View Poll Results: The $50 hood extractor: is it worth it?
Worth every penny. Where do I get one?
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80.77%
Rice... but I might eat it.
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11.54%
If you need an extractor, you've got bigger problems.
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7.69%
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my $50 hood extractor
03-12-2008, 03:19 PM
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I forgot to mention that I think this scoop will work rotated around as a scoop in the nose between the parking lights. Looks like it will follow the contour of the nose quite well - of course finding out for sure requires cutting a hole. 
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03-12-2008, 03:44 PM
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I would if I had another scoop... though I need to push that to the "post dyno day" list. I'd really like to get the rad mod and oil cooler install done first.
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03-12-2008, 04:56 PM
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Saber like a hand held jig saw. This was a $25 black and decker pos - but it did the job. I have an air nibbler - works well but you're far less likely to cut a straight line w/o using a straight edge for a jig. Instead of dust you get a gazillion little disks. 
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03-13-2008, 04:21 PM
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temp observations
Drove around at lunch today making a bunch of boosted runs. Just tried to recreate the same environment pre-extractor. Not very scientific, just observations. But it looks like temps are down to 88c from 92c during higher speed boosted runs (cruise runs the same). In traffic at much slower speeds temps are down maybe 2c. And stopped the fan now brings the coolant temp down dramatically quicker - without exaggeration I'd say 2-3 times quicker.
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03-18-2008, 02:19 PM
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it's sure is purty
I went out at lunch today and made four boosted runs @15psi peak from 1500 to fuel cut- two in 4th and two in 3rd. Drove the car for about 4 miles ~35mph then parked with car idling and the fan never came on. The temp rose from 86c at speed to 92c and then dropped back down. Sweet. And I think there's some work to do under the hood to encourage flow from the back of the rad. I do think this thing works well for releasing radiant heat from the exchangers as well as extracting at speed.
btw- if you're patient you can pick these up on ebay used for <$50 when users upgrade to a bigger scoop
I went out at lunch today and made four boosted runs @15psi peak from 1500 to fuel cut- two in 4th and two in 3rd. Drove the car for about 4 miles ~35mph then parked with car idling and the fan never came on. The temp rose from 86c at speed to 92c and then dropped back down. Sweet. And I think there's some work to do under the hood to encourage flow from the back of the rad. I do think this thing works well for releasing radiant heat from the exchangers as well as extracting at speed.
btw- if you're patient you can pick these up on ebay used for <$50 when users upgrade to a bigger scoop
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03-19-2008, 01:41 PM
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More pics please.
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