed of the car whether air comes out or goes in.
The cowl hood induction is designed to force air IN through the back of the hood due to the high pressure going over the car.

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why dont you avoid all of this and just get a front mount, for what you paid for that sidemount or whatever you are using, you could have got a used front mount on here or egay for the same price

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i think i am just going to put a temp probe under my hood somewhere and test it myself

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Really? Always wondered how that worked. I thought that it let air up from the grill/ground escape easier. Good post.


JP

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That is a great idea. I should do that on my notch. The underhood temps are cookin.
Erich

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if someone tries it can you take before and after temps? my car wont be on the road for quite a while.

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i was thinking of taking a junk hood and trying to raise the cowl by cutting and adding to the sides on the stock one
ill post up pics of how it turns out