Replace the STi scoop

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:30 am

Decided the STi scoop has got to go. Looking for a good looking reverse scoop or some other option. something non-intrustive, more low-profile. it's only serving as ventilation so there is no need to have the gaping maw sucking in massive amounts of air. any suggestions?

(2005 STi hood)

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 8:58 am

an RS hood?

the WRX scoop is much smaller and doesn't flap in the wind like the STi. there are a lot of "extractor" inserts but most of them are very in-your-face style. once saw a flush grill that looked a little like the EVO hood. it was pretty sweet but the guy had custom made it at the CNC shop he worked for, so no production model of that one.

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:44 pm

yeah I'm thinking i'm gona go for something flush or at least very low profile. i want some sort of opening.. but i dont want to look like a WRX or STi. im sure some place sells something. i just cant seem to find it yet.

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:16 pm

this is the only thing i found

http://fastwrx.com/sepdstrehosc.html

anyone know of any better deals?

Post by **Sabre** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:22 pm

The Aqua reverse hood scoop is probably a little too loud for you, right?

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:33 pm

not sure what it looks like. if you could link me it'd be appreciated. i'll take anything that doesnt look hideous. i am hoping to get something CF simply because I dont know if i have enough to buy botht he scoop and have it painted with my current lack of spending money... and unpainted CF can be accecptable to look at unlike unpainted fiberglass.

It's not a functional opening so there is no use in buying expensive aerodynamic scoops designed to suck in the most air. Just some nice insert to replace the scoop.

Post by **Sabre** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:01 pm

Take a look at the bottom items on this page:
http://www.seiboncarbon.com/pdut_detail.asp

It's not the Aqua one, but it looks like a knock off

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:23 pm

These were the two i could find

The CW
http://www.seiboncarbon.com/pdut_detail ... ItemID=377

and

The PD which is the same one i found on the other site
http://www.seiboncarbon.com/pdut_detail ... ItemID=376

i hate to say it but i think im falling for the PD.

Post by **Sabre** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:42 pm

I'd rock it!

sirwilliam · Post by **sirwilliam** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 5:51 pm

Sabre wrote:I'd rock it!

^^x2

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Thu Jan 11, 2007 6:00 pm

i found a chargespeed one. cant find a price on it though.

the more i look at the PD the more i want it. i see the CW on a bunch of cars on Nasioc... but rarely the PD.

i like the chargespeed one but i have a feeling it'll be very expensive. and it'd be more of something i'd get with the matching hood with the other similar vents (you can sorta see it in the pic)

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:41 am

local guy is going to sell this style to me for $130.

not quite the unique PD style that i wanted.... but it's painted PSM to match the car.. so $130 painted vs. $300 CF unpainted.... it's not worth more than double just for a more unique vent in my mind.

drwrx · Post by **drwrx** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:31 pm

I'd certainly take the painted one for $130.
While not as stealthy as I think the PD might be, that is just a huge savings, and I definitely prefer the painted to the bare carbon fiber.

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:03 pm

haha pretty much the same reasoning that went through my mind

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 12:17 pm

meeting the guy today to pick it up.

pics later.

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:20 pm

once i get the fender repaired the STi corner splitters are going on as well. should look good!

Post by **Sabre** » Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:27 pm

NICE!!!!! I want one

avriette · Post by **avriette** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:08 am

Cereb Daithi wrote: once i get the fender repaired the STi corner splitters are going on as well. should look good!

Uh, corner splitters... you mean canards?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canard_%28aeronautics%29

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 1:19 am

haha i mean Corner Splitters

i think you are refering to Hair splitters

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 12:17 pm

By the way. I sat and talked with the guy for about an hour after the sale. Do any of you remember that silver STi with the old Legacy wing on it? Well the reverse scoop from that car is now on mine. It's the same guy. He sold his STi for a BMW which is being shipped over right now. (Not sure which one)

avriette · Post by **avriette** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:12 pm

Cereb Daithi wrote:haha i mean Corner Splitters

i think you are refering to Hair splitters

You know, I don't intend to be a dick about it, honest. I think what's happening is that I learned a lot of what I know (okay, probably more than 90%) about cars and racing from a guy who owns a Shelby GT350 which he bought new. When I was in school, he was effectively retired, teaching auto because he loved to. So I guess the guy has to be in his late 70s now. Anyways, so all the terminology (including the term "chin spook") I ever learned, I learned from a guy who was at least a generation or two behind the current (I bought the Z to "compete" in the San Diego street racing scene of 1995-1998).

So my vernacular is going to be a little different. I wasn't correcting you (or maybe I was, I didn't mean to be), I was just trying to understand what you were saying. In hindsight, it's kind of weird to realize that I have a vocabulary that's pretty different than most of the people my age.

I promise I'm not a hair splitting jerk.

chicken n waffles · Post by **chicken n waffles** » Wed Feb 07, 2007 6:45 pm

avriette wrote:
Cereb Daithi wrote:haha i mean Corner Splitters

i think you are refering to Hair splitters
You know, I don't intend to be a dick about it, honest.

o rly?

Mr Kleen · Post by **Mr Kleen** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 8:47 am

avriette wrote:I promise I'm not a hair splitting jerk.

but that's why we love you!

schvin · Post by **schvin** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:16 pm

avriette wrote: So my vernacular is going to be a little different. I wasn't correcting you (or maybe I was, I didn't mean to be), I was just trying to understand what you were saying. In hindsight, it's kind of weird to realize that I have a vocabulary that's pretty different than most of the people my age.

nah, we just think you're an old man

Cereb Daithi · Post by **Cereb Daithi** » Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:43 pm

haha nah i dont mind man. its nice to have someone around that has little inputs of information. i wasnt aware the "official" term for that was indeed "canards". now i do!

i just assumed you like to take playful jabs. feel free to! just be warned that i sometimes jab back

. no hard feelings mate! i have known dicks in my life.. and you sir, are no dick