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Title: Hood scoop
Post by: FourbangerYJ on March 27, 2010, 09:56:00 PM
So do you think there is any added performance gained from a hood scoop? Something kinda like this.

(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c331/FourbangerYJ/hoodscoop.jpg)
(http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c331/FourbangerYJ/Hoodscoop2.jpg)
Title: Re: Hood scoop
Post by: 95yjman on March 27, 2010, 10:23:40 PM
Water fording maybe?  I don't know though
Title: Re: Hood scoop
Post by: sharpxmen on March 27, 2010, 10:51:33 PM
if you have a cone filter and a shield around it so the intake takes it's air thru the scoop you will make some HP - as an example 20F intake air temp difference results in 5 HP loss or gain depends how you look at it. 
Title: Re: Hood scoop
Post by: Jeffy on March 27, 2010, 11:04:58 PM
Well the reason for that scoop is because it's diesel and has a snorkel that attaches to it.  There will probably be a few HP gain since diesels tend to run hot and those Jeeps are deployed in Egypt and other hot climate areas but that's not really what it's for.
Title: Re: Hood scoop
Post by: FourbangerYJ on March 28, 2010, 09:54:02 AM
It would seem that it would allow more air in to the air box. I put on the stock TJ air tube. The inlet is about the same spot as the JK. Not sure it would be worth building a scoop. As Sharp mentioned a box inside the hood would also need to be built.
Title: Re: Hood scoop
Post by: Jeffy on March 28, 2010, 12:04:27 PM
It would seem that it would allow more air in to the air box. I put on the stock TJ air tube. The inlet is about the same spot as the JK. Not sure it would be worth building a scoop. As Sharp mentioned a box inside the hood would also need to be built.
Building a shield/box would help seal off the engine compartment from the scoop and you get better flow with the positive pressure.  Otherwise, the scoop is just going to be a vent.

If you really wanted to keep all of the air cool then I would probably go back to using the YJ routing which is shorter and you're going over the engine.  Then using heat shielding over everything.
Title: Re: Hood scoop
Post by: FourbangerYJ on March 28, 2010, 02:56:50 PM
Building a shield/box would help seal off the engine compartment from the scoop and you get better flow with the positive pressure.  Otherwise, the scoop is just going to be a vent.

If you really wanted to keep all of the air cool then I would probably go back to using the YJ routing which is shorter and you're going over the engine.  Then using heat shielding over everything.

With the motor moved forward 4 inches the stock YJ air box set up was replaced with a Rock-it city tube. Then after messing around with the K&N I swtiched to the TJ setup. I couldn't figure out how to get the stock YJ airbox to work without a lot of work.
I don't mind the TJ setup. I still have the trumpet on. Not sure I am going to mess around with it.
Title: Re: Hood scoop
Post by: Jeffy on March 28, 2010, 04:31:09 PM
With the motor moved forward 4 inches the stock YJ air box set up was replaced with a Rock-it city tube. Then after messing around with the K&N I swtiched to the TJ setup. I couldn't figure out how to get the stock YJ airbox to work without a lot of work.
I don't mind the TJ setup. I still have the trumpet on. Not sure I am going to mess around with it.
You could use a new elbow that's 4" shorter on a YJ box?

The other problem I see is if you ford any deep water, that's going to get sucked right in as the water pushes over the hood.
Title: Re: Hood scoop
Post by: FourbangerYJ on March 28, 2010, 05:12:36 PM
You could use a new elbow that's 4" shorter on a YJ box?

The other problem I see is if you ford any deep water, that's going to get sucked right in as the water pushes over the hood.

 :confused: could be. I don't think I have the stock box anymore.
Good point on the water crossing. Not that I have that around here but you never know. I would like to do Fordyce some day.
Title: Re: Hood scoop
Post by: YJmechanic on March 29, 2010, 11:34:23 PM
is everyone forgetting the most important part?  IT LOOKS AMAZING!   :roflol: