g'day guys was just wunderin if anyone has bought one those fancy scoops from A.R.E because they make big claims about fitting one of them making the original intercooler more efficient and for the money they are asking for them they would bloody want to! any feedback would be great cheers...
2008 GU 2" LIFT, GME UHF BLACK KING WHEELS, SAFARI SNORKEL, LIGHTFORCE 240' KAYMAR DUAL WHEEL CARRIER STEINBAUER POWER, beaudesert 2 3/4 system, runva 11,000 comp winch.....
Purchased both the scoop and upgraded intercooler earlier this year, noted, unscientifically (using hand), that difference in intake air are greater than the factory set up. I agree expensive, however fits like a glove, looks like it would suck in low flying birds.
Mine isn't a.r.e but you can tell the difference, if you have a bullbar fitted chances are your scoop isn't working. blue tack some cotton and test.
Mine has vanes directing air to front as well as rear of intercooler. intercooler works at say 60kph instead of STD 80 kph
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
OK, but where did you get yours from? Oh and how much did it set you back?
Originally Posted by threedogs
Three dogs is yours adr compliant
Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward.
Whoever cannot take care of themselves without that law is both.
For a wounded man shall say to his assailant,
'If I live, I will kill you. If I die, You are forgiven.'
Such is the rule of honour.
From memory scoops are ok on bonnets as long as they face forward and aren't impeeding forward vision [see pic]
Price wise you wont get any change from $600,
PM me as it's one of the better 4wd shops in Melb.
You can feel the difference, when I took it off to get sprayed is was very sluggish {normal]
Last edited by threedogs; 2nd September 2012 at 10:05 AM.
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
Seems a bit much. Are do scoops cheaper than that. My cross country cooler is a great bit of kit reduced temps by 100 degrees
Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward.
Whoever cannot take care of themselves without that law is both.
For a wounded man shall say to his assailant,
'If I live, I will kill you. If I die, You are forgiven.'
Such is the rule of honour.
Yeah even $250 would seem a bit steep just for a scoop.
The guy who makes them also converts Z30s from vacuum turbo to pressure turbo for around $700.
NADS heaps cheaper IMO
$1200 intercoolers are over priced as well, but what can you do
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
Yeah its far to costly compared to other performance cars. I got my cooler for 800.
Whoever appeals to the law against his fellow man is either a fool or a coward.
Whoever cannot take care of themselves without that law is both.
For a wounded man shall say to his assailant,
'If I live, I will kill you. If I die, You are forgiven.'
Such is the rule of honour.
It's been a few years since this question was asked about ARE scoops. So has anyone bought one of these in the last couple of years? Do they bolt straight on or is it wider than the OE? Are they worth the $$$?
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