Anyone know why we have a hood scoop?

[Skymessenger]

I was driving home the other day and a bird hit my scoop and broke my screen out. It messed up some stuff in the scoop, and I just replaced it with a piece of titanium metal. Is there anything yall can tell me to help me get a new scoop. That is the only part I need. Just the fiberglass scoop.

 

[sdxrunner619]

I was driving home the other day and a bird hit my scoop and broke my screen out. It messed up some stuff in the scoop, and I just replaced it with a piece of titanium metal. Is there anything yall can tell me to help me get a new scoop. That is the only part I need. Just the fiberglass scoop.

Aahahahahahaahah....

But the scoop doesn't stick up high enough to collect the air rushing over the grill so what's the point in making it functional? Waste of time is all it is

Looks like it can catch birds...:rolleyez::rofl::laugh: Don't they call hood scoops in Australia, Buzzard catchers?:biggrin:

OP...
Hit up salvage yards, look for totaled X-runners and Tacomas. You can unbolt the entire hood scoop assembly. :top:

 

[Grumpy]

^^that.... leads to this....

Now you're spreading false information. X-roller, you're an idiot. :facepalm:
For the record, that truck never had the hood scoop open . . . and no, that's not my truck. This particular truck is a work vehicle since '05.

 

[Torspd]

Actually, that hood scoop does work. What is this blasphemous blabbering I talk about? Considering that everyone here thinks it doesn't because they have done their own personal wind tunnel test.

The scoop is used for the intercooler on the diesel Hilux. Or at least it used to be.

Also, i can promise that mine works. Since it is all cut open to flow more air. :eviltongue:

Now you're spreading false information. X-roller, you're an idiot. :facepalm:
For the record, that truck never had the hood scoop open . . . and no, that's not my truck. This particular truck is a work vehicle since '05.

Agreed. Xroller, that was a poor comment. Main reason being, is that those that don't know how things work will tend to believe your comment, and then spread misinformation about a topic, which they really don't know anything about.

 

[Tanaka]

I opened up the scoop on my truck, and ive noticed more heat exiting through the hood scoop. So for my purposes, and how i drive, i could use the extra help. lol.

Concerning dirt and what not, i have noticed a very slight increase in dust. But then again, i go airsofting in some offroad terrain. As for rain, i'll soon experience that here in the CA bay area weather.

 

[livinginsa]

Having a hood scoop open makes no difference. Probably 90% of the air comes in through the front of the truck.; it won't be any cleaner or any dirtier with an open hood scoop. I keep my hood scoop open, and I keep my motor clean.

Some people say no air comes in through the hood scoop. If no air comes in through the hood scoop, how can the motor get dirty? Ya, it would be impossible for the motor to get any dirtier if no air or very little air comes in through the hood scoop. Obviiously some air comes in through the hood scoop. I bet if one puts their head out the window and opens their mouth, eventually they will get a bug in their grill. So for me, I keep my scoop open, and I keep my motor a little cooler.

 

[dpartinvr4]

does opening up the scoop effect the engine bay pressure? i.e. the negative pressure in the engine bay is what pulls air through the radiator, opening up that scoop wouldn't mess that up?

 

[James_T]

does opening up the scoop effect the engine bay pressure? i.e. the negative pressure in the engine bay is what pulls air through the radiator, opening up that scoop wouldn't mess that up?

The radiator fan has a shroud over the entire radiator, so you could consider it a sealed system, for all intents and purposes. Opening the scoop should theoretically let heat escape at a standstill, since the hot air will want to rise upwards.

 

[Sproulesxrunner]

Now you're spreading false information. X-roller, you're an idiot. :facepalm:
For the record, that truck never had the hood scoop open . . . and no, that's not my truck. This particular truck is a work vehicle since '05.

Wasn't that caused by a battery explosion or something. I don't think dust and dirty is blue and yellow xroller :rolleyez:

 

[lttlcheeze]

I personally love the hood:top:

major selling point for me - looks sporty

:werd: My thoughts exactly!

 

[butters607]

i would say the main thing here is it lets the heat rise up and out of the scoop while in traffic mine is closed and that heat just sits up there on the hood cause it has no where to really exit through

 

[Torspd]

does opening up the scoop effect the engine bay pressure? i.e. the negative pressure in the engine bay is what pulls air through the radiator, opening up that scoop wouldn't mess that up?

So does the air flow backwards on a subi? Out of the hood scoop at cruising?:crinklehair:

Wasn't that caused by a battery explosion or something. I don't think dust and dirty is blue and yellow xroller :rolleyez:

Some of that. Lots of dirt, and lots of overspray from the leaky APR T-stat housing. :top:

 

[Dirty]

But the scoop doesn't stick up high enough to collect the air rushing over the grill so what's the point in making it functional? Waste of time is all it is

Opening it up does not make it functional. In fact, the air goes right over the scoop when driving.

:top:

why is the sky blue?

 

[97yota4wd]

cause they look pretty dam cool IMO!

 

[BSP06XRU]

why is the sky blue?

Since the earth is 2/3 covered by water, the sky is reflecting the water on it! :top:








:laugh::laugh::laugh:

 

[Torspd]

^^^^ Indeed. Lol

 

[5H4D0WD347H]

Hot ham sandwich?

 

[Dirty]

Since the earth is 2/3 covered by water, the sky is reflecting the water on it! :top:








:laugh::laugh::laugh:

thank you mr wizard :adore::laugh:

 

[dpartinvr4]

So does the air flow backwards on a subi? Out of the hood scoop at cruising?

that's not what I was saying. the engine bay having low pressure causes the high pressure in front of the radiator to want to get in, thus flowing through the radiator.

 

[black betty 07]

I personally think it is simply to let everyone know that a Toyota is just much more BADASS than an S10 Extreme.It's just sex on wheels!!!!!!