best scoops out there?

twinturbopg · 11-19-2009, 12:03 PM

LOL hilarious

twinturbopg · 11-19-2009, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by thwgw24

exactly, why spending $60~$100 on scoops when $32 shipped will get the job done?

+100000000 there are so many other mods out there that are worthless and cost a whole lot more than ~$30.

Syndicategt · 11-19-2009, 12:16 PM

If you must, the cheapest ones you can find. They all do the same job, of almost nothing. I've tried them with a stock box + drop in and with DCI's. I felt no difference with DCI's and a slightly better throttle response at higher speeds with the stock box + drop in (this is probably a placebo effect).

i2iSTUDIOS · 11-19-2009, 12:41 PM

made my own from parts from Home Depot, $4.99

twinturbopg · 11-19-2009, 04:38 PM

yep that option too....

Bottom line-
it really is up to you to decide what you feel comfortable with and how much you want to spend.

LostMarine · 11-19-2009, 04:44 PM

until someone can prove either theory, i will keep them in.. It may not be "ramming" air in, but it is circulating more, faster..

Former_Boosted_IS · 11-20-2009, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by LostMarine

until someone can prove either theory, i will keep them in.. It may not be "ramming" air in, but it is circulating more, faster..

It is also taking a lot of air away from the radiator. We do know for a fact that our car has cooling issues. Even if the scoops do give you slightly more air flow, the question is are you willing to sacrifice cooling on a car that has cronic heat problems?

LostMarine · 11-20-2009, 09:04 AM

i never had a problem with cooling so i guess thats not a factor for me. If it does then maybe i would change.

skim7x · 11-20-2009, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Former_Boosted_IS

It is also taking a lot of air away from the radiator. We do know for a fact that our car has cooling issues. Even if the scoops do give you slightly more air flow, the question is are you willing to sacrifice cooling on a car that has cronic heat problems?

umm yeah... I have had scoops on for a while now and have never noticed a change in my engine temp from runs pre-scoop installation... so from my experience, I would say that the scoops certainly don't harm anything... now proving that they HELP anything is another issue

FoShizzle · 11-20-2009, 07:28 PM

I will say that its a waste of $ for sure if you have a dci.

This was at n54tech:

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Originally Posted by Terry @ BMS

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Originally Posted by smacky

I heard scoops were the cheapest mods you could do to get about 7-10 extra whp?
I know it's hard to extrapolate on something that hasn't been done yet, but say I were to get the scoops and filter and a JB+, what could I expect for a 0-60? It's an AWD model, and again, I've heard mix reviews on 0-60 times on those, some saying AWD helps, others say powertrain loss hurts.

IMHO save the money on the scoops, completely worthless.

If I remember right, Terry did some testing to confirm this too.

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LostMarine Banned 40 Rep 950 Posts Drives: Lying Vendors Crazy Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: F**K You Up- NJ iTrader: (2)	i never had a problem with cooling so i guess thats not a factor for me. If it does then maybe i would change.
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