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Old Nov 26, 2005 | 04:46 AM
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I was just around town and I happened to see this guy. Sorry about the poor picture quality it was with a camera phone. But just incase you cant tell what is going on. that bump on the back of the car is a roof scoop facing backwards.
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Old Nov 26, 2005 | 04:54 AM
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ahh... where did the pictures go?
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Old Nov 26, 2005 | 04:57 AM
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Old Nov 26, 2005 | 07:34 AM
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yea, i agree with kirk. also, whats the point of a roof scoop if you dont have an old rear engine vw?
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Old Nov 26, 2005 | 08:00 AM
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True race cars don't have AC so they use roof scoops to cool the driver, and of course for some mid and rear engine cars. For any other reason it is retarded.

I knew a guy that had the roof scoop mounted backwards like the above pics. He said it reduced cabin pressure. I'm still laughing as I type this. No lie.
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Old Nov 26, 2005 | 08:18 AM
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HEy asshole thats my car, lol j/p looks kinda retarded
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Old Nov 26, 2005 | 08:56 AM
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idk...is it suppose to function like a tilted sunroof?
i know that cabin pressure is affected by this..i was goin like 90mph w/ the sunroof tilted open...n when i closed it my ears popped

but this scoop is just gay..wrc uses a regular scoop on the hood because there is no a/c..but those are full bred race-cars
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Old Nov 26, 2005 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by OniS14
idk...is it suppose to function like a tilted sunroof?
i know that cabin pressure is affected by this..i was goin like 90mph w/ the sunroof tilted open...n when i closed it my ears popped

but this scoop is just gay..wrc uses a regular scoop on the hood because there is no a/c..but those are full bred race-cars
99.9% of the roof scoops you see on any street car are non-functional. I'm sure this scoop is no different.

FYI, the vast majority of WRC cars have scoops on the roof of the car for ventilation to the passenger compartment. The scoops in the hood are for ventilation of the engine compartment.

Functional roof and hood scoops in action:
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