I am trying to run a 2.5 inch intercooler setup and cant get it to work with my stock 2000 z24 hood. Is there a manufacturer out there that sells on that will give me at least an inch more room underneath my hood area. Thanks in advance. Does the ram air hoods offer any more room than the stock?
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have you tried raising your hood using those hood raisers on each side? they are right next to the headlights. you should be able to get near an inch or at least half an inch with them...try it and get back to me.
jschristian44 wrote:have you tried raising your hood using those hood raisers on each side? they are right next to the headlights. you should be able to get near an inch or at least half an inch with them...try it and get back to me.
Then Il have a gap between the hoood and fender, Im tryin to find a more of a raised style hood. I guess I messed up ordering 2.5 inch.
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jschristian44 wrote:have you tried raising your hood using those hood raisers on each side? they are right next to the headlights. you should be able to get near an inch or at least half an inch with them...try it and get back to me.
most after market hoods look exactly like the oem steel hoods on the underside. you might be able to get away with cutting some of the bracing under your hood? just enough to clear your piping
as a last resort, cut a hole open, then put an aftermarket scoop on from rksport.com or even ricey yet ebay
jschristian44 wrote:as a last resort, cut a hole open, then put an aftermarket scoop on from rksport.com or even ricey yet ebay
you. stop giving advice. you have no clue wtf you're talking about.
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Rich Grayo Jr. wrote:jschristian44 wrote:as a last resort, cut a hole open, then put an aftermarket scoop on from rksport.com or even ricey yet ebay
you. stop giving advice. you have no clue wtf you're talking about.
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to OP can you show us a pic of the issue you are having?? there are plenty of turbo guys using 2.5" piping with no clearance issues.. Myself included..
do some sort of blister like the eclipse had
shouldnt be to hard for someone that can shape mold a bit of sheet metal. Form the blister, cut the hood, rivet or weld it in. If your going for wicked power, why not try polishing up the piece of sheet metal to a mirror finish and rivet or bolt the thing on there. Could look pretty cool if it was done properly
had a blown ecotec swapped 2000 cavy, now just an 02 Grand Am, and a 74 BMW 2002...
My problem is th ld9 motor, also I still have ac on this car, plus the tubo is clocked straight towards the intake, lemme try to take some pics and upload them.
BTW i bought this car from an individual that sold turbo kits to fellow jbody members. the company was jtuners. long gone now but the car only has 59000 miles on it. Lemme try this pic thing. Dont flame my motor too bad, its still a work in progress.
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well hell how you upload pics here?
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That's setup rather odd...
Just redo the piping with a 90* off the outlet so it goes around the timing housing and over the motor mount.. Add an intercooler too
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That u pipe of the side is the inlet, if i sraight 90 off the outlet it puts me next to oil cap on top of housing, hood wont shut there, damn cross pieces, this is why i am looking for a better hood, or ditch the air, reclock the turbo and 90 around outside edge. just hate to lose ac on such a low mileage car...
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BTW this is why im adding an intercooler, also have new injectors to replace the 270cc, moving up to 668cc.
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You still might not have to lose ac.. There is no combination of clocking and pipe/coupler angles to put it around the engine?
You will probably have to redo all the piping for it to get it to fit properly..
Mike wrote:You still might not have to lose ac.. There is no combination of clocking and pipe/coupler angles to put it around the engine?
You will probably have to redo all the piping for it to get it to fit properly..
Yeah I DO have everything to perform this, was just tryin not to lose my ac if possible, how hard is it to reclock? I could pull intake on turbo from below, and 90 around timing cover.
Like I said I have all the peices i thot i needed and then some, was just looking to see if there might have been a hood out to raise overall height.
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Clocking the turbo, I'm not sure about...May be easy, may not. I have never done it.
But I think your problem would be solved fairly simply with re-routing the pipes and turning the outlet if possible.
Like Azncav said, Most aftermarket hoods still have a stock style frame underneath it, Offering no real increase in space..
I hate to say this, BUT the hood im familar with, the dual snorkel hood (look at my profile and at my yellow cavalier that was sold, it has that hood on it) has a TON of clearence underneath. It basically just has enough for the hood to latch, then the rest goes into the snorkels. This maybe a hood to look into, only problem is (i think) Soundspeed Motorsports went under, and those hoods are HARD to come by. I got lucky (im one of the few that LOVE that hood) and i picked one up not to long ago for cheap. But that maybe your best bet as far as no big modifications to the hood itself, pretty much install and close. Good luck.
Snorkel hood huh? Sounds good, if I coould just locate one il be alright, have a feeling I'm gonna have to ditch ac regardless of what happens. And when I say clocking, I mean turning the outlet side a few degrees back. Thanks all for your help.
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Just re-clock your turbo and run your charge piping over the upper engine mount = problem solved.
Tinkles wrote:Just re-clock your turbo and run your charge piping over the upper engine mount = problem solved.
Exactly how hard is it to reclock just the inlet side? Do i need to pick up some gaskets for this? or can I use spray copper coat or something? Looks like i just unbolt wastegate actuator and housing, then spin. Then my filtered inlet will have to go down and suck air from bottom? This is what you are talking about huh. anyways thanks guys Il give this a shot, Like I said the car is unreal low miles, didnt want to butcher it up too ,much, lol
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lots of ppl dont care for this style hood, but if you need clearance, this would do it.
class glass stinger hood
may still need to trim the underside to get the scoop part to fit, but its the biggest hood out there that i know of. all other cowl type j hoods are for racecars with modded fronts
Clocking the turbo is not hard. You can route the piping around the timing chain housing and not hit the hood. I assume that other pipe is the intake? If so loose it. Run a 90 off the turbo inlet and put a filter on it. Then route the piping around the housing to a intercooler.
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Screaming for Mercy!! wrote:Clocking the turbo is not hard. You can route the piping around the timing chain housing and not hit the hood. I assume that other pipe is the intake? If so loose it. Run a 90 off the turbo inlet and put a filter on it. Then route the piping around the housing to a intercooler.
Thats what I'm goin to do, still might have to ditch the ac, but who needs that in a race car? lol
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You still shouldn't have to lose A/C at all.
Just run the piping correctly.
