Side Air Scoops

[66bus]

I was wanting to know the pro's and con's with the side air scoops

[budmanbusfan]

A fine mechanic explained once; the scoops are actually limiting the amount of air into the compartment rather than forcing more air as you drive. ie: the opening to the scoop compared to the opening of the side vent. There is also the idea that the VW engineers probably had alot of testing to support their final design. Then again... the '68 up has high mounted scoops built into the body. I guess I didn't help much.

[23window]

I personally don't like their appearance, which to me is a "con". my opinion though.

[chiroracer]

Just got a bus with them and hacked rear arches and an external oil cooler . I am going to rock them and am open to some 70s style glass flares as well. I would never do this to a bus without them but they stay for now.
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66 bajawestfalia
2/1600 buggy Kreger chassis 4 baja 1000(waiting to re emerge)
71 911 track car
65 kombi EZ camper (sold to OG owner in oregon)
69 class 11 racecar Sold to GH racing now the famous Dora SCOREchampion

70 class 11 prerunner

[Stocknazi]

Wonder how much $$$ VW spent on the research/development of the engine intake vents back in the 1950's?

Why create a solution to the problem if it doesn't exist?


PS they look like hot garbage.
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[KTPhil]

If you use them be sure to place the safety decal in front of the intake.

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[Clara]

Good for catching peanut shells you chuck out the window

This bus is now OG paint, and the scoops and flares have been binned, but still haven’t gotten around to fixing the wheel arches and the rust repair. But it’s taken us a lot of miles.

Fwiw, To make your engine run cool, install all the tin and pieces supposed to be there. To make it warm up properly, ditto.
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[Clara]

[don.ville]

[pyrOman]

[Malokin Martin]

I can’t remember who posted a thread on this… it was like a decade ago on here. I want to say it was Clara or Amskeptic. But I can’t remember. They actually did road tests with cardboard “scoops” and without using a CHT. I’m way too lazy to search for it.

I do remember that they significantly lowered engine temps.

The con is they look lame and put holes in the bus in a noticeable area when the next owner wants to rip them off.

[velvetgreen]

wanna say that Clara posted something say a decade or so back but that was a long time ago.

[Clara]

[velvetgreen]

^^^Thanks Clara- wow that was two decades ago- where does the time go?

[chiroracer]

LOL no cragars but I would love some vintage flares if they havent picked up the trash yet.
Will def be using some oversize meats on rear and I have a 68 bay beam .
Needs to be able to drive on beach.
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66 bajawestfalia
2/1600 buggy Kreger chassis 4 baja 1000(waiting to re emerge)
71 911 track car
65 kombi EZ camper (sold to OG owner in oregon)
69 class 11 racecar Sold to GH racing now the famous Dora SCOREchampion

70 class 11 prerunner

[don.ville]