knight Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 I was watching a rally race and I seen a Subaru GL raceing and it had a scoop on the roof and a hood scoop. I was wondering if anyone would know where I could get on because thats the coolest thing I ever seen on this kind of car. I would have asked the driver after the race but I couldn't find him. I also was wondering if anyone has this problem but when I hit the gas the car is sluggish and I checked the fuel lines and changed the air fileter but nothing works. Then I poped the hood and manually opened the throtle and it has the same problem. I was wondering if anyone could help. P.S. as a side note the car did win the race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutt7 Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 I dont know about the scoops, but the sluggish acceleration can be a few things...fuel filter, fuel pump, bad fuel, spark plugs/wires, incorrect timing, dizzy cap/rotor, lost compression... thats all I can think of for now. hope it helps... eric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knight Posted February 23, 2004 Author Share Posted February 23, 2004 thanks for that but I had all that checked and everything is fine I cant figure it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samo Posted February 23, 2004 Share Posted February 23, 2004 Universal scoops are available all over Ebay, JCWhitnety.com ... um... Summit... etc. You'll have to cut a hole in the hood (or roof, or whatever) to make them functional, of course. A guy I know made a functional roof scoop on his Mirage with a universal scoop that runs into closeable vents on the interior. Pretty trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoahDL88 Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 Hey Knight, what kind of car you got, if its carby it could be a whole bunch of carby issues, not my specialty, but if its SPFI, thats a whole different ball game, check fuel filters, there are two on older cars. replacing the fuel filter is always the best place to start, if its sluggish thats different than hesitation which could be from a bad TPS. I found that on the SPFI cars if you disconnect the battery for a half hour and then reconnect it seems to reset the keep alive memory and can often make the car run better. Top engine cleaner, or seafoam can help out a sluggish problem sometimes, especcially on older vehicles, these subies seem to get mad valve buildup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ru4x4ever Posted February 24, 2004 Share Posted February 24, 2004 On the roof scoop, check all the import slae ads they usually have all the cool stuff like scoops and racer stuff like that!! :cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knight Posted February 25, 2004 Author Share Posted February 25, 2004 Thanks NoahDl88 I will try that and I have a 89 Subaru GL with a carb on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimkup Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 My '88 wagon (SPFI) had similar probs. Was sluggish w/ hesitation, especially on the low end & not a lot of power overall. I bought an Accel SuperStock coil (about $33) and 8mm SuperStock Ignition wires (about $30) along with new disty cap, rotor & NGK plugs. I was amazed at the increase in low end power & had a nice increase in gas mileage too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xforxlifex Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 What exactly is the point of a roof scoop? cabbin ventilation or for good looks? mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKIRA Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 It lets you eliminate the AC and still stay cool in rally races, because it blows alot of air in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xforxlifex Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 so do you rig up some kind of cover on the inside cuz i mean what do you do when it rains and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subarurx Posted February 25, 2004 Share Posted February 25, 2004 the idea is it pressurised the cabin, and forces the air out any small holes, and stops dust entering...oh and ventilation. I have some pop-up ones on my car, one above me and one above the co-driver, they blow a breeze past my face, which is great when the car heats up half way through a stage. you can buy some from the guys at Palmside http://www.palmside.co.nz cheers simon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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