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Old 3/20/07 | 07:25 PM
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Just noticed it's 50/50! Non-scoopers unite!
Old 3/20/07 | 07:56 PM
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What's the purpose of having a scoop that doesn't scoop air. Just my opinion. No disrepect to anyone.. The shakers are sharp, but as for MY Mustang, make it plain. As I've said before, "This is MY Mustang. There are many like it, but this one is MINE!!"
Old 3/21/07 | 04:55 AM
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Originally Posted by shaun_beauchamp
This car comes alive at 140! I don't know how your Grandma drives when she droppes you off at school, but this car has more in it than most can handle.
I guess I need to take my GT to the track. Doing 140 on regular streets will land you in jail, cost beaucoup money, increase insurance, puts others in danger, not to mention yourself...that'll take away from chrome money for my harley...big no, no! I must be getting old!
Old 3/21/07 | 05:05 AM
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Originally Posted by htwag
The totally fake bolt-on scoop Ford installs on the new body is just.....bad. It reminds me of Ford's cheap efforts to add 'pop' to the car just like the 1967 Torino (sp?). If Ford wants to add a scoop to the hood why not stamp a new hoop with a built-in scoop like the 1966/67 GTO? It looks a lot better than a bolt-on.
I agree with you on the quality of the scoop, but IMO it is better than nothing. I don't understand why they didn't go with a molded scoop...well, I'm sure it's a lot cheaper to add a plastic scoop rather than having to mold an entire new hood.
Old 3/21/07 | 05:15 AM
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Just noticed it's 50/50! Non-scoopers unite!
Shoot, you guys are winning! Bastards! Come on SCOOPERS, I know there are more of you out there...just about every GT I see has a scoop...don't let the plain-hooded, ****-retentive, skirt-wearing, yellow-bellies, lily-livered, faint-hearted, pusillanimously, no-bling bling, purists get away with winning the poll !!!
Old 3/21/07 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by 07gtcs
I guess I need to take my GT to the track. Doing 140 on regular streets will land you in jail, cost beaucoup money, increase insurance, puts others in danger, not to mention yourself...that'll take away from chrome money for my harley...big no, no! I must be getting old!
REAL MEN take their car on track. Guys that only drive on the street are :gay:! Sorry, I couldn't resist!
Old 3/21/07 | 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by 07gtcs
Shoot, you guys are winning! Bastards! Come on SCOOPERS, I know there are more of you out there...just about every GT I see has a scoop...don't let the plain-hooded, ****-retentive, skirt-wearing, yellow-bellies, lily-livered, faint-hearted, pusillanimously, no-bling bling, purists get away with winning the poll !!!
And that, my friend, would also be motivation for me NOT to have one...
Old 3/21/07 | 09:51 AM
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I like the scoop. Having said that mine fits lousy and the black paint job is poor, (orange peel). The dealership has offered to have it repaired and painted for a third time. Part of the problem is the plastic scoop on a metal hood so when the temperature changes the scoop expands or shrinks differently than the hood. Check yourself, some times the scoop seems tight and other times it is loose, especially in the corners facing the car window. The scoop also needs to be scribed or heated as another suggested so that the fit is exact, which it sure is not now. By the way I screwed up the vote, I clicked plain when I meant to click SCOOP, sorry!
Old 3/21/07 | 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by RobK
REAL MEN take their car on track. Guys that only drive on the street are :gay:! Sorry, I couldn't resist!
LOL, but you know real men drive Harleys, and dirt bikes

Originally Posted by RobK
And that, my friend, would also be motivation for me NOT to have one...
So, if everyone has a wife with big hooters...you would want your wife to be flat chested because you have to be different

Originally Posted by Comox
I like the scoop. Having said that mine fits lousy and the black paint job is poor, (orange peel). The dealership has offered to have it repaired and painted for a third time. Part of the problem is the plastic scoop on a metal hood so when the temperature changes the scoop expands or shrinks differently than the hood. Check yourself, some times the scoop seems tight and other times it is loose, especially in the corners facing the car window. The scoop also needs to be scribed or heated as another suggested so that the fit is exact, which it sure is not now. By the way I screwed up the vote, I clicked plain when I meant to click SCOOP, sorry!
Please check your gramman before posting: It is not spelled "dealership", it is "stealership".
Old 3/21/07 | 10:45 AM
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Fake scoops

My brother has a great name for non-functional air scoops........


"SCAM-AIR"
Old 3/21/07 | 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by tr6nut
My brother has a great name for non-functional air scoops........


"SCAM-AIR"
Is that your GT in the avatar?
Old 3/21/07 | 10:54 AM
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Roush scoop here. Gotta love the aggressive look from the drivers seat.

The only alternative for me would be a cowl hood.

Old 3/21/07 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by 07gtcs
Is that your GT in the avatar?

I wish.... No I just have an '07 GT Coupe (Grabber Orange [no hood scoop])
Old 3/21/07 | 10:55 AM
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Yeah, my friends and I are huge fans of the scam-air phrase. Maybe its a northern VA thing.
Old 3/21/07 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by RUgoinUp?
Roush scoop here. Gotta love the aggressive look from the drivers seat.

The only alternative for me would be a cowl hood.

Yup, looks awesome.
Old 3/21/07 | 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted by 07gtcs
Yup, looks awesome.
Thanks. Here's a recent shot:
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Old 3/21/07 | 01:10 PM
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I can't see putting a non-funtional scoop on either, awaste of money to me. It also cuts into your performance instead dof helping it like the shaker units
Old 3/21/07 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by RUgoinUp?
Thanks. Here's a recent shot:
That scoop is much nicer than the GTAP scoop. I wonder if it fits in the same holes as the GTAP?
Old 3/21/07 | 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by DynamicmustangGT
I can't see putting a non-funtional scoop on either, awaste of money to me. It also cuts into your performance instead dof helping it like the shaker units
How does the shaker help performance? Doesn't a regular CAI do that? IMO, the shaker is also just for looks.
Old 3/21/07 | 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by AnotherMustangMan
Yeah, my friends and I are huge fans of the scam-air phrase. Maybe its a northern VA thing.
I wonder what a fake gas cap is called "scam-cap", what about fake Shelby stripes "Shelby-scam", what about rear spoiler "spoiler-scam"


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