The SPONGEBOX gets a new hood !! SEIBON CARBON FIBER !!

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Apr 13, 2008 | 11:37 PM

BruenoB

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The SPONGEBOX gets a new hood !! SEIBON CARBON FIBER !!

Spring is here and I finally got the ability to get my new Seibon carbon fiber SC style hood on !! w00t !! Drop it off tomorrow morning to get it clear bra'd.

Apr 14, 2008 | 12:15 AM

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now you gotta do the roof BSP or CF wrap it

Apr 14, 2008 | 06:41 PM

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Looking great!

Apr 17, 2008 | 09:58 PM

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does the scoop actually vent air?

Apr 17, 2008 | 10:06 PM

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I believe it does^^

I really like the Seibon hood, but i'm on the fence about the scoop (for me). I like the OEM look, but cooling the motor is a good
thing as well.

Apr 17, 2008 | 10:31 PM

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I've always preferred a reverse cowl design. No need for the muscle car look on a box, IMO.

Apr 17, 2008 | 10:51 PM

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Actually the vent is not closed off so yes it does "scoop" air into the engine compartment. Thought about switching my intake from a CAI to a short ram to see if it might benefit more from the extra air flow.

Apr 17, 2008 | 11:09 PM

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it wont matter because all intakes for the xB end up in the same place. (right behing the fog light)

Apr 17, 2008 | 11:11 PM

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If you really want to take advantage of the scoop, look into the AFE intake. On that one, the cone sits where the stock box used to...

Apr 18, 2008 | 12:33 AM

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i was more interested for my 3S project being it's a much hotter running engine and i'm thinking of sequential turboing it too so that extra air flow would be nice just to have for extra cooling.