strangeangel Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 My first car, an 850cc R5L, had one, and for a very good reason!. The bonnet catch jammed, which was a total ballache because of the forward opening bonnet. After much thought I decided the only way I would be able to get at it would be to cut a hole in the bonnet. Serious business, then, but I worked out that if I cut through the slots which fed the heater I would be able to get a plastic scoop off a later GTL to hide the carnage I'd wrought with my trusty grinder. £3 from the scrappers, and no-one was ever any the wiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cros Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 My P4 and Morris 10 both have bonnet scoops. You open them with a lever under the dashboard and get fresh air. Its the way forward. DSdriver and Sigmund Fraud 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Some Peugeots and Citroens used TMICs without a bonnet scoop, albeit in a relatively low state of tune.I can see why a 300bhp Impreza with a TMIC needs all the air it can get, and a 90bhp Peugeot can make do with a grille scoop.The air was ducted on the underside of the bonnet from the grille at the front - next time you see one have a look at the underside of the bonnet, its quite a neat soloution to getting cool air to the intercooler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 My 306 had a secret scoop on the underside of the bonnet. Better than shouting about it.Damn, beaten to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 My P4 and Morris 10 both have bonnet scoops. You open them with a lever under the dashboard and get fresh air. Its the way forward.More scuttle than bonnet. <Pedant mode off> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cros Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Scuttle it is, but me Sunbeam has grills to grab air for the heater and carb, and scoops to let it out. They look very scientific but get stuck in traffic and it all goes into mentdown. This is only to be expected with a 2.3 l engine in a space originally intended for an 1100 sidevalve. LC Torana 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 The modern car with the biggest ,most bonnet scoops and vents, has to be the Dodge Charger and Challenger Hellcat.But I suppose if you make a 707 bhp family car you'd make sure there was as much air as possible going in and out . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Never mind the bonnet scoops, let's hear it for the W124 turbot dizzler front wing scoop. NorfolkNWeigh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 I once stuck the bonnet scoop from an FSO Polonez onto a Mk 2 Fiesta - I expect for that travesty alone that there is a circle of hell reserved for me Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 One of these shot passed on the A1 99 on a V plate Subaru Forester turboGoogle pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew e Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 The Sedona scoop was functional - fully sealed to the huge square intercooler. Quite a hot (turbocharged) engine bay under the bonnet, lots more heat soak than the V6 Voyager I owned also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 SMIC M8 Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overrun Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Raised louvres on engine lid - nasp has flush louvres - serve no additional purpose, mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinkersaab Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Never mind the bonnet scoops, let's hear it for the W124 turbot dizzler front wing scoop.Uk never got the turbo w124, the wing vent was introduced at the same time as the engines became 12v which upped the power to about 90bhp or something scary like that, am guessing the vent was redundant in our cars.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Scoop on demand: andrew e and NorfolkNWeigh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 '70 442 w/W-30 option: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Shake it, baby, shake it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Suck it to me, baby... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 andrew e and cros 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC Torana Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 I've always thought that redwall tyres add a nice, understated styling touch. And now, 40 years on, I still think so. andrew e and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Doesn't the BINI have a fake one? On 01-06 Binis it serves a purpose, on 06-15 ones it's fake, but they left it in as it was associated with the S by then. andrew e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cros Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 ÃŽâ€ÃŽâ€ÃŽâ€ÃŽâ€ Those things have gone downhill with every incarnation. Now at the bottom of the automotive cess-pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Because i could Junkman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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