I'm far from an expert, but based on the out put pictures with halogen bulbs and then HID kit, it wouldn't surprise me if they used a cheaper HID projector.. That was a decent cutoff.. The hotspot wasn't to horrible, on oar with what looks to be a morimoto 4.0-5.0?? I've done a fair share of retrofits, and just seems like a decent projector..

By the way, whats the clearance from the hood opening in the engine bay to the nearest engine component? Also what are the dimensions of the opening? I assume the opening on top is the same as below in the engine bay?

Wow that looks good, love how they kept the lines from the front bumper that the OEM hood has.

I circled the opening/outlet from the ram air intake

sent from my locker... help!

.. in your pants?

Alright... I won't lie. Right now the rigged setup involves this...

http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pro...17a7db_300.jpg

The intake temps climb of course at idle, but drop really quickly as soon as the vehicle is in motion. Temps can easily reach ambient within 45 seconds are so as reported by Torque. Yesterday ambient was 104 and after sitting in a drive through and then red light the temps climbed to over 110-112. Cruising at 45 the IAT dropped to 104 and then both measured ambient and IAT went down to 102.2. The MAF is located after the intercooler though.

I'll need f1point4 to help me out with testing so I can compare it to another Vortech equipped vehicle.

To get the rigged intake to match up better, I might need to cut a little out of the left side of the hood opening and cover up some of the right side.

The biggest thing I keep on going back and forth on is whether or not to mount an oil cooler with fan on the strut tower brace to vent air from the back side of the scoop.

We'll know soon if we can retrofit another kit in there or the existing projector will suffice. Looking forward to it...

Are you trying to get it to clear a Sprintex unit? Maybe I can take a side shot with light and give you an idea. Because of the design of the hood and engine, you might need more than just the height to the nearest component.

I do run a Hotchkis STB with no issues...

Looks nice, but would be much nicer if it was routed to a functional intake duct (not sure if it is, but just throwing it out there) :)

HAHAHA! That's pipe surround for roofing! Genius!

^ we have a winner lol.

Oh boy! That looks great for stock and some intakes. Just point towards the opening and bam, cold air.

I'm not trying to clear anything, I was just pondering what I could do with any such clearance. For instance, instead of bringing cold air from the hood (my intake pulls from near the nose of the car ala FA20club intake) maybe I could use the fresh air to cool the intake pipe. The filter on the intake stays cool, but the piping itself soaks up a lot of heat from the engine..and so this might be a little neat way to cool the air and cool some of the engine. This is what you're alluding to, right?

As for an oil cooler, maybe a TMIC oil system would be snazzy. :bonk:

Thanks for the informative replies Chris!

Are those stock headlights with just a tint applied to it? If not, what headlights are those?

Sorry for the slow replies on this one. I'm guessing in stock form without modifications, it should run a little cool air into the engine bay. How much? Not certain unless I prepare some tests to really get some data.

I think it does work well if modified for a top mount oil cooler though. This is right after I installed a setup. Have to go back and wire a relay, tidy up the wires, etc.

NOTE: This oil cooler DOES have a fan. It really sucks :-).

http://distilleryimage0.s3.amazonaws...0a1fbc4f_7.jpg

The headlight casings are painted white, RGB halos were added, and it has a TRS kit installed (projectors).

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/y...ps3a6f77c5.jpg

I'm glad to see its a functional scoop.

That hood looks fantastic!

Yep, it kept the oil cooler kit price @ around 370 dollars. Parts were sourced through normal vendors everyone has access to.

:thanks: