Carbontrix extractor scoop
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Carbontrix extractor scoop
So I just added one of these this weekend in preparation for the inevitable South Texas summer heat. This is the Carbontrix 18x10 Hood Scoop
http://www.carbontrix.com/store/inde...products_id=91
There was a thread about this way back when
https://www.miataturbo.net/showthrea...highlight=hood
It only took about two hours start to finish so it is a pretty easy job. I am going to add a few more rivets eventually but it will work fine as-is. The part that take the longest is taping and measuring everything very carefully to make sure it goes on straight and centered. I also made a pattern from cardboard to mark the hole in the hood where I would be cutting. I used a sabre saw and a fine tooth (32 TPI) Bosch metal cutting blade. Pretty easy overall.
http://www.carbontrix.com/store/inde...products_id=91
There was a thread about this way back when
https://www.miataturbo.net/showthrea...highlight=hood
It only took about two hours start to finish so it is a pretty easy job. I am going to add a few more rivets eventually but it will work fine as-is. The part that take the longest is taping and measuring everything very carefully to make sure it goes on straight and centered. I also made a pattern from cardboard to mark the hole in the hood where I would be cutting. I used a sabre saw and a fine tooth (32 TPI) Bosch metal cutting blade. Pretty easy overall.
Last edited by ZX-Tex; 04-12-2010 at 08:13 PM.
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Maybe mine will impregnate yours and they will have babies. Cheap extractor hoods for everyone.
I think it is actually bigger than the cooper scoop.
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I'll snap some pictures this evening and post them up. I looked at that clearance briefly and the underside of the scoop only protrudes down just a bit below the hood braces, like less than 1/2" IIRC.
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Yes not bad at all. I think the big tip on this one is, if you use a sabre saw, to be sure to get a fine tooth metal cutting blade. A wood blade will not work well at all and would probably just trash your hood. Obvious, but worth mentioning.
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