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Old 09-07-17, 12:21 PM
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Hi, All.

I saw this NX F with a hood scoop today. Any idea what it is for and where this person got it? I checked Lexus.com to see if it was an option and couldn't find anything.

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Old 09-07-17, 12:42 PM
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wow i have never seen that before, gotta be aftermarket none of the NXs on the lot here have that or is it in any of the books as an option
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That's not available from Lexus. The owner either had that made or made it himself. As for the use of it, great question. MAYBE the owner swapped to a subi style overhead intercooler. That would not benefit he stock intercooler.
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The owner of the shop wasn't there when I got there but once he calls me I'm going to ask him who's car it is. In a few years I plan on doing some mods to my truck just for fun and to say I did, and it's not the scoop that I'm interested in, it's what is under the hood. The shop is called Samurai Motors in Vegas and they do some crazy stuff!
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I DO like the Skewp though, make the front look meaner.
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Originally Posted by GoHuskers
I DO like the Skewp though, make the front look meaner.
I am trying to figure out where the hood is from right now. Stay tuned.
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Maybe its good, as long as it is functional. The air filter and intake is on the driver side, and would be perfect for direct air into it.
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Agreed. It does look nice.
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very cool, but there's no TMIC there. why would someone go through all the trouble to mount a TMIC when you have nice huge front grill for a front mount just sayin
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Originally Posted by jadu
very cool, but there's no TMIC there. why would someone go through all the trouble to mount a TMIC when you have nice huge front grill for a front mount just sayin
Well this is a tuner shop and the owner there does some pretty amazing stuff:
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Originally Posted by maLx
Well this is a tuner shop and the owner there does some pretty amazing stuff: https://www.instagram.com/p/BTamA8ug...samurai_motors
ahhh, very interesting! I wonder what they're up to?? TMIC? Rally NX? lift kit? a very different use case and niche. forget I ever mentioned a FMIC for the NX
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Originally Posted by jadu
ahhh, very interesting! I wonder what they're up to?? TMIC? Rally NX? lift kit? a very different use case and niche. forget I ever mentioned a FMIC for the NX
Not sure. Yoshi just got back to me he said that he made the hood custom. I'm going to be lifting my NX and putting a bull bar on it in like a year or two so that's why I asked. Not right away, I want the stock warranty to run out. I asked him what he was up to with that car.
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Originally Posted by badblackgs
Well I spoke to the shop owner he said he made the hood.
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Functional or NOT that skewp just looks damn cool. Used to own 4Runner and Tacoma with the skewp and loved it.


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