Can anyone tell me if this is worth the money or just another piece of crap that doesn't really do anything? And if it does work which way should it be installed I have seen some jeeps with the opening to the front and I've seen some with the opening toward the windshield. Tony
Bill, he was asking about scoops for the air vent, not scoops for the intake.
To answer his question - they will mount either way. Some like to mount them with the opening to the rear to prevent junk/low flying birds from getting into the air vent, and to take advantage of the laminar air flow over the hood and up the windshield that creates a high pressure area at the base of the windshield. Personally, I don't think it matters which way you mount one on a jeep, and I'm not persuaded that they provide any benefit other than "looks.".
Robert Bills KG6LMV Orange County CA
The idea is to keep water out of the vent system. If you leave the Jeep out in the rain often then you might want one of these, mine stays in the garage so I don't have one. It would make sense to me to mount it with the opening toward the windshield so that you don't scoop up the rain while moving.
-- JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID 35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA 4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries
Now THAT'S a "real" Jeep. Dave
Yeah, it hasn't got *any* headlights.
-- Old Crow 24 hours in a day... '82 Shovelhead FLT 92" 'Pearl' 24 beers in a case... '95 Jeep YJ Rio Grande Co-incidence? I think not. ASE Certified Master Auto Tech + L1 TOMKAT, BS#133, SENS, MAMBM, DOF#51
My CJ had one on it when I bought it. Swapped bodies and didn't put one on. Really noticed the difference, much more air flow inside with the scoop. Got one on the CJ now!!
BTW, it's facing toward the front of the Jeep.
Good luck
-- HAV-A-GOOD 1
Chuck
Nope, not when driving through Midwest down pours.
-- HAV-A-GOOD 1
Chuck
I don't think you are going to scoop up very much more air than there already is at the base of the windshield. Given this thought, I would set the opening to the back in a feeble attempt to keep some of the low hanging branches from falling in. Having said that, don't waste your money ...
Do real jeeps have air scoops?
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 12:55:04 -0800, L.W.(ßill) Hughes III shared the following:
Ah, if you're gonna put a scoop on it then go ahead and go redneck!!!
-- Travis
On Mon, 24 Nov 2003 16:02:09 -0500, travis shared the following:
Or better yet:
-- Travis
now that is badass!!!
They might have one, but they certainly don't need them.
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