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Well, I sold off the stock scoop in favor of a WRX hood scoop & matching air difuser plate. In the picture I only have it sitting on the hood, but today I plan on fitting it up and cutting the hood to accept the new scoop.

Sweet, Scott should come over and watch you do it because he's planning on doing it soon too.

Done...! The hole is cut and now I need to add a rubber lip around the hood openning to seal it up. Other than that, it was more time intensive to cut the hole than anything. My jigsaw wasn't too happy with me for using it hard for so long. Oh well...

Pics will be up tonight.

Ok, so installing network wiring at the local car dealership until 1am didn't leave me time to upload pics last night like I wanted. So here they are now.

Did you cut out the area under where the scoop is? That's how I'd do it because you'll get more flow through the small OEM hole with the bigger scoop but it still won't flow over the entire WRX TMIC unless you do.

D'oh! My bad. I did cut out the pencil drawn area, I just forgot to take a snap shot of that. Looks like I have another picture to take...

Tools used:
Painter's tape
Pencil & Sharpie
Jigsaw w/ metal blade
Tape measure
Tin snips
Drill & drill bits

Total time: 1.25 hrs

wow. my old scoop looks better now than it did on my shelf.
glad you are putting it to use, as i decided to leave my car alone at the time being (working on my brat instead)

Thanks Brent. Hope it gets more air flow over the TMIC than the stock would have.

do you think i could use a hacksaw?
i don't have a jigsaw.

You could, but it took me a while just using a jigsaw. I'd just borrow a jigsaw from buddy/family member or purchase one ($18-$120).

is that the same thing as a sawzall?
i know they are similar, could i mabey use that?

You could, but it is far from easily manuverable like a jigsaw would be. I'm a BIG fan of the sawzall, but only on larger projects.

what about a table saw?
ha ha jk.
hacksaw is going to have to do...

Wal-Mart, Lowes, & Home-Depot all have inexpensive single speed jigsaws which would suit your needs just fine.

were the nuts and screws holding the hood scoop down stuck for you? mine just keep spinning.
Edit: yep they're all seized and the nut and screw together spin..

dont take this the wrong way but looking at that car i think the last thing you should be worried about is putting a bigger scoop on it. Have you thought about making it raod worthy with a bumper cover and corner lamp perhaps?

SubaruNation wrote:were the nuts and screws holding the hood scoop down stuck for you? mine just keep spinning.
Edit: yep they're all seized and the nut and screw together spin..

A couple of mine were seized as well. I had to slip a set of needle nosed pliers "above" the metal tabs to hold the washer while I worked the nut. In some cases I had to actually bend the tab downward a little bit to make it easier to get to the washer.

alrighty then, holes drilled

so when you cut the hole, how did you deal with the 2nd layer of steel under the hood?
my screws don't fit all the way through the 1st and 2nd layer, they're too short.
did you just cut off the 2nd layer or how did you do it?

magicmike wrote:dont take this the wrong way but looking at that car i think the last thing you should be worried about is putting a bigger scoop on it. Have you thought about making it raod worthy with a bumper cover and corner lamp perhaps?

The pictures above are of my car, and no it's not road worthy yet. It's on a financial hold until the middle of January. At that point I will be pushing forward with getting it on the road to drive daily minus the hood scoop. Since I decided to stay with the FMIC which came with the car, I'll be picking up an N/A hood to replace the stock SS hood.