So after getting my new exhaust, cat-back dual Flowmaster 40, I wanted to go further into mods. I figured the next logical choice is the intake. I want an open air element which I figured out to be a 14" x 3" one. Everyone says it sucks in too much hot air. So naturally I say, how bout scoops? i found a member on here with a 6-pack scoop and i liked the looks of it. anyone try this? i am going to the local junk yard tomorrow to get a hood and start the prep work. how do i go about bonding the fiberglass scoop to the steel hood?

 

Also found a scoop on summit. opinions?
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-475002/?rtype=10

 

i had a mach 1 mustang fiberglass scoop bonded onto my 73 gremlin and it held up pretty good with just body fill. i have a picture of it in my album. there was 4 bolts that held it in place but the fill didn't crack in 4 years. just make sure you have somewhere for the air to go (i had four 2" holes drilled in the hood).

if your using it for air induction to the throttlebody you should be ok, but if it's just for looks then drill some large holes in the hood inside to keep it from ripping off.

i should add that we have extremes of hot and cold here (100f to -40f) and it never cracked. i also put body fill under the wheel wells on my 89 and everyone said it's going to fall off the first pothole i hit in -40f, 8 years later i'm still waiting for it to fall off. if you prepare it properly it should last the life of the truck.

 

Just FYI, you should NOT try to bond fiberglass to metal, and should use a metal scoop and weld it in. If you do not mind the parting line, then you can attach a fiberglass scoop to the hood as others have mentioned. Trying to make fiberglass not crack on a hood is difficult at best. Good luck with your mod, and I hope you post pics.

 

Thanks for the input guys! I would like a metal one, but i couldn't find a single metal scoop. Now cowls, I found endless amounts of metal ones, but no scoops. I am gunna post some pictures siggie30. This is actually part of a project I'm doing for graduation so it's important in two ways. I already got a hood from the junkyard, sanded all the paint off down to bare metal. Then I took it through 5 stages of sanding up to 400 grit wetsanding and put two coats of primer on it. I'm using rattle can paint because of my lack of compressor and gun, but I think it looks okay so far. Here's a pic of the 2 coats of primer.