CARBON FIBER HOOD INSERTS....20 Buyers needed!

[don moore]

hey JO did your wonderful wife go to space yet???????thread jack..hehe

[tworavens]

Yeah, got the Hot Wheels cars, but couldn't find one in Dragon Green so need to touch it up still.

Okay, this thread is dead to me now.

[tom4bren]

"........and figuring out what the Fuzzy Hole is for."

That's where I keep my Copenhagen.

[circmand]

This thread popped up on my list of threads with a new post. It shows having a post today. I click on it and see the last post was actually in July. I get a lot of these showing up as having new threads but when clicked only have old posts.

[PK]

This thread popped up on my list of threads with a new post. It shows having a post today. I click on it and see the last post was actually in July. I get a lot of these showing up as having new threads but when clicked only have old posts.

IIRC this happens to threads with polls on the top.
If someone votes on the poll, I shows up as a new post, even if there is no new post.

I admit it can be annoying to people (including me) that use the "Unread posts" link.

PK

[mrtew]

I'd like to get one. Maybe if people don't let it die we can get them after all.

[mrtew]

I'm into the WRX type scoop but I'm cool with smooth too. Mark me down as flexible!

[PK]

Jo, I would order one with a scoop, but not one without.

Not fussy about the type of scoop.

PK

[Mile High VX]

Scoop for me...

Not too picky, but like the WRX style the best. The T-Bird one looks good also.

Have a great day.

[idrivem5]

I'm in if it has a scoop...

Something like this one would be cool.

http://www.yourhotcar.com/prod/Carbo..._102894/12430/

[WormGod]

Go all the way!

[Leah]

Did anyone ever make a decision on this? My OEM hood insert is cracking pretty badly and I need a replacement. Also, I prefer no scoop, but only because I want to airbrush a picture on the insert. If everyone else wants a scoop, that's fine with me. Will the insert be matte or glossy? Is that a ridiculous question to ask? Can carbon fiber be made matte?

[vt_maverick]

I can't imagine paint of any kind sticking to a slick CF surface without sanding, which you'd have to do to the entire insert or only under your intended design, neither of which sounds easy. Seems like you'd be better off to get a used insert in good shape.

[Luna X]

Raw c.f. is gonna have the same issues as our beloved cladding. ..Since it is recommended that the piece be clearcoated, it would lend itself perfectly to having a design painted on it before the clear goes on.

[RallyDude]

Is it the consensus here that a hood scoop never makes sense on any VX under any circumstance?

I mostly drive at elevations ranging from 5,000 to 13,000ft so it's possible my experience only pertains to high elevations. When I drove my WRX, performance of the 2.0 intercooled engine (before the turbo kicked in) was solid for an AWD heavy car. Maybe at high elevations, intercooling makes such a difference, as an already oxygen starved engine gets denser, oxygen richer, cool air. The few times I drove at lower elevations and before turbo lag, it seems like performance was strong as well. I'm a big fan of intercoolers. A performance mod that saves gas.

I think some of the problem is that some want a smooth hood while most want it with a scoop. There's others, that don't have a reason to upgrade as they only want performance mods. I believe that a hoodscoop is rice, unless it is functional. But I'm a big fan of a functional scoop.

Even if forced induction or engine compartment cooling doesn't warrant the upgrade, couldn't the scoop be made to cool an intercooler with the air intake in the fender? Someone could design a I/C system, either available for NA or SC engines, with a high-performance filter and housing, with a fender intake. I think then we would have a great reason to have a scoop.

So people just wanting the visual of a scoop would be happy, and those that want a performance mod would be happy as well. Intercoolers are fairly cheap, and I know we have some engineers or just really knowledgeable members here that could come up with a system. The other advantage of this mod is you wouldn't have to do it all at once, so it would be approachable for more people. If we timed it with income tax return time, it may help as well.

I'd be one that probably wouldn't bother with the upgrade, unless I could go all the way, and then I'd be super excited about it. So what do you say Jofotoz, do we revive this thread?