hey got a quick question i am thinking of putting diffrent hood on my car that has a scoop, so here comes the question now. i live in washington. so it rains alot. what can i do to make sure my engine doesnt suck in alot of water threw the scoop. but still get the air like wanted. i would post a picture of my hood if i knew how to.
yeah i already planned on that for when its sitting i was just wondering while driving what i should do
I had a functioning scoop on my 77 and hit more than one torrential downpour. My air cleaner was cut so the element was exposed too. Never had a problem.
I had a car that came from the factory with functioning doors on the two scoops (1972 Hurst Olds). The "door" (or "gate") would go vertical under wide open throttle and close under normal driving conditions. The doors were actuated by a vacuum solenoid similar to one of these: With a little tinkering, I'll bet you could rig up something like that I would think.
If you are going to put a scoop on, have the opening facing back. Your fuel and air will be about the same as having no scoop. If you have the opening face foreward than you are pushing more air and that will effect the fuel and air mixture. Beside, that rain will not get in the engine.
I have a functioning hood scoop on my Comet. I live in Washington & have got caught in many a rain storm. Never had any problem. I also use a K&N air filter. Email me, we have a Mini Meet coming up next month...
I have never had issue with hood scoops in the rain. I had a late model car with mods that took air in down very close to the road surface. Even then, I only got my air filter wet once, and it was in one of the worst downpours I have ever been in. Not to mention the 6" of standing water on the road...
My dad's Comet had a tunnel ram on it. We got caught in some pretty bad storms on a few occasions coming home from car shows or what not. The car never missed a beat in even in heavy rain. Traction was a diffrent story. On the other hand, my mom had an Olds 442 Indianapolis Pace Car back in the day (the same car is actually restored and in a Museum now). Someone had removed the parts Rick describes above. She says that car would drown out even in the lightest of rain.
