cowl induction hood on sc300?
09-14-13, 02:49 PM
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cowl induction hood on sc300?
Just wondering has anyone ever seen a cowl induction hood dressed up on a sc300? I understand its more of a muscle car themed thing, but, with having a 5 foot long hood I bet it could look really great, feedback/ photoshop?
09-14-13, 08:03 PM
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Did you want to supercharge, and use it for true induction?
09-14-13, 08:12 PM
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^^ This. It makes far more sense on an SC400 with a roots supercharger installed. Then you would need at least a hood bulge for clearance. Cowl induction is more common on carbureted V8 muscle cars with high-riser intake manifolds. It makes total sense in those applications.
For a turbocharged SC regardless of it having an inline-six or V8 it isn't really necessary. Hood vents might help with heat dissipation though.
Alternatively, one could take a cue from the Skyline GT-R R34 and R35 textbook and employ a flat NACA duct to pull air onto the turbochargers for extra cooling. I've never seen this done on an SC or Supra MKIV but in theory the engineers at Nissan put it there for function first and form second.
For a turbocharged SC regardless of it having an inline-six or V8 it isn't really necessary. Hood vents might help with heat dissipation though.
Alternatively, one could take a cue from the Skyline GT-R R34 and R35 textbook and employ a flat NACA duct to pull air onto the turbochargers for extra cooling. I've never seen this done on an SC or Supra MKIV but in theory the engineers at Nissan put it there for function first and form second.
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^^ This. It makes far more sense on an SC400 with a roots supercharger installed. Then you would need at least a hood bulge for clearance. Cowl induction is more common on carbureted V8 muscle cars with high-riser intake manifolds. It makes total sense in those applications.
For a turbocharged SC regardless of it having an inline-six or V8 it isn't really necessary. Hood vents might help with heat dissipation though.
Alternatively, one could take a cue from the Skyline GT-R R34 and R35 textbook and employ a flat NACA duct to pull air onto the turbochargers for extra cooling. I've never seen this done on an SC or Supra MKIV but in theory the engineers at Nissan put it there for function first and form second.
For a turbocharged SC regardless of it having an inline-six or V8 it isn't really necessary. Hood vents might help with heat dissipation though.
Alternatively, one could take a cue from the Skyline GT-R R34 and R35 textbook and employ a flat NACA duct to pull air onto the turbochargers for extra cooling. I've never seen this done on an SC or Supra MKIV but in theory the engineers at Nissan put it there for function first and form second.
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