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Old 05-24-2017, 09:30 AM   #14 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Originally Posted by ChopStix View Post
What about a cowl induction style hood scoop? They are not truly "race car" inspiring. Plus on an old car they seem to help in the aero department. One would not likely help your newer car's aero. But it might solve your hood clearance problem.
That's kinda what I was proposing too. But design it with the ecomodder purpose of reducing the (already good) angle between the window and hood. For aerodynamic improvement. It is simpler to modestly modify the hood than the manifold. And if the mod can benefit aero in a fuel economy build... seems like a win. Follow aerohead's general model:

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