- #1
- qaz393 [OP]
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May 3rd, 2012 9:11 pm
Anyone has idea???
Hood scoops are for cooling the engine or engine components. Stickers add power. What are roof scoops for?
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- wal3145
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May 3rd, 2012 9:14 pm
qaz393 wrote: ↑Anyone has idea???
Hood scoops are for cooling the engine or engine components. Stickers add power. What are roof scoops for?
Roof scoops create downforce to keep the car on the road.
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- flyz
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May 3rd, 2012 9:18 pm
For race car.
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- coriolis
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May 3rd, 2012 9:19 pm
An additional blender for squirrels, raccoon, various small critters and children, assuming you have a hood scoop as well.
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- Mistro
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May 3rd, 2012 9:36 pm
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- Piro21
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May 3rd, 2012 9:47 pm
They're about as useful as a rear spoiler on a FWD car.
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- simonfzhao
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May 3rd, 2012 9:57 pm
I might get some bro, I'll let you know if it works.
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- ssbtech
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May 3rd, 2012 10:24 pm
On my car the hood scoop is for cooling the intercooler, not the engine.
On proper rally cars, the roof scoop provides fresh air for the people inside.
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- qaz393 [OP]
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May 3rd, 2012 10:25 pm
ssbtech wrote: ↑On my car the hood scoop is for cooling the intercooler, not the engine.
On proper rally cars, the roof scoop provides fresh air for the people inside.
i know that most subaru are like that thats why i said engine component which means radiators or intercoolers.....
but roof scoop. how does one control airflow???
also ive seen some roof scoop for mid/rear engine cars that are intake scoops
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- golf_guy21
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May 3rd, 2012 11:18 pm
Driver Comfort
The large roof scoops used on world rally cars and race cars are usually there to provide fresh air for the driver. After all, most race cars use plastic windows sealed against the doors, and air conditioning isn't an option. Race cars often lack the sort of floor and firewall insulation that keep engine heat out of most other types of cars.
Dynamic Considerations
The only other reasons for a roof scoop are to cool rear-mounted heat exchangers (radiators) or to provide intake air for a rear or mid-mounted engine. In almost every case, a large NACA duct will provide more than sufficient airflow without increasing drag, raising the boundary air thickness or causing turbulent airflow.
Read more: The Technology of Roof Scoops in Cars | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_6133744_techn ... z1trq4AYVl
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- mmretlol
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May 3rd, 2012 11:19 pm
Its for keep your head cool
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- Voltex
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May 3rd, 2012 11:30 pm
Piro21 wrote: ↑They're about as useful as a rear spoiler on a FWD car.
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May 4th, 2012 12:24 am
so that you can make chicken fried rice on the go
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- Matrixvibe
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May 4th, 2012 3:04 am
It's like a fitted cap for a car. Swaggggg
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- BDSL
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May 4th, 2012 7:36 am
qaz393 wrote: ↑Anyone has idea???
Hood scoops are for cooling the engine or engine components. Stickers add power. What are roof scoops for?
For some mid-engine vehicles with force induction, the hood scoop provides cooling for their intercooler.
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- jaxon
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May 4th, 2012 9:19 am
I see a lot of potatoe heads here,
In most cases they help to keep the rear window
cleaner while driving in rain and snow conditions...
Later,
Jaxon.
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- iEyeCaptain
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May 4th, 2012 10:34 am
no roof scoop, no lg.
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- kay188
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May 4th, 2012 10:51 am
The hood scoop catches all the LGs so you got fresh LGs at all times.
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- simonfzhao
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May 4th, 2012 11:23 am
jaxon wrote: ↑I see a lot of potatoe heads here,
In most cases they help to keep the rear window
cleaner while driving in rain and snow conditions...Later,
Jaxon.
Shieet son! I need myself some side mirror scoops, I hate how I need to wipe the side mirrors after rain..
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- trixstar
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May 4th, 2012 12:07 pm
http://jalopnik.com/5893014/this-is-why ... oof-scoops
[QUOTE]If you've ever wondered what those air scoops on the roofs of rally cars are for, this clip of Russian driver Evgeny Novikov having a massive crash in last weekend's WRC Rally Mexico should help you understand.
On an extremely long 30-mile stage on the last day of the rally, Novikov went offroad and somehow tore the roof scoop off his Fiesta RS rally car. What the scoop is supposed to do is raise the air pressure inside the cabin, keeping the dust out while still allowing warm air to come out. When it goes away, dust pours into the car, visibility drops to nil, and Novikov has a seriously huge crash.[/QUOTE]
becuz racecar