Does anyone have this??

geo2maz · Postby **geo2maz** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:14

dumb question: but does water mess something up if it gets sucked in there? like from a bad rain-storm or car-wash? I love the look

reconbygod12 · Postby **reconbygod12** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:14

its same as washing a car i guess with a fmic as long as its hot it will evaporate the water before the motor i would think

Speed3 · Postby **Speed3** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:14

I read some stuff a while back on MSF and if i remember correctly they were saying it doesn't really matter, and that it couldn't hurt the engine. they were talking about our stock intake to the intercooler though so i don't think this one would be much different..

erod550 · Postby **erod550** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:14

Yea the stock intake is fully enclosed in the airbox, so water getting into the engine bay wouldn't hurt anything. An exposed filter on a SRI though, I don't know if I'd trust it in really heavy rains.

As for the intercooler, it's sealed so you can dump water on it all you want and it won't hurt anything. The real concern is getting water in the intake.

Plus, the stock hood already has ducting that brings air from the grill straight onto the intercooler, so having the scoop there isn't going to bring any more air to the TMIC than it already gets, though I suppose it could let some of the heat out of the engine bay when you're idling, but long periods of idling would still heatsoak the TMIC even with the scoop.

Speed3 · Postby **Speed3** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:14

erod550 wrote:Yea the stock intake is fully enclosed in the airbox, so water getting into the engine bay wouldn't hurt anything. An exposed filter on a SRI though, I don't know if I'd trust it in really heavy rains.

As for the intercooler, it's sealed so you can dump water on it all you want and it won't hurt anything. The real concern is getting water in the intake.

Plus, the stock hood already has ducting that brings air from the grill straight onto the intercooler, so having the scoop there isn't going to bring any more air to the TMIC than it already gets, though I suppose it could let some of the heat out of the engine bay when you're idling, but long periods of idling would still heatsoak the TMIC even with the scoop.

So this hood would do just as good of a job as the stock hood with the vents in delivering air to the intercooler? Cause i don't want to lose performance or anything i just love the look.

erod550 · Postby **erod550** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:14

No you wouldn't lose performance. There's just a common misconception that having a hood scoop like the 2010+ would improve performance on the first gens, and that isn't the case.

Speed3 · Postby **Speed3** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:14

Yep I'm just doing it for looks if I end up buying it

reconbygod12 · Postby **reconbygod12** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:14

get a fmic instead lol

Speed3 · Postby **Speed3** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:14

reconbygod12 wrote:get a fmic instead lol

lol idk what are the gains/cost of doing that? idk much about the whole intercooler thing

Coulda · Postby **Coulda** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:14

The biggest concern with water under the hood should be the ECU and wire connections. Intakes you pretty much have to submerge the opening and suck water into the engine before you have an issue. unless all looks and no-go are what your into...there are many other things I would do first. 700 for the hood and 300+ for paint... with that you can get either an FMIC, or an intake, ap, downpipe and bypass valve....900ish is alot for just looks on an already really good looking car..

Speed3 · Postby **Speed3** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:14

Coulda wrote:The biggest concern with water under the hood should be the ECU and wire connections. Intakes you pretty much have to submerge the opening and suck water into the engine before you have an issue. unless all looks and no-go are what your into...there are many other things I would do first.

What would you recommend??

Coulda · Postby **Coulda** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:14

If your happy with the power the car has now and want to change the looks than go for it... If your happy with the looks but want more power...id go with an intake, downpipe and AP and a night on the town with whats left. I think you posted yours while i was editing mine haha...

Speed3 · Postby **Speed3** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:14

Coulda wrote:If your happy with the power the car has now and want to change the looks than go for it... If your happy with the looks but want more power...id go with an intake, downpipe and AP and a night on the town with whats left. I think you posted yours while i was editing mine haha...

Oops I did ha I have an intake and I was thinking about an eBay downpipe what do you think?

Coulda · Postby **Coulda** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:14

Id fork out the cash for a CP-E or another company that does alot of R&D. Especially in an emissions heavy state like CO you have to be careful what type of exhaust mods you do. I would talk to people that have passed emissions with a downpipe and find out what they are running. I have had good luck with Cobb and CP-E mods...thats why I usually suggest them...alot of the ebay garbage out there requires modifications to force it to fit...its cheap for a reason.

Speed3 · Postby **Speed3** » Fri Jun 03, 2011 9:14

Coulda wrote:Id fork out the cash for a CP-E or another company that does alot of R&D. Especially in an emissions heavy state like CO you have to be careful what type of exhaust mods you do. I would talk to people that have passed emissions with a downpipe and find out what they are running. I have had good luck with Cobb and CP-E mods...thats why I usually suggest them...alot of the ebay garbage out there requires modifications to force it to fit...its cheap for a reason.

Shit so I'm lookin at about a grand for the full turboback?

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