JoeJM1993

I know normally the bonnet scoop is used for cooling on the WRXs and STIs, but I have a turbo bonnet fitted to my sport. So technically the scoop is doing nothing, perhaps cooling the engines maybe?

But my question is, has anyone modified there air intake to use the bonnet scoop? Seems like it would be pretty beneficial, and cannot be that hard to do.

Anyone?

Joe

j976rna

iTrader: (2)

you will get better airflow at the front of the car,by the wing or front bumper,would seem like alot of work, for not much benefit using the scoop

JoeJM1993

Better air flow at the front of the car? How so? The bonnet scoop was designed for sucking in air, surely using the scoop would be the way? Plus it is a much more direct route into the air intake housing.

tubbytommy

iTrader: (20)

what exactly are you trying to achieve??

a sport really doesnt need extra cool air

JoeJM1993

Im not trying to cool anything, I was asking if anyone had used the bonnet scoop as an air intake?

j976rna

iTrader: (2)

Nearly every car manufacturer has the air intake at the front or side of the car, you would generate alot of heat soak, if you was sitting in traffic, as the heat rises up from the engine

JoeJM1993

Yeah, heat soak from the engine was one of my worries, but wasnt sure how much a problem it would cause

kevo10

As i understand , the scoop is only really useful up to about 50 mph. After that ,due to the cars aerodynamics, air flow goes straight over the top of the scoop.As others have said , better off using frontal area to gather air from. Thats why FMICs are fitted , apert from other reasons

topshot

iTrader: (4)

50mph? Surely loads of engines would be dieing if that was true?

CharlySkunkWeed

iTrader: (7)

I thought the opposite , after 50mph is when it becomes useful !

kevo10

Im only going on what ive been told. But in any case , frontal airflow is better imo.

JoeJM1993

Thanks for the input guys, yeah it was just idea. Ill will probably reroute it to a frontal intake.

chopperman

I have seen a car where it had a bonnet scoop for the cold air intake. It was some foreign people mover thing, hyosung or something like that.

classicwrx93

i bet you would get clogged up pretty quick. A quick blast round the dales on the summer evening would see the vileda full of moths, wasps n other floaty fly bound things. Drop a turbo lump in her and forget to change the log book. Do change the brakes though.