How to Install a Mustang Hood Scoop

A Mustang is a classic car with a lot of power and muscle. But too make your Mustang look even better, install a Mustang hood scoop. They look cool and they also help cool down your engine. They are flashy, bred for power and a little wild, just like a Mustang.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Marker
• Drill and correctly-sized carbide-tipped drill bits
• Hood scoop and hardware

1. Place the scoop without the bolts, on the hood exactly where you want it to be. The best placement for a Mustang hood scoop is in the channel down the center of the hood. Your scoop should fit perfectly into this groove.

2. Using a marker, make marks on the hood where the bolt holes are. Go directly through the bolt holes if possible, don't rely on measurements, make your marks direct. Follow the diagram if one is provided (as in many OEM scoops).

3. Remove the liner underneath the hood, so you don't drill into it.

4. Attach a carbide tip drill bit to a power driver and drill the holes in the hood to install the hood scoop. The holes should match the size of your attachment bolts.

5. Place the hood scoop on top of the hood again and line it up with the holes. Then attach the bolts and hardware to secure the hood scoop.

Tips & Warnings

• Be careful about how you mark your drill holes, this is the most important part of the installation. Use additional measurements to double check the placement of them if you aren't certain or can not mark them through the actual bolt holes.

Resources

• Mustang hood scoop installation
• Hood scoop by Roush