Cowl hoods?

_UnLiMiTeD_ · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2007 9:47 pm

anybody know if they make a cowl hood for the KJ? I have always loved that hood design and i think it would look awesome on a lifted kj, make it look really aggressive.

myjeepwalks · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2007 9:49 pm

If i'm not mistake KY Liberty has one that looks awesome.

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2007 9:57 pm

The only 2 aftermarket hoods I have found are these----

KYLiberty has the first one,sorry no cowl inductions yet.Both are about $600.

_UnLiMiTeD_ · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2007 10:26 pm

meh, when i get mine, i may just have someone make a custom cowl hood made to fit my libby. I was going to put one on my car until i decided to sell it

spencevans · **Posted:** Sun May 27, 2007 10:44 pm

Still love that 2 door libby.

csukoh78 · **Joined:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:34 pm **Posts:** 501

Oh wow I just noticed that it was 2 door....that thing is awesome!!! Looks like a perfect 4x4 rig.

I was thinking the other day after a buddy of mine asked me why I like my Lib so much. The most succinct answer I could come up with was...

"It is all the advantages of the Wrangler and Grand Cherokee together with none of the disadvantages."

myjeepwalks · **Posted:** Mon May 28, 2007 12:27 am

csukoh78 wrote:

Oh wow I just noticed that it was 2 door....that thing is awesome!!! Looks like a perfect 4x4 rig.

I was thinking the other day after a buddy of mine asked me why I like my Lib so much. The most succinct answer I could come up with was...

"It is all the advantages of the Wrangler and Grand Cherokee together with none of the disadvantages."

I agree but can think of 2 disadvantages.

wrangler-- roof comes off
grand cherokee--- v8 option

You can't get those options together so i guess you're right best of both worlds. :wink:

scout · **Posted:** Mon May 28, 2007 11:53 am

who makes the second hood?

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Mon May 28, 2007 12:07 pm

scout wrote:

who makes the second hood?

Here is a link to the 2nd one----http://www.e-bodyparts.com/miva/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=TLBH-98DT&Category_Code=98-Jeep-Liberty&Product_Count=0----don't mind that the place thinks there are '98-'01 KJ's.

csukoh78 · **Joined:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:34 pm **Posts:** 501

Id be interested to see it on a jeep, but I am not convinced on the quality at all......

jcphoto20 · **Joined:** Sun Nov 19, 2006 1:36 am **Posts:** 507

that would be cool to graft on a functional "Air Grabber" scoop like the old mopars. rig it to like over half throttle. coolness.

scout · **Posted:** Tue May 29, 2007 12:54 pm

i want to know if the fiberglass will take tree abuse.... you know tree limbs and stuff.

raceinfan · **Posted:** Tue May 29, 2007 3:43 pm

scout wrote:

i want to know if the fiberglass will take tree abuse.... you know tree limbs and stuff.

I would think so, your fender flares would take much more of a beating

should be fine unless you plan on cutting limbs right over it :shock:

DarbyWalters · **Posted:** Tue May 29, 2007 4:31 pm

I think the Hood Scoop from the Subaru WRX would work and look great on a KJ...mounted toward the back of the hood like the Subaru.

csukoh78 · **Joined:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:34 pm **Posts:** 501

ask and you shall receive...... I really like it. Now, if there were only a way to filter the air that's coming in, because its perfect right over the throttle body

DarbyWalters · **Posted:** Tue May 29, 2007 9:12 pm

Yep that looks good and it would be just a bit bigger. The good part is that even in water crossings the air would be coming in at such a high point you would probably not hydrolock. Thans for the photshop. :idea:

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Mon Jun 04, 2007 2:02 pm

your right the WRX would look pretty good heres a scoop for sale but its not the high one although they do have it too but it was $300... :cry:

http://www.amazon.com/Auto-Ventshade-983231-Scoop-Single/dp/B000CSPD7A/ref=sr_1_1/104-3851280-5370348?ie=UTF8&s=automotive&qid=1180980085&sr=1-1

csukoh78 · **Joined:** Thu Mar 08, 2007 10:34 pm **Posts:** 501

I have concerns about rain. How does the WRX solve this? How does water not flood that intake? If you use that on a jeep, what would youhave to do to prevent water intake?

Phadeout · **Posted:** Mon Jun 04, 2007 4:43 pm

csukoh78 wrote:

I have concerns about rain. How does the WRX solve this? How does water not flood that intake? If you use that on a jeep, what would youhave to do to prevent water intake?

That hood scoop on the STI is not for Intake Air. It's for the Intercooler. Actually the STI even has Water Spray nozzles inside that scoop, so the driver can push a button and cool the intercooler while stopped to relieve heat soak. If you stop next to an STI at a red light and you see a plume of steam come out of the hood, the driver is activating the water spray.

The air intake on the STI is in a similar position to that of the KJ.

P.S. If I could have any car, within reason, I'd take the one in the picture in a heart beat...

DarbyWalters · **Posted:** Mon Jun 04, 2007 5:11 pm

I know it is for the intercooler (like my old 1988 Mazda RX-7 Turbo II) but the scoop could be made functional for air intake...since that is what it is there to do...collect cool fresh air. Would still be a lot of work...but it would look very trick.

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