Carbon roof vent designed in two parts to help reduce water ingress.
Rally roof scoop functional.
Theres a site geared mostly to sti s and other subies that happens to sell.
The scoop on the roof was absolutely functional it even had a little crank on the inside to turn the air flow on and off.
I asked them where they got it and they said it is a bona fide race car part made for a european rally race car.
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C sainz l moya toyota celica t165 rally acropolis 1990 1st.
Opening in front is about 13 wide.
With time roof scoop design improved turning into a flat thin opening.
Yes the roof scoop will give some air flow in the cabin however there are far more efficient and aerodynamic ways of doing so.
Deep 6 rally team merch and also random car sticker.
Functional rally roof scoop.
Scoop measures approx 19 x 17 and 3 5 tall.
But if you re just after that snappy rally car look install the scoop by itself without cutting a hole in the roof.
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Internal directional air vents two stage foam filter system to reduce dust.
Just a quick video on how i installed my roof scoop and vent on my 2004 subaru sti thanks for watching.
I learned that the roof scoop on rally cars is used to help cool the cars.
It was also real carbon fiber.
If this was the real reason then every track race car.
I have read the answers below and they only tell half the story.
Roof scoops became usual in any rally car allowing to generate some curious images such as the one below from carlos sainz first win where head lamps and roof scoops seem to play in parallel.
They got it over seas at a rally race supplier.