1st thing Hi! I'm new to this forum just got my used 1998 2.5RS today.

The question is are those vents and hood scoop funtional at all?

I know this is not a turbo without the intercooler. I can see the two small vents are shut and so is the hood scoop. From the look for it the hood scoop seems to be functional.

I know I can remove all the inner covers to make them all functional and better cool the engine. But if it rains it could be a problem.

Are there any both ons that opens up the vents and the scoop but can redirect water?

Thanks

 

They are not functional...until you take the plates off. I took mine off about a year ago. The only thing that could possibly cause problems with the rain is your plug wires. Anyways, you won't have any problems. It seems a little embarassing to have non-functional scoop/vents. Just my opinion.

Luke

 

Thats my plan too but sometimes it rains alot the hood scoop seems OK but the vents that could be a problem....anyone got any ideas

 

This is a site you might want to check out... http://www.scoobymods.com . There's a section where it talks about using some type of spacer to get some use out of the vents w/o completely removing the plates.

Karl

 

wow thats OK but are there more ways?

 

Just leave the scoop plate on and take the vent covers off. It won't hurt your engine, just make it dirtier.

JC