Carbon fiber cowl freash air scoop. - Toyota Yaris Forums

annn · 12-19-2010, 03:51 PM

Just got this very cool carbon cowl scoop from microimage....nice item.

I am going to build a air box for it and use it to suppy fresh cool air to my intake.

bad pics dark garage...

auxmike · 12-19-2010, 03:54 PM

That's pretty neat. Does it come in black? What's it supposed to do if you DON'T have an intake then?

annn · 12-19-2010, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by auxmike

That's pretty neat. Does it come in black? What's it supposed to do if you DON'T have an intake then?

I think he has some...pm him .....this can be made to work with any intake from stock to trd..imo

yaris2010RS · 12-20-2010, 12:41 AM

wth? lol, how can this work with an intake? my battery is there...

annn · 12-20-2010, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by yaris2010RS

wth? lol, how can this work with an intake? my battery is there...

Lots of designs come to mind... With this scoop many designs are possible... A simple air box built into this scoop and a hose could feed a stock intake easy...I have a afe so I will need to seal intake,build air box,design feed etc... etc...will post pics when done.

blacksandiegovitz · 12-20-2010, 01:02 AM

I saw this kraftwerks supercharger kit for the fit a few weeks ago and it uses a cowl vent to duct air to the intercooler pretty sweet set-up imo , here is a link for some ideas. http://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-f...formation.html

annn · 12-20-2010, 01:16 AM

Very cool...yes IMO these scoops have many uses..

cali yaris · 12-20-2010, 01:36 AM

hey thanks for posting that up. I have a few in black left. There's a little bit of a gap in the rear, so I never put them up in my store.

annn · 12-20-2010, 01:50 AM

IMO...gap is very minor

ilikerice · 12-20-2010, 06:03 AM

wait... im a little confused by this... this looks more like a fresh air in-cabin intake setup.. not for the intake for the manifold... are u planning on maying a box that double backs from behind the battery to the front of the hood where the intake actually sits? ur going to have to cut the aluminum cowl piece that is right under that hood scoop to do that.. or am i not just getting this..

no offense, it looks cool. and functional. i just think it would be more fuctional for an intake in front of the hood.. or like the C-One front bumper looks like with that vent hole in the top left part of the bumper.. its early in the morning still

Midnight Drifter · 12-20-2010, 12:41 PM

Believe it or not, the hood cowl area is a very high pressure zone, which can provide the engine with lots of fresh air. :)

In stock car racing, the front grilles are only used for engine and brake cooling. There's actually a small cutout in the cowl where air is forced into the airbox, through the filter and into the carburetor.

Yaristeve · 12-20-2010, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Midnight Drifter

Believe it or not, the hood cowl area is a very high pressure zone, which can provide the engine with lots of fresh air. :)

While generally true, I wonder if it is true for the Yaris. When I drive with the vent set on "fresh air" I get very little air flow without the fan on. It seems like the transition from hood to windshield is so flat that there very little pressure. My other cars with a more traditional shape will flow air with the fan off. I was thinking of installing a little air dam right above the cowl intake unless this scoop is available for the right hand side?

ilikerice · 12-20-2010, 12:59 PM

ok.. i think we are talking about 2 different things now.. yes you are aright about the hood cowl and my fault for misunderstanding the OP. i thought they were reffering to the carbon fiber scoop on the cowl under the drivers wiper blade.

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carbon cowl scoop

also one of the pictures basicly is looking right at it. thats where i was mislead apparently.

but yes, her fiberglass hood looks bad ass and i will prob be looking to get that in the near future

annn · 12-20-2010, 01:18 PM

The above link shows a good idea of a design to run the cowl scoop to the air box... It's a very short run.

We are talking about the carbon scoop ... As for other ways to do this yes their are many, this one involves the micoimage cowl scoop.

The whole idea in my mind is fun ! It's a good solid base to design from and create a custom system. If a person wants a out of the box quick bolt on system then this may not be for them.

I have been building and designing ram air, fresh air scoop systems since 1985 ,it's all just a hobby thing for me.

The last one i built a few years ago was for my lt1 70 stingray ... I used a l88 hood for the base and custom built a glass air box,seal system,bAse and air cleaner assy....A true fresh air system that only feed outside cool air to carb.

The interior fresh air system has much blockage...the outside screen is very tight,the filter system is very restrctive etc...

Yaristeve · 12-20-2010, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by annn

...the outside screen is very tight,the filter system is very restrctive etc...

Ahhh, yes. I forgot about the cabin filter...

annn · 12-20-2010, 02:06 PM

Here is a pic that shows their is nothing under where the scoop is...no cutting needed. For reference the red blur in bottom is battery rubber + cover.

Its a short run to the air intake,many ways to feed air to it from the cowl scoop.

annn · 12-20-2010, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by ilikerice

but yes, her fiberglass hood looks bad ass and i will prob be looking to get that in the near future

the hoods are excellent and for 150.00 shipped they are at their best deal !!! microimage has them !

http://shop.microimageonline.com/Mic...ack-MI-hd1.htm

ilikerice · 12-20-2010, 03:22 PM

^^ yes, ive been looking at them and by far so much cheaper than the fiberglass hoods for other cars. right now i purchased sideskirts and rear bumper from another memeber on here and they are in the bodyshop right now getting fixed and repainted. right now im looking for a C-One used front bumper before i go for the hood. trying to get the really expensive things out the way first.

12-19-2010, 03:51 PM	#1
annn ヤリスワールド Drives: 2008 HB Join Date: May 2010 Location: seattle Posts: 380	Carbon fiber cowl freash air scoop. Just got this very cool carbon cowl scoop from microimage....nice item. I am going to build a air box for it and use it to suppy fresh cool air to my intake. bad pics dark garage...

12-19-2010, 03:54 PM	#2
auxmike Drives: 2008 HB, A/T, Power W/L/M Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: LI, New Yawk Posts: 2,063	That's pretty neat. Does it come in black? What's it supposed to do if you DON'T have an intake then? __________________ Never take eyes off opponent - Bruce Lee

12-20-2010, 12:41 AM	#4
yaris2010RS View User's Garage Drives: no-longer-boosted '10 Yaris Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Angus, Ontario Posts: 1,891	wth? lol, how can this work with an intake? my battery is there... __________________ If it has boobs or wheels sooner or later your gonna have problems with it

12-20-2010, 01:02 AM	#6
blacksandiegovitz Your mom goes to college View User's Garage Drives: 08 Vitz Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Just chillin' out brah ! Posts: 1,434	I saw this kraftwerks supercharger kit for the fit a few weeks ago and it uses a cowl vent to duct air to the intercooler pretty sweet set-up imo , here is a link for some ideas. http://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-f...formation.html __________________ Garm is permanently high because he is the king of smokin' deals!

12-20-2010, 01:36 AM	#8
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	hey thanks for posting that up. I have a few in black left. There's a little bit of a gap in the rear, so I never put them up in my store. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

12-20-2010, 01:16 AM	#7
annn ヤリスワールド Drives: 2008 HB Join Date: May 2010 Location: seattle Posts: 380	Very cool...yes IMO these scoops have many uses..

12-20-2010, 01:50 AM	#9
annn ヤリスワールド Drives: 2008 HB Join Date: May 2010 Location: seattle Posts: 380	IMO...gap is very minor

12-20-2010, 06:03 AM	#10
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	wait... im a little confused by this... this looks more like a fresh air in-cabin intake setup.. not for the intake for the manifold... are u planning on maying a box that double backs from behind the battery to the front of the hood where the intake actually sits? ur going to have to cut the aluminum cowl piece that is right under that hood scoop to do that.. or am i not just getting this.. no offense, it looks cool. and functional. i just think it would be more fuctional for an intake in front of the hood.. or like the C-One front bumper looks like with that vent hole in the top left part of the bumper.. its early in the morning still

12-20-2010, 12:41 PM	#11
Midnight Drifter Going Retro Drives: '09 Tacoma \| '90 Tercel Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Monroe, NJ Posts: 148	Believe it or not, the hood cowl area is a very high pressure zone, which can provide the engine with lots of fresh air. :) In stock car racing, the front grilles are only used for engine and brake cooling. There's actually a small cutout in the cowl where air is forced into the airbox, through the filter and into the carburetor.

12-20-2010, 01:18 PM	#14
annn ヤリスワールド Drives: 2008 HB Join Date: May 2010 Location: seattle Posts: 380	The above link shows a good idea of a design to run the cowl scoop to the air box... It's a very short run. We are talking about the carbon scoop ... As for other ways to do this yes their are many, this one involves the micoimage cowl scoop. The whole idea in my mind is fun ! It's a good solid base to design from and create a custom system. If a person wants a out of the box quick bolt on system then this may not be for them. I have been building and designing ram air, fresh air scoop systems since 1985 ,it's all just a hobby thing for me. The last one i built a few years ago was for my lt1 70 stingray ... I used a l88 hood for the base and custom built a glass air box,seal system,bAse and air cleaner assy....A true fresh air system that only feed outside cool air to carb. The interior fresh air system has much blockage...the outside screen is very tight,the filter system is very restrctive etc...

12-20-2010, 02:06 PM	#16
annn ヤリスワールド Drives: 2008 HB Join Date: May 2010 Location: seattle Posts: 380	Here is a pic that shows their is nothing under where the scoop is...no cutting needed. For reference the red blur in bottom is battery rubber + cover. Its a short run to the air intake,many ways to feed air to it from the cowl scoop. Last edited by annn; 12-20-2010 at 02:17 PM.

12-20-2010, 03:22 PM	#18
ilikerice Drives: 2010 black yaris Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: savannah, ga Posts: 2,868	^^ yes, ive been looking at them and by far so much cheaper than the fiberglass hoods for other cars. right now i purchased sideskirts and rear bumper from another memeber on here and they are in the bodyshop right now getting fixed and repainted. right now im looking for a C-One used front bumper before i go for the hood. trying to get the really expensive things out the way first.

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