Bullseye Shawn's '95 SC

Heres a pic of my car with the tint on it



And heres more pics of the hood scoop. I was in a hurry for the finish work so I have all the black rubber C channel for the under side just havent put it on yet I have a 9 month pregnant lady and shes ready to blow up any day. She was having contractions the day I did the scoop
Doing this has lowered my intake temps 40 degrees going 60mph. And after a heavy drive I can stop and put my hand right on the supercharger and it wont burn ya. I logged before and after temps with my laptop using EFI LIVE
My moding process has stopped for a little bit though due to chasing around a oil leak. So far ive changed front main seal and both valve cover gaskets and I think I finally got it



and some extras



The scoop was baught on ebay its a WRX STI upgrade. I searched for 2 months and got it for $16 shipped

Looks sweet. I'd be bitchin at the the ppl that did the tints tho. They should've taken the quarter glass interior trim out so they could tint the whole window

i think he mentioned that he did the tint himself in the other thread scott but im not sure.
looks good and i love the scoop! got any pictures of the scoop from the drivers view?

97 park ave wrote:

i think he mentioned that he did the tint himself in the other thread scott but im not sure.
looks good and i love the scoop! got any pictures of the scoop from the drivers view?

If that's the case, I retract my statement.

Yes I did the tint myself and it is not done yet. Just posted the pic to show how dark the 5% is. The only window that is without flaws is the passenger side front window. As soon as this kid is born I will be redo-ing it.

Heres a shot of inside the cab with the hood scoop

It definately makes you feel like your driving something with some balls

Another black Riv and this one has the dark interior. *drool*

Looks nice!

I don't really mind the border along the inside of the rear quarter window not being tinted. It's the same on mine. Oh well.

edit: Wait.... did all Series 1 motors come with black valve covers like that? I like that.

Valve covers look painted to me. I like the look.

wow dude nice. love the hood scoop

Stock 95 valve covers are grey like the others. They were just painted, by the looks of them.

That will be my next mod. lol Love it!!

I really like that scoop Shawn! If you don't mind my asking how do you have it setup? Is it like a 'ram air' intake setup or more of a cooling fan for the supercharger?

It must be for engine bay cooling. The scoop is no where near the intake.

Would interesting to know which way air moves through the duct at high speed. I know there is a lot of high pressure under the hood coming from the grill and underneath openings. All of that air wants to squeeze out the cowl, but I wonder if it might seek the hood scoop for some additional venting.

Still, it's got a unique look, and I'm glad it's at least intended to be functional!

Yes The valve covers are painted.
And I placed the scoop right over the SC. When the hood was cut If I would have spaced the SC up about 5" it would have been right through the hood. My idea is to cool the Supercharger as you drive. And after a very spirited drive you can put your hand right on it and it is warm but will not burn you instantly like it did before I did this mod. Before I would let the car sit for 2 hours and you still wouldnt believe how hot the SC was

Shawn, what is the height of the scoop?

Aaron, I agree it would be nice to be able to measure actual air flow thru the scoop at various speeds.

Do you have any way of blocking it off if driving in heavy rain?

1998 Riv wrote:

Shawn, what is the height of the scoop?

Aaron, I agree it would be nice to be able to measure actual air flow thru the scoop at various speeds.

Do you have any way of blocking it off if driving in heavy rain?

The height is about 2 inches prolly close to 3

As of a way to block the rain, First yes it is needed in heavy rainstorm. got caught in one and car misfired for 2 days till it dried out and im fabbing up a plate that fits in it to block it. Ill have to just pop the hood and stick it in the hole.

Heres my little write up on my new sway bar links

I got these off of energy suspension for about $10 per side. There very hard poly. You cannot dent it or scratch it with your fingernail

Heres one assembled


Heres what i was dealing with. Both sides of the car were completly broke



So my first problem was that I needed to cut off the old ones. They were all rusted and stuck



So for that i got my local mechanic to help




And here it is all asembled. What a difference from no sway bar at all

That local mechanic sure looks like she knows what shes doing!

Nice job Shawn, but you did have good help.

Having the right help is SO important!

Your control arms look in about as good a shape as mine. I think when I do the ball joints this winter I'm gunna replace the whole arm on each side with the joint, and call it good. A little more money but less hassle in the long run. I wish MOOG offered the HD stab links for tyhe rear end of the car as well though.

Hometown Hero wrote:

I wish MOOG offered the HD stab links for tyhe rear end of the car as well though.

I thought they did. I could swear I bought a Moog pair from my local Indy Moog Dealer.

As usuall could be wrong, but maybe they did back then and not now.

I have since replaced those with ES's when I did the Addco rear sway bar swap.
Wanted 3/8" bolts instead of the Moog's 5/16"

Hey Shawn, did you ever get around to having that stb fabbed up?

Shawn, your fly is open!!!!!!