Will a mustang shaker hood scoop fit on the 1976 ford maverick? like this one http://stang-aholics.com/ShowItem/110949 69 - 70 Mustang Shaker Hood Scoop Kit, Metal.aspx or would i have to make the non-functional one that i have work? if so how do you do that?
You can make it work on a mav/comet. According to the add though...It does not come with the air cleaner assembly. You will have to procure the proper assy to get the right height off the carb to place the scoop at the proper level to stick through the hood correctly.. Just so you know... Those scoops dont do much below 80 MPH if your looking for that awsome ram air effect...They are good for cool fresh air though once they open up.
The problem has as much to do with location as it does speed, as well as frontal area of the scoop. Scoops that sit low on a hood like most stock setups used by the manufacturers...Are sitting in a low pressure area (Yes the top of the hood is a low pressure area) You dont really get into high pressure air till your at least 3 inches above the hood. The size of the openings in a shaker hood scoop dont allow a large volume of air (Which is what you want) to enter the engine.The small openings do allow for increased velocity but, without the volume...Its' not doing much for you. For real ram air. Do like GM did and take it off the cowl (Cowl induction hoods for example) Or down low below the bumper like the olds W-30 started doing in 67... You could take it off the grill like the the ford T bolts did, getting ram air through the un-used headlight buckets... Down low is where you want to be at 45/50 MPH but...At that speed your not getting much volume.You are however getting cool air as opposed to hot underhood air through an open element air filter set up.Cool air makes for a better fuel/air charge by virtue of the greater density of cold air.This equates to more potential energy being fed to the cylenders. No matter what. When it come to ram air, your inlet needs to be in a high pressure area and sized appropriately to allow for volume and velocity...Obvious high pressure areas are as followes: At the front grill...At the cowl (Area at base of windshield) and down low (Below front bumper/valance) Ever wonder why all those drag cars had huge scoops on the hoods back in the day...Now you know why. (Of course they needed room for the huge tunnel rams and carbs too) Hope this helps you some. Entire books have been written about the subject. If it was cut and dry simple...All cars would have ram air induction as produced.
