What's the purpose

HEK · 04-14-2017, 05:27 PM

......wouldn't cause more drag?....

God-Speed · 04-14-2017, 05:31 PM

No Purpose what so ever!!!! Just say NO!!!!!!!

HEK · 04-14-2017, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by God-Speed

No Purpose what so ever!!!! Just say NO!!!!!!!

...lol I love the Z the way it is out of the box, I found this "thing" on ebay so I'm asking ..where does it attach, can't be the window on the door because of the power button when you shut off the car and the rear you couldn't open the door...bored and the mind is a terrible thing...

......ohh wait it attaches to the rear and stops at the pillar...I get it...

cooltoy · 04-14-2017, 05:40 PM

Time to dust off the old scoop mobile.

cooltoy · 04-14-2017, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by God-Speed

Just say NO!!!!!!!

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Nixin · 04-14-2017, 05:49 PM

The purpose is to give the Z that Miami Vice-ish look. Couple that scoop with the rear window louvers for a complete effect.

ZeroZeta · 04-14-2017, 05:51 PM

"Scoopmobile" never gets old. I will admit I thought about it when I ordered my arising II front.

I think we need to see what would happen when we combine scoops + vents + Battle Aero wing.

HEK · 04-14-2017, 05:55 PM

I had a FJ Cruisser and when I went to South America to watch a dessert race most SUV's including the FJ's had a similar scoop on the roof above the front windshield and it was for air circulation....I guess that had a purpose this one for the Z is for "looks"

Jayhovah · 04-14-2017, 06:07 PM

I see mustangs all the time with these things and I am always all WTF. I get they are trying to look all Elenor and ****...did these things have a purpose way back in the day?

jaedub · 04-14-2017, 06:18 PM

You guys are all incorrect. This "scoop" you guys are referring to is the intake for a very special edition mid engine Z called 370ZM. Only 1 was ever built. It was capable of doing 0-60 in about 2.5 sec. The engine, inline 6 turbo, had a base plate of prefabulated amulite, surmounted by a malleable logarithmic casing in such a way that the two spurving bearings were in direct line with the pentametric fan.

The latter consisted simply of six hydrocoptic marzelvanes, so fitted to the ambifacient lunar waneshaft that side fumbline was effectively prevented. The main winding was of the normal lotus-0-delta type placed in panendermic semiboiloid slots in the stator, every seventh conductor being connected by a nonreversible tremie pipe to the differential gridlespring on the "up" end of the grammeters. I have no idea what I'm saying.

cooltoy · 04-14-2017, 06:33 PM

Chan Chee Hoe · 04-14-2017, 07:16 PM

Useful only if that small Glass can be open,divert Wind inside the Car.

Tick64 · 04-14-2017, 07:37 PM

Are you kidding? That would essentially be making your car a parachute on wheels.

kenchan · 04-14-2017, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by HEK

......wouldn't cause more drag?....

ur car's faking dumbo ears cause more drag.

OldGrayDog · 04-14-2017, 08:41 PM

You use them as blinders, you can not be distracted by seeing anything aside of you. (Not that there was to much there to start with)

04-14-2017, 05:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
HEK Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: WESTFIELD, MA Age: 66 Posts: 491 Drives: '13 Z Tour Sports 6m Rep Power: 660	What's the purpose ......wouldn't cause more drag?....

04-14-2017, 05:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
God-Speed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Austin, Tx. Posts: 4,364 Drives: Prototype Rep Power: 2684377	No Purpose what so ever!!!! Just say NO!!!!!!! Smashley likes this.

04-14-2017, 05:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,971 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	Time to dust off the old scoop mobile. jaedub, God-Speed, JARblue and 10 others like this. __________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

04-14-2017, 05:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
Nixin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: GWN Posts: 3,488 Drives: Goodbye Z! Rep Power: 19833	The purpose is to give the Z that Miami Vice-ish look. Couple that scoop with the rear window louvers for a complete effect. ZeroZeta likes this.

04-14-2017, 06:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
jaedub Track Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 906 Drives: 2010 Black 370Z MT Rep Power: 305	You guys are all incorrect. This "scoop" you guys are referring to is the intake for a very special edition mid engine Z called 370ZM. Only 1 was ever built. It was capable of doing 0-60 in about 2.5 sec. The engine, inline 6 turbo, had a base plate of prefabulated amulite, surmounted by a malleable logarithmic casing in such a way that the two spurving bearings were in direct line with the pentametric fan. The latter consisted simply of six hydrocoptic marzelvanes, so fitted to the ambifacient lunar waneshaft that side fumbline was effectively prevented. The main winding was of the normal lotus-0-delta type placed in panendermic semiboiloid slots in the stator, every seventh conductor being connected by a nonreversible tremie pipe to the differential gridlespring on the "up" end of the grammeters. I have no idea what I'm saying. JARblue, cooltoy, radarlove and 2 others like this.

04-14-2017, 05:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
ZeroZeta Track Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Austin TX Posts: 543 Drives: 2013 Z Rep Power: 13	"Scoopmobile" never gets old. I will admit I thought about it when I ordered my arising II front. I think we need to see what would happen when we combine scoops + vents + Battle Aero wing.

04-14-2017, 05:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
HEK Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: WESTFIELD, MA Age: 66 Posts: 491 Drives: '13 Z Tour Sports 6m Rep Power: 660	I had a FJ Cruisser and when I went to South America to watch a dessert race most SUV's including the FJ's had a similar scoop on the roof above the front windshield and it was for air circulation....I guess that had a purpose this one for the Z is for "looks"

04-14-2017, 06:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,971 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	__________________ Member of kenchan's "photoshopped mods" and "proper offsets" gang.

04-14-2017, 07:16 PM	#12 (permalink)
Chan Chee Hoe Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Singapore Posts: 861 Drives: 370z,Yellow,7sp A Rep Power: 17	Useful only if that small Glass can be open,divert Wind inside the Car.

04-14-2017, 07:37 PM	#13 (permalink)
Tick64 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Vancouver Island,Canada Posts: 341 Drives: '11 370z Nismo MB Rep Power: 2478	Are you kidding? That would essentially be making your car a parachute on wheels.

04-14-2017, 08:41 PM	#15 (permalink)
OldGrayDog Base Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Pa VF Posts: 108 Drives: 14 370z at7 GM Rep Power: 597	You use them as blinders, you can not be distracted by seeing anything aside of you. (Not that there was to much there to start with)

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