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#1 moneyhunster

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Posted 06 July 2011 - 06:14 PM

hi, how do i add a roof scoop like this below?

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can i bond one to my existing roof or will i have to get a roof and scoop in one??

obviously it will feed into a rear canopy and over the engine at some point :)

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Posted 06 July 2011 - 06:28 PM

Why do you need it? And it will block your rear view too.

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Posted 06 July 2011 - 06:36 PM

its more of a want than need!! you of all people should understand that thumbsup i never look behind me anyway rallly

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Posted 06 July 2011 - 06:45 PM

how do i add a roof scoop like this below?


You don't want the white arrow on your bonnet too do you? :lol:

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Posted 06 July 2011 - 06:58 PM

Have a search for stephenflappy's thread, I think that showed what Lotus Amsterdam did to his roof. Thread

Edited by techieboy, 06 July 2011 - 07:01 PM.

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 08:10 AM

its more of a want than need!! you of all people should understand that thumbsup
i never look behind me anyway rallly


All this mod will do is cost you money, make the car heavier, create more wind resistance, obscure visibility and make it slower. It's not like your N/A engine could even know what to do with extra air :mellow:

Whereas all my mods were functional (apart from the blinging (which I did becuase I was waiting for ages for parts)).

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 08:15 AM


its more of a want than need!! you of all people should understand that thumbsup
i never look behind me anyway rallly


All this mod will do is cost you money, make the car heavier, create more wind resistance, obscure visibility and make it slower. It's not like your N/A engine could even know what to do with extra air :mellow:

Whereas all my mods were functional (apart from the blinging (which I did becuase I was waiting for ages for parts)).


i have 2 turbos, one standard and one ready for stage 4 :blink: thumbsup

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 08:27 AM

Is that not a custom mania one? If not they used to do a coupe top and scooped roof. If you need extra air why not try a hoffman style periscope?

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 09:51 AM



its more of a want than need!! you of all people should understand that thumbsup
i never look behind me anyway rallly


All this mod will do is cost you money, make the car heavier, create more wind resistance, obscure visibility and make it slower. It's not like your N/A engine could even know what to do with extra air :mellow:

Whereas all my mods were functional (apart from the blinging (which I did becuase I was waiting for ages for parts)).


i have 2 turbos, one standard and one ready for stage 4 :blink: thumbsup




Ooops, my mistake. Still, what function would the scoop serve, bearing in mind there are about 4 negative reasons not to install one?

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 09:53 AM


its more of a want than need!! you of all people should understand that thumbsup
i never look behind me anyway rallly


All this mod will do is cost you money, make the car heavier, create more wind resistance, obscure visibility and make it slower.


But apart from that, is there any good reason not to?

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 09:56 AM

In theory, if the benefit from cooling is enough to make the intake temperatures better, it will actually increase the performance of the car.

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 10:01 AM

You have to admit the exige roof looks wicked on an elise!

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 10:19 AM

it would look frickin' cool!! :)

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 10:25 AM

You would also have to cut holes in the rear of the clam to allow the heat to escape.

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 11:21 AM

You have to admit the exige roof looks wicked on an elise!

Nope, but it is/looks functional, along with the coupe rear.
Why not try the same idea as the Veyron supersports. Standard Veyron has 2 periscope air scoops, supersports has a larger engine cover with naca ducts to draw the air in and reduce drag.


Turbo ears are functional but some think they look good though. Meh.



I guess you will be fitting the roof scoop to the stage 4 VX, not the standard one :lol:


Edit: what will it look like with the roof off?

Edited by Ouchie, 07 July 2011 - 11:22 AM.

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Posted 07 July 2011 - 03:58 PM

Edit: what will it look like with the roof off?


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something like this would maybe thumbsup
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