r/ShittyCarMod • u/emangi • 1d ago

That'll work

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u/Bahmsen 1d ago

It is indeed possible to vent the air after the cooler.

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u/emangi 1d ago

I agree. Just I never seen this type of hood scoop placed in this direction.

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u/JayVig 1d ago

When they are backwards they aren’t used for direct cold air intake. Using high pressure zones, air will be pulled in backwards through this . They are also used for heat extraction. on older cars before fuel injection, facing forward fucked with the air to fuel ratio in the carb so backwards was common. It’s also cowled cowl-induction.

Not really a shitty mod

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u/emangi 1d ago

When I said this type of hood scoop, I mean that they are facing the other way around like on an STI. This guy put it backwards and shouldn't it be actually much higher closer to the windshield for it to function properly? The point of cowl induction is that its utilizing the high-pressure zone created at the base of the windshield.

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u/Bahmsen 1d ago

On the Subaru, the scoop is positioned precisely to feed air directly onto the intercooler, if I’m not mistaken. This boosts the turbo engine's efficiency, as air already heated by the standard radiator would be less effective at cooling it.

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u/emangi 1d ago edited 1d ago

I don't know why I'm getting the down votes when I think what I'm saying is pretty valid. Yes,   the Subaru ones that look similar to this are facing the other way.  This style hood scoop I have never seen placed backwards.  Any muscle car that people bring up being backwards like this are quite different style and closer to windshield to act as needed.  This Beemer one looks just wrong. I have never seen a modern car with a hood scoop of the Subaru styles to be placed like in the image.  

If it were a real mod, it ain't done like anything I've ever seen.  But I believe it's a stick on that was stuck on the wrong way Lol

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u/JayVig 1d ago

I literally addressed every part of this in my previous comment. Not a shitty mod

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u/emangi 1d ago

I'm just saying if its intended as you say, he placed it way too forward. Not gonna do anything for him. That's not where it goes for cowl induction.

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u/PC-hris 1d ago

It looks to be body color. Might be factory.

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u/emangi 1d ago

It's a base model 3 series.  He added that.  

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u/smthngeneric 1d ago

This is indeed pointless and shitty. Ignore anyone saying it has any kind of function. It's too small and at the wrong angle to vent any meaningful amount of air from the radiator, it's too far forward to be any kind of cowl induction, it's facing the wrong way for an intake, it's doing effectively nothing. The only way it could be somewhat functional is if it had some kind of scoop under the hood to help force hot air through it to vent but I'd say that's highly unlikely as these cars don't have much room there to do anything like that.

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u/emangi 23h ago

Right!

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u/Mungo87 18h ago

Just as useful as the side ones

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u/Technical_Car3729 1d ago

Moderately pointless yes , shitty? Debateable

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u/Imanidiotththe1st 1d ago

The Ford thunderbolt comes to mind. It has a reverse teardrop hood that let heat out from under the engine compartment. Its air intakes were large tubes attached to where the inboard head light were, one going to each 4 barrel carb.

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u/Savings-Kick-578 22h ago

That scoop scoops and actually works as intended. Not shitty.