Hood scoop install
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Scott, it did take a couple...
I had the template laid out on the hood for a day and half before I got my nerve up! but it took lot more than a couple to drill the ten holes for for the Roush rear spoiler!...
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Here's a quick write-up of how I installed my Roush hood scoop 4 days after taking delivery of the car. Hope this will help. Pictures follow to illustrate in the same order as the bullet points (hopefully).
1. Here's the starting point. Your car, scoop and drill. If you got emblems to put on, I strongly suggest you do it before installing the scoop.
2. Open the hood and pop all the push pins that retain the heat shield to it. You may use a flat screwdriver to pop them out more easily. Just be careful cause the heatshield is not that sturdy and you don't wanna punch a hole in it. Set it aside once you're done and close the hood.
3. Now the MOST IMPORTANT part of the job is to adjust the template and LEAVE IT THIS WAY as you work on it. Go grab some tape, duct tape, regular packing tape.. whatever, as long as it's tough. Luckily, the template delivered with the scoop is very accurate so you can use it as is. The thing is to align the spine of the hood with the center line of your template. The holes for the washer nozzles are useful but do not use them for proper alignment. Use the hood spine instead. Once you're done, stretch the template hard and flat to the hood and tape it.
4. Make sure you can keep a firm stance while you drill. You will ideally need to stay to the vertical of the hood as you do it. So make a couple of tries without pulling the trigger. You'll have 7 holes to drill if I remember well and none of them is close to any edge of the car, so find a stable position first.
5. I did not use any punch and drill device or whatever that's called, neither was I gonna shed more $$ to get the job done. You can do it just right by holding the drill bit in the very early stages of drilling each hole to avoid skidding. Basically, place your drill to the vertical of the hole, apply a decent amount of pressure onto the hood while stopping right before it bends, start drilling slow while guiding the tip with your free hand until you feel that the tip is holding a firm direction. Once it's engaged, keep the pressure and drill faster. The metal shavings that will pop out of each hole are absolutely normal so no worries.
6. Open back your hood, place a towel on your engine to protect it from the leaking and spray on your holes with some anti-rust spray. I use Boeshield T-9, it's also used on boats. Do the same to the screws of your Roush scoop. No matter how tight your scoop is gonna get sealed to the hood, water WILL get in there. So do yourself a favor, spend the extra $10 on the anti-rust can and protect your whole hood from the next few years of bad weather and car wash.
7. Close your hood, remove all the shavings to be able to see the holes better. Then place the screws that come with your scoop on it and plug it all into the holes. Make sure you pull a little bit of 3M tape to be able to grab the tips afterwards. Stick your scoop to the hood with a large piece of tape while you lift the hood to fasten the scoop screws from the inside. Once you're done, re-plug your heat shield inside the hood, close it, remove all tape + 3M adhesive from the scoop while pressing it onto the hood firmly to get all this mess together. You should be all set
1. Here's the starting point. Your car, scoop and drill. If you got emblems to put on, I strongly suggest you do it before installing the scoop.
2. Open the hood and pop all the push pins that retain the heat shield to it. You may use a flat screwdriver to pop them out more easily. Just be careful cause the heatshield is not that sturdy and you don't wanna punch a hole in it. Set it aside once you're done and close the hood.
3. Now the MOST IMPORTANT part of the job is to adjust the template and LEAVE IT THIS WAY as you work on it. Go grab some tape, duct tape, regular packing tape.. whatever, as long as it's tough. Luckily, the template delivered with the scoop is very accurate so you can use it as is. The thing is to align the spine of the hood with the center line of your template. The holes for the washer nozzles are useful but do not use them for proper alignment. Use the hood spine instead. Once you're done, stretch the template hard and flat to the hood and tape it.
4. Make sure you can keep a firm stance while you drill. You will ideally need to stay to the vertical of the hood as you do it. So make a couple of tries without pulling the trigger. You'll have 7 holes to drill if I remember well and none of them is close to any edge of the car, so find a stable position first.
5. I did not use any punch and drill device or whatever that's called, neither was I gonna shed more $$ to get the job done. You can do it just right by holding the drill bit in the very early stages of drilling each hole to avoid skidding. Basically, place your drill to the vertical of the hole, apply a decent amount of pressure onto the hood while stopping right before it bends, start drilling slow while guiding the tip with your free hand until you feel that the tip is holding a firm direction. Once it's engaged, keep the pressure and drill faster. The metal shavings that will pop out of each hole are absolutely normal so no worries.
6. Open back your hood, place a towel on your engine to protect it from the leaking and spray on your holes with some anti-rust spray. I use Boeshield T-9, it's also used on boats. Do the same to the screws of your Roush scoop. No matter how tight your scoop is gonna get sealed to the hood, water WILL get in there. So do yourself a favor, spend the extra $10 on the anti-rust can and protect your whole hood from the next few years of bad weather and car wash.
7. Close your hood, remove all the shavings to be able to see the holes better. Then place the screws that come with your scoop on it and plug it all into the holes. Make sure you pull a little bit of 3M tape to be able to grab the tips afterwards. Stick your scoop to the hood with a large piece of tape while you lift the hood to fasten the scoop screws from the inside. Once you're done, re-plug your heat shield inside the hood, close it, remove all tape + 3M adhesive from the scoop while pressing it onto the hood firmly to get all this mess together. You should be all set
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Great write-up!! Thank you for taking the time, I think I have finally gathered up enough courage to tackle my own, I have the Roush hoodscoop sitting on the one of my shop shelves......Thanks again!!
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Now a big blower scoop sticking out of the hood is REALLY cool...
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Almost any spoiler has more function than a scoop that scoops nothing. Bottom line is all the fake scoops in the world won't make you faster than me.lol 
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My statement is just my opinion and not a personal attack on you or anyone else that likes the looks of fake scoops. Not like the attack you made on me. Almost any spoiler has more function than a scoop that scoops nothing. Bottom line is all the fake scoops in the world won't make you faster than me.lol
Almost any spoiler has more function than a scoop that scoops nothing. Bottom line is all the fake scoops in the world won't make you faster than me.lol BF Goodrich Gforce T/A KDW 275/40 ZR 18
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The Function is how it looks, My son says there is an intimidation factor there. My car is intimidating so that created added pressure on my opponate, hehehe... Many cars over the years sported non functional scoops from the factory. new edge stangs had fake side scoops and several camaros over the years did, as well as the 442 cutless and GTO's
Well sorry but I find a Supercharger far more intimidating than a smattering of bogus scoops plastered all over a car.
Like I said that just my opinion and I'm sure your car would look very mean in my rear view mirror.
The Function is how it looks, My son says there is an intimidation factor there. My car is intimidating so that created added pressure on my opponate, hehehe... Many cars over the years sported non functional scoops from the factory. new edge stangs had fake side scoops and several camaros over the years did, as well as the 442 cutless and GTO's
Well sorry but I find a Supercharger far more intimidating than a smattering of bogus scoops plastered all over a car.
Like I said that just my opinion and I'm sure your car would look very mean in my rear view mirror.
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Quote:2K05GT
The Function is how it looks, My son says there is an intimidation factor there. My car is intimidating so that created added pressure on my opponate, hehehe... Many cars over the years sported non functional scoops from the factory. new edge stangs had fake side scoops and several camaros over the years did, as well as the 442 cutless and GTO's
Well sorry but I find a Supercharger far more intimidating than a smattering of bogus scoops plastered all over a car. Like I said that just my opinion and I'm sure your car would look very mean in my rear view mirror.
The Function is how it looks, My son says there is an intimidation factor there. My car is intimidating so that created added pressure on my opponate, hehehe... Many cars over the years sported non functional scoops from the factory. new edge stangs had fake side scoops and several camaros over the years did, as well as the 442 cutless and GTO's
Well sorry but I find a Supercharger far more intimidating than a smattering of bogus scoops plastered all over a car.
Like I said that just my opinion and I'm sure your car would look very mean in my rear view mirror.sure but if your car and my car both had a supercharger, more people would look at mine with the scoops because it is different. right...
I think the scoops if correct to a historic car, like the 66 gt 350 or gt500
then it adds a uniquness that makes your car different than the rest. I mean different style rims are not adding more hp or speed yet we go crazy over nice rims, or a shiny new paint job, or a bullitt **** on the radio, Ect.. it's things we do to make are ride stand out. imagine going to a Black mustang club meet, and all 100 cars looked the same, hmmm real boring.. plus everyone would be clicking there alarms to find there car afterwords LOL...
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when I get my Wipple installed, I am going to custom build an intake that will convert my roush scoop to a functional one, I really like the look of the scoop and I would like it to be functional. I just need to find an insert like this....
http://www.mwspeedshop.com/scoopgrille/grilleadbig1.jpg
BTW, the difference between the scoops that are historicly correct and the ones that should NEVER BE USED..
look here http://www.cruisermotorsports.com/PT%20Hood%20Scoop.jpg
http://www.mx-3.com/bodykits/FX-FX-712.jpg
http://p250.merlyyn.com/images/naca1.jpg
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You could cut a hole under the scoop and remove the front plastic piece. I was thinking of doing this but I think it's probably more important to extract the heat than add air. Where does all that additional air escape?
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correction... the sound of a supercharger LOL..
sure but if your car and my car both had a supercharger, more people would look at mine with the scoops because it is different. right...
I think the scoops if correct to a historic car, like the 66 gt 350 or gt500
then it adds a uniquness that makes your car different than the rest. I mean different style rims are not adding more hp or speed yet we go crazy over nice rims, or a shiny new paint job, or a bullitt **** on the radio, Ect.. it's things we do to make are ride stand out. imagine going to a Black mustang club meet, and all 100 cars looked the same, hmmm real boring.. plus everyone would be clicking there alarms to find there car afterwords LOL...
sure but if your car and my car both had a supercharger, more people would look at mine with the scoops because it is different. right...
I think the scoops if correct to a historic car, like the 66 gt 350 or gt500
then it adds a uniquness that makes your car different than the rest. I mean different style rims are not adding more hp or speed yet we go crazy over nice rims, or a shiny new paint job, or a bullitt **** on the radio, Ect.. it's things we do to make are ride stand out. imagine going to a Black mustang club meet, and all 100 cars looked the same, hmmm real boring.. plus everyone would be clicking there alarms to find there car afterwords LOL...
When it comes to styling we all have different tastes and that's a good thing. Sometimes the more people try to be unique the more they actually blend into the crowd. The last car show I was at there was more scooped and spoilered cars there than nice clean looking ones and my car actually drew a fair amount of attention. I prefer a cleaner more subtle look. Again that's just me. It's cool that the S197 Mustangs have such a wide array of performance and styling options available for those that wish to endulge.
Bottom line....cheers....enjoy your ride!!
Oh yeah, the rear quarter louvers were a birthday gift from my brother-in-law and are not an item I would have gone out and purchased myself. They serve no purpose but they look cool.