2010-2014 Mustang Information on The S197 {GenII}

Mustangs have always had Fake Scoops.

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Old 8/10/12 | 10:16 AM
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From: CenTex...sort of
Originally Posted by jsimmons
The side scoops don't "hinder performance". They're so light as to not make a difference, and the way air flows around the body, the scoops don't stick out enough to have any tangible impact on aerodynamics. The same goes for most hood scoops. To take advantage of the air coming up over the hood (or to "hinder performance"), the scoop openings almost have to be right AT the leading edge of the hood and be too tall to look decent. Again, the added weight of a hood scoop is going to have no impact on top speed.
We'll have to agree to disagree; I know how pieces like that change the shape of the air over and around the vehicle because I've performed wind-tunnel tests on all kinds of things in my job. You'd be surprised how much difference something like that can make.

If you want to talk about "pointless", let's talk about the back seat, or the two-piece drive shaft.
Now this, I will agree with. I will have a back seat in my Shelby, and it will almost certainly never be used by a human's backside. I've considered removing it, but the weight distribution is already heavily toward the front: if I lose anymore weight out of the back, I'll burn out at every stoplight just by letting the clutch off.
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