katch

could someone give me some idea's in a new style hood for the TC let me know what kind of hood you would like.

Cameron

A hood with an offset, functional intake scoop would be sweet. Include internal parts that would direct air to the intake.

katch

ok functional scoop not to sure about the internal part that will direst air into the intake, not sayin it cant be done but im pretty sure it will cost a lot more.

katch

please dont ask for a evo style or invador hood.

mrlaypo

if i had a tc... i'd want something with a scoop too. sorry im not much help. i have zero creativity

smurf3642

I'd say a hood scoop (functional) right over the intake box...

I think that'd look different good...

katch

^^^ thta s what im thinking.

silversciontc

This may sound dumb but hey I will give it a shot.....

What if you created some type of hood that had a functional scoop.....but include a filter of sorts so the engine bay wont get so dirty......

And I mean a scoop that just cools the engine bay itself.....

eh just an idea....

BlkSandPrlTurbotC

how about no scoop, and you have vents instead

LowProMofo

A Cowl hood would look good too IMO

TeamMightyMiniz

yea, Try this

or this

here's one to consider

You could get crazy with these ideas

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Darkness

the scoops or vents would be cool, but i would say make sure they look smooth/flush with the hood. Not like on that pic of the saab where it looks like it was stuck on the normal hood.

ScottsdaleTC

I second that,

How is pulling hot air from the engine compartment or from the fender well optimal for intake performance? I would think that pulling clean cool air from the front end or hood would offer much better performance.

TeamMightyMiniz

Stuck on?

Look again, there is a buldge there to compensate for the Intercooler.

FoRk

maybe something with the skyline style scoop over the intake, that would be nice

happies713

the subaru one would look very good.

RacerZack

It's kind of the same idea in reverse. Instead of pushing cooler air into the engine bay, you create a vent which will suck the hot air out. Either way, you're creating a colder environment for the intake. It is just a difference in technology, when done right.

I agree that the Saab's scoop looks "tacked on" (even with the bulge). The best scoops or vents will look as if they "grew" in place. When there is an obvious cut or join line, the scoop looks like an afterthought.

I personally like the reverse-cowl style of intake. Or, if it's going to be a bulding scoop, how about taking a hint from the '70s and incorporate some kind of gauge on the backside? Air temperature, oil pressure, etc. That'd be trick. I don't know if I'd put it on my own tC, but it's something different.

TeamMightyMiniz

The join line is very common...


and does not look like an afterthought

TimO

I vote for the Xtreme GT hood for the celica. That is one of the sexiest hoods ive seen.

Somnambulated

As long as you offer the new hood for less than $800.00, I'll be interested.

I think the Subaru hood is the best out of all of them, although the Mini style might look allright too. Something different.

I wouldn't mind a second reverse-cowl style, but I would make the opening a little more 'blended in' with the hood.

As mentioned earlier in the thread, it ought to blend with the rest of the hood, and match the rest of the body style. i.e., not look like a bolt-on scoup.