Carbon fiber cowl freash air scoop.

[Midnight Drifter]

Believe it or not, the hood cowl area is a very high pressure zone, which can provide the engine with lots of fresh air. :)

In stock car racing, the front grilles are only used for engine and brake cooling. There's actually a small cutout in the cowl where air is forced into the airbox, through the filter and into the carburetor.

[Yaristeve]

Originally Posted by Midnight Drifter

Believe it or not, the hood cowl area is a very high pressure zone, which can provide the engine with lots of fresh air. :)

While generally true, I wonder if it is true for the Yaris. When I drive with the vent set on "fresh air" I get very little air flow without the fan on. It seems like the transition from hood to windshield is so flat that there very little pressure. My other cars with a more traditional shape will flow air with the fan off. I was thinking of installing a little air dam right above the cowl intake unless this scoop is available for the right hand side?