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alltech72

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im looking for the best hood out there for my st165 i prefer one with a scoop i want to put an bigger water to air intercooler or fmic
 
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theUNYTEDone

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then try finding one with a vent, rather than a scoop (the WTA intercoolers handle with just a vent) <--- just look at the Rally spec 185's...and 205's. other than that...i know there was a bloke from UK (165 named betsy) who had an evo style vent on his car...try finding him and chatting it up about sources/etc.
 
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d1alltrac

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there arent any aftermarket hoods that i know of for the 165, there might be a couple for 162's that would work but i havent seen any.

i would say your best bet would be to find the vent or scoop you want online or something, then buy a junkyard hood from a 162 and mold in the vent or whatever.

there was supposed to be some carbon fiber 165 hoods with RC style vents made a while back but i dont think it ever actually happened.
 
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Gary

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alltech72":2truy2gl said:
i prefer one with a scoop i want to put an bigger water to air intercooler or fmic
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Why would you want a scoop if your are going with w/a IC or FMIC?
 
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d1alltrac

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alltech72":33axvp7l said:
more for the look, ill probally get a carbon fiber one. you said the 162 hood may fit
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162 hoods will fit (my hood is off an ST) but if you are going with a 185RC/205 intercooler you will probably run into the same clearance issues with the stock hood since they are the same. with an aftermarket 162 hood there is no telling, i dont even know of any aftermarket 162 hoods though.

also, you may want to consider a vent instead of a scoop, a scoop wont help with anything other than looks but a vent will significantly lower under hood temps and they still enhance the appearance too. that and non-functional hood scoops are gay IMO.
 
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esracing

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here is a pic of mine 162 hood with hole cut in it and fiberglass screwed to it :smokes: [/img]
 

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haireball9

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so which is better to vent it and let the hot air out, or scoop and force cold air over the intercooler?

or is it just personal preff?
 
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Gary

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If it is a w/a IC or FMIC, it better to vent heat out.
If it's a/a TMIC like stock ST185 or ARC TMIC, you'll NEED a scoop.
 
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theUNYTEDone

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Gary":303tqyjq said:
If it is a w/a IC or FMIC, it better to vent heat out.
If it's a/a TMIC like stock ST185 or ARC TMIC, you'll NEED a scoop.
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amen to what gary said...i'll be on the search for a white CS hood soon (still running the stocker with my FMIC) :doh:
 
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