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Was looking into getting the Kaminari carbon fiber ram air hood and was wondering if the skoop waqs functional? I have a stock airbox in so I was wondering if it worked with a SRI? as opposed to modifying the stock set up? This may be a dumb question, maybe it's not functional at all, but I know of no one around where I live who has one, never even seen the underneath of the hood, so I was just curious. If the Kaminari isn't truly a ram air hood, is there another manufacturer out there who makes one?

 
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yes it is functional

 
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with what type of intake?

 
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oops, sorry, I just got word that it is not functional.

 
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the old style hood is NOT functionl... however i believe the new hood is

 
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since we dont really have a top mounted intercooler than its really not functional. even if the scoop was open throughout it wont really do anygood its mainly for looks i mean yea itll shove air inside the engine bay but it wont do much

 
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That was a good question. I was hoping it would be truly functional seeing that it's the only hood I like for my car.

 
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Gideon in all aspects it is functional but we dont have the capabilities to really make it more than a cosmetic improvement. IM still decideing if i want that hood but its 800 so i dont know

 
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What is it made of? Fiberglass?

 
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carbon fiber as stated in original post

 
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even if it was functional it only would be with a short ram right

 
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actually it would work with both CAI and SRI because its forcing more air to circulate within the eginebay allowing the intakes to suck more air in. Since the actual scoop isnt directing the air striaght to the intake its not really gonna do anything but make the car look different. It might allow the intakes to suck in a little more air. I think the SRIs would benefit more because they arent in the posistion to suck in as much air as the CAI since the CAI are directed more towards bringing in air from the outside where as the SRI arent meant to bring any real air other than whats in the engine bay
so functional = SMALL amount of performance its mainly something for cosmetics

 
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why does it matter if its functional or not? does that really make a difference of a purchase?

did you know that the air going above yrou hood is actually at a lower pressure than the surrounding air? did you know that that lower pressure air actually decreses the amount of power yoru engine can make?

if you like how it looks, dont worry abotu whether its carbon, fiberglass, kevlar, functional, non-functional, etc etc etc

did you buy yoru tripledecker wing cause it has more function? no! you bought it cause you like it.

same with yrou hood. do you LIKE this hood? the way it looks? then get it.

 
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It just helps heep the engine a little cooler if you hav and SRI it might privide cooler air and keep the manifold cool. But other than that it is a body mod. Also it is lighter than the stock hood.

 
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I was just wondering because I was going to get an intake at the same time! Now if it was functional, meaning that it actually brought aire from outside inside, I would get the SRI, but if there was no flow, meaning it was closed off, then i'de go with the CAI, get it?
I like the the hood for it's looks, and lightweight, that's what interested me into it, like I said, I've never actually seen the backside of one of these, and was just curious.

 
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yea I like the looks of it too.....but it is sooo expensive. It looks like people are on the fence about whether its functional or not. If it is functional, than I will probably make a purchase.

 
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i can give you a personal guarantee that it is fully not functional.

but read my last post! why should that make the difference between purchasing and not purchasing!

 
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cuz its so friggin expensive. That way if people are like "why the hell did you spend that much on a friggin carbon fiber hood?".....I can be like...."well its functional at least"

 
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or you cna say "cause it looks cool..."

your not gonna tell them yrou mini-me wing is functional, you tell them its all for looks, right?

 
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are you kidding me? that mini me wing adds at least 20 hp! With my cool air intake.....I am weeeeell over 250 hp!