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      11-17-2008, 11:14 PM   #23
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pics of the ontopofm scoops?
Price?
i wish i could give you my scoops for your dyno day, just to see if it gains any horse, but i have track on that day at fontana
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      11-17-2008, 11:21 PM   #24
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Best money spent on a mod that is made by myself only serving the same purpose but not spending a dime!!!
i made my own in car camera mount for $4 for track day, yes im cheap, try to fabricate whatever i can to save some small $$, but im proud of myself for being able to do
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i made my own in car camera mount for $4 for track day, yes im cheap, try to fabricate whatever i can to save some small $$, but im proud of myself for being able to do
Most of the stuff can be fabricated, the important thing is if you have the tools and materials...Man If I had a machine shop, you bet your ass I would be experimenting on making something for our cars, and if it works get into a market that can rightfully explode in profits!!!
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      11-18-2008, 09:08 AM   #26
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i wish i could give you my scoops for your dyno day, just to see if it gains any horse, but i have track on that day at fontana
You know, when the RPI scoops first came out and they advertised them here, I think I was the first person on that thread to say I think they will actually work.
Several people thought it was a joke.

I personally thought, "how could it not" if it directs more air into the intake, it's got to help in some way shape or form.

I never did order them however.
Independent dyno testing of them would be awesome though.

But paying $100 an hour for dyno time is costly when you need to show up without them, do 2-3 dyno runs, then take the time to install them on the car and do a couple more runs to see the result.
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      11-18-2008, 09:47 AM   #27
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Im happy with my afe scoops... Not the most expensive, not the cheapest...
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I would go with the aFe Scoops or Riss Racing Scoops. Both are solid setups and we have them both in stock and available for immediate shipping
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i made my own in car camera mount for $4 for track day, yes im cheap, try to fabricate whatever i can to save some small $$, but im proud of myself for being able to do
dude, if you think about it, you don't even need a mount if your camera is small enough....I just stick it between the headrests and lower the headrest until it fits snug....w00t - built in mount
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Go with RPI scoops. It is dyno-proven on the Dyno Dynamics, the best dyno machine on the market.

If you guys doubt the RPI scoops, if you guys are local, go straight to RPI and they will dyno your car with and without the scoops.
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      11-18-2008, 02:38 PM   #31
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I hate that red look. I prefer black & I hear there ia some fabrication involved. That is why I am thinking of the Swoopscoopes.
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I hate that red look. I prefer black & I hear there ia some fabrication involved. That is why I am thinking of the Swoopscoopes.
Rob, RPI made a batch of the black scoops also... Dont know if they are still available or not... My afe scoops are black also..
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      11-18-2008, 02:59 PM   #33
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dude, DYI is $ and RPI is $$$
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      11-18-2008, 05:05 PM   #34
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Get the AFE scoops from Harold@ HP autowerks. Best price on these out there.
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dude, DYI is $ and RPI is $$$
$99 isn't that expensive for the RPI scoops.
I know someone could make them for $5 but TBH the DIY ones look a bit too much like what an hombre in the barrio would put on his 1985 Corolla.
The RPI website says they come in black or red.
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$99 isn't that expensive for the RPI scoops.
I know someone could make them for $5 but TBH the DIY ones look a bit too much like what an hombre in the barrio would put on his 1985 Corolla.
The RPI website says they come in black or red.
Well to be honest, I made my own and sprayed them black, once the kidneys are back on, you really can't even tell which brand you bought! MIne were carefully made to not look ghetto, but some people feel if they spend money on something means it looks and works better!!
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$99 isn't that expensive for the RPI scoops.
I know someone could make them for $5 but TBH the DIY ones look a bit too much like what an hombre in the barrio would put on his 1985 Corolla.
The RPI website says they come in black or red.
What if I'm that hombre, Que paso!?
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cn555, not necessarily better, but not worth the "hassle" and time to make something that clearly won't look as professional.
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Scoops are about as useless as tits on a boar.
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Scoops are about as useless as tits on a boar.
so some say.
I wonder what the return policy is on them.
I'd love to do some VBox tests with them.
Find an open private road, so some 40-100 mph rolling runs without them on.
Then head home, install them and head back to the exact same road and do them again.
See what the results are (ie: if the times and distances drop with the scoops on) if they don't improve a bit, then remove them and ship them back for a full refund.

Hit_Apex did this with a test of DCI vs. just a Helene drop in.
With the DCI his car did 20-90 a few tenths faster and did it in 12 fewer feet (about 3/4 car length)
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cn555, not necessarily better, but not worth the "hassle" and time to make something that clearly won't look as professional.
If you only knew how anal I am with my car, then you would understand that it indeed looks professional to my standards, the only thing it really doesn't have is a BIG LOGO on it!!!
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If you only knew how anal I am with my car, then you would understand that it indeed looks professional to my standards, the only thing it really doesn't have is a BIG LOGO on it!!!
Steven, you got any pics? Sounds interesting...
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Ryan I never took pics of it when i installed it, but I took it from this DIY and made some changes to it...I didn't use those BOLTS the OP used because it did look Ghetto in my eyes, but I used some small lock screws and betalinked the screws into place so it won't come loose overtime with vibrations...I also painted them in satin black and like I said you don't even see them with the kidney grills in place...here's the link but mine looks totally even as far as the shape of the scoop! Took my time!
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ght=DIY+scoops
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