New SSRA scoop design review
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How much does this setup cost and what is involved with installation? Any cutting into the upper radiator support?
Also, with the lower part of the scoop pulled all the way down, how many inches of ground clearance do you have?
Also, with the lower part of the scoop pulled all the way down, how many inches of ground clearance do you have?
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I do prefer the SSRA over the others setups I've seen and intend to install this system in the near future. One thins I have to ask, does this system and the SLP cause less flow to the radiator? Commons sense tells me it has to.....
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I wondering the same thing... what is the benefit of it opening/closing?
I do prefer the SSRA over the others setups I've seen and intend to install this system in the near future. One thins I have to ask, does this system and the SLP cause less flow to the radiator? Commons sense tells me it has to.....
I do prefer the SSRA over the others setups I've seen and intend to install this system in the near future. One thins I have to ask, does this system and the SLP cause less flow to the radiator? Commons sense tells me it has to.....
Compared to some of the other kits, the SSRA doesn't effect the radiator flow as much. First of all, installing it, it sits in front of the AC condenser that's in front of the radiator. And since the scoop screws into the front bumper, all the original air flow parts are still in place to cool the radiator (fin under the front of car and such). Also by design, the SSRA curves away from the radiator to avoid blocking the incoming air that cools the radiator, so if it does cause a heat increase, it isn't much.
I recently installed the AC version of the SSRA. I also installed a 160* thermostat, but after running the car for a little while, even untuned, my idle temps have been the same, if not a little lower (because of the thermostat, but no significant idle temp increase from the SSRA; stock gauge measurement on this, so take it with a grain of salt).
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I may be wrong but I believe the hole in the upper piece and the corresponding slot on the lower piece indicates there's supposed to be a bolt/nut or some type of rivet to limit how wide it is able to open. Did you have any extra bolts after you installed it? Curious since once you got beyond 50mph or so, the lower piece was just an inch off the ground...
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I may be wrong but I believe the hole in the upper piece and the corresponding slot on the lower piece indicates there's supposed to be a bolt/nut or some type of rivet to limit how wide it is able to open. Did you have any extra bolts after you installed it? Curious since once you got beyond 50mph or so, the lower piece was just an inch off the ground...
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The reason for getting larger at speed and smaller when you are going slow has to do with clearance. When you're going slow, your entering driveways, parking lots, etc. There is more things to hit with it. When you get up to a speed where it opens you don't have to worry about that.
As far as the slots and holes that you see in the YouTube video, this was a prototype. They were going to be stops to prevent it from opening too wide. With the hinge that I use now, no stops are needed, thus no holes.
As far as the slots and holes that you see in the YouTube video, this was a prototype. They were going to be stops to prevent it from opening too wide. With the hinge that I use now, no stops are needed, thus no holes.