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Old April 14th 2003, 12:52
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Re: Nice !

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Would you do away with the grills on the stock lid and just have some sort of grill in the fan area ?
No grills on the lid, just above. Really nothing else is needed from what i have seen (considering no one running a Sharpbuilt pulls in extra air from anywhere), but since the decklid has to be bumped out a scoop only made sense. it will bring in extra air, but have a rain tray to keep water and dirt from entering the compartment.

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This will definately make the Fat 911 kit more of an option for people.
That hasn't gone unnoticed. Also makes potential future fan shrouds from other manufacturers that don't require case machining more of a possibility and viable option.

sandeep, could you measure how much the fan sticks out of your decklid on a horizontal and vertical axis? this will let us know how far out the scoop has to be in that area. thanks!!!
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do you think scoop number 4 will interfere with opening the decklid properly?
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if it sits up as high as i have drawn it then yes, it will. i am sure it will have to be moved down just a touch to allow for that. good catch. as i don't have my car to take a look at that, maybe you or carbon joe or someone can give some feedback there. i am having to go off of memory.

how low would the scoop have to be to not interfere? and does (or how much does) the height of the scoop play into that? i want to play with a couple of thoughts on how the top of the scoop will look. one thought is...could you trail the outside lip of the scoop towards the top tapering to flat as it reaches the top? also thinking of the scoop standing off of the decklid some as if it was raised. i will draw some pics tonight to clarify this.
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Zen,
I did a quick measure with the decklid open, the scoop could only be 1 and 1/4 inches tall at the center of the decklid. Now I think that's fine with the scoop being about as wide as the stock grills (30 inches) This would make a nice wide scoop that would fallow the lines of the decklid down to a nice taper. The top of the scoop will still have to be about 1 and 1/2 inches down from the top of the lid to work. I took a bunch of pics with a small paper template to show you how much clearance we have to work with, I'll send them to you.
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like to see what you have joe. i will work on some drawings here in a minute. check this post for an idea of of how much the fan will stand up out of the normal decklid surface and where that occurs on the lid (roughly just above the standard mounting location of the license plate light. sandeep's measurements will help to detail.
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here are some more ideas on the scoop based on design #4...
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Go wider, go as wide as the stock grills at the top and fallow the line down the sides. I like way #4d looks but wider.
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I think Joe has something here, Zen go wider!

It should look pretty good
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i will draw up something wider today so i can see it visually. i lean towards the thinner scoop from a looks only stand point. if going wider, any impact to rain tray/diverter?

also, what are your thoughts on the scoops edges? do they roll inside or how would they be finished?

also, one thought to have in mind to cover at least my needs, i need to be able to mount a license plate on the lids as well. no light housing, but a plate and frame with integrated light.
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I dont see why the scoop would effect the liscense plate that much.
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With a wide scoop it would have more of a stock appearance to it, keeping the same shape in the area of the license plate guard. The edges should have a nice small roll to them.
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Guys,

I will take a measurement for you tonight on how much the fan protrudes from the decklid, but from memory, its less than 3/4"

Too much playoff hockey on last night !

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Too much playoff hockey on last night !

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don't i know it. it is bad enough i had to watch my wings starting at 10:30pm my time, but they had to lose yet AGAIN. damn they kill me. year after year it is a roller coaster within each series. i guess i know the result from here. guess it is time to start rooting for those damn canadians. go sens!!!!!
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Ok,

Took the measurement. The fan sits just under 3/4" above the contour of the stock decklid. I hope you can see from the pics in the Fat Shroud thread, where the cut has to be made.

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thanks for the info sandeep. joe, will the scoop clear that? don't remember if we talked height already.

the more i think of it, the more comfortable i am with the wider scoop. i like the fact that it looks a little more stock (not that much of anything on my car will anyway) and think it will have a broader appeal.

have any ideas yet on the rain tray?
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