View Poll Results: Which Hood For The Firebird
WS6 Style Cowl
82
37.61%
Smooth Cowl
23
10.55%
Both
16
7.34%
something different Please Explain
97
44.50%
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New Firebird hood design's by VFN
Well I see a lot of arguments about which ram air nostrils, vents/no vents.
And I see about 6 people who agree with the 2nd generation/Heritage Shaker scoop with no arguments.
At least that is a constant.
Yep, that is a winner
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And I see about 6 people who agree with the 2nd generation/Heritage Shaker scoop with no arguments.
At least that is a constant.
Yep, that is a winner
. Last edited by 1CAMWNDR; Apr 22, 2008 at 08:11 PM.
I think at some point youy have to escape the typical nostrils of the WS6 hood even though it looks good. How would a Superhawk hood w/ Mecham like openings look? Though it'd probably look way too much like a Mecham hood.
My idea would be to take the stock hood and give the front small firehawk like openings that aren't quite as big and still have the honeycomb grills in them that fade directly into the stock hood w/ a shaker scoop on it. New age bandit all the way! The thing that kills the stock hood for me is the way you have the grill openings and the hood just flat lines across the top of them. The shaker scoop hood would be a bad *** design for the 98-02 cars. The Heritage desgin for the front should be a no brainer, though there is just something about that front bumper that kills it for me.
My idea would be to take the stock hood and give the front small firehawk like openings that aren't quite as big and still have the honeycomb grills in them that fade directly into the stock hood w/ a shaker scoop on it. New age bandit all the way! The thing that kills the stock hood for me is the way you have the grill openings and the hood just flat lines across the top of them. The shaker scoop hood would be a bad *** design for the 98-02 cars. The Heritage desgin for the front should be a no brainer, though there is just something about that front bumper that kills it for me.
Last edited by 1 Bad Ass Formula; Apr 22, 2008 at 08:44 PM.
I'd love to see an aftermarket hood for the fourth gen T/A that tied in the second gen shaker hood. I doubt there would be away to make it ram air but it would be a departure from the hoods already out there.
Take it easy
Brewski
Take it easy
Brewski
Last edited by Brewski; Apr 22, 2008 at 09:01 PM.
.But is is simple, tasteful, light weight, and LOOKS LIKE IT BELONGS ON A TRANS AM OR FORMULA
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Brewski
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It's not that they don't look great... I think it's mainly that you see so many of them you become numb to it after awhile. I have a WS6 hood on my 93 because I think it's a great looking hood. The appeal of a "shaker" hood to me would be it's not something you see everyday.
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Brewski
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Brewski
man i need to take it easy im so stressed right now and i could use a brewski aswell
im not really feeling either of these designs. i love how your guys' stuff just flows and seems so smooth compared to some other designs out there. These hoods seem like the lines dont belong and/or are too sharp for the rest of the car.....i dunno
I think at some point youy have to escape the typical nostrils of the WS6 hood even though it looks good. How would a Superhawk hood w/ Mecham like openings look? Though it'd probably look way too much like a Mecham hood.
My idea would be to take the stock hood and give the front small firehawk like openings that aren't quite as big and still have the honeycomb grills in them that fade directly into the stock hood w/ a shaker scoop on it. New age bandit all the way! The thing that kills the stock hood for me is the way you have the grill openings and the hood just flat lines across the top of them. The shaker scoop hood would be a bad *** design for the 98-02 cars. The Heritage desgin for the front should be a no brainer, though there is just something about that front bumper that kills it for me.
My idea would be to take the stock hood and give the front small firehawk like openings that aren't quite as big and still have the honeycomb grills in them that fade directly into the stock hood w/ a shaker scoop on it. New age bandit all the way! The thing that kills the stock hood for me is the way you have the grill openings and the hood just flat lines across the top of them. The shaker scoop hood would be a bad *** design for the 98-02 cars. The Heritage desgin for the front should be a no brainer, though there is just something about that front bumper that kills it for me.
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On Monday The 22nd We will be unveiling our new hood design for the Camaro's on ls1tech, Since the Camaro Guy's have gotten the most offerings from us , We're also working on some new offering's for the firebird, we have decided to make a cowl hood for the firebird.
So We borrowed a pic off ls1 (1nastyz) and got to work! Since it will be a Cowl Hood it would be open at the back and would be around 3-1/2" in height (Nothing Crazy) also it will angle towards the windshield at the back.
The first design pictured retain's the look of the Ws6 but eliminates the nostrils on the Ws6 which at first glance it would appear to be a ws6 but its really a cowl.
The other design is a smooth cowl design which would actually be smoother along the edges of the scoop and hood than whats pictured, but it would take after the Whistler design on the camaro but have the v shape of the firebird. let us know what you guy's think.
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So We borrowed a pic off ls1 (1nastyz) and got to work! Since it will be a Cowl Hood it would be open at the back and would be around 3-1/2" in height (Nothing Crazy) also it will angle towards the windshield at the back.
The first design pictured retain's the look of the Ws6 but eliminates the nostrils on the Ws6 which at first glance it would appear to be a ws6 but its really a cowl.
The other design is a smooth cowl design which would actually be smoother along the edges of the scoop and hood than whats pictured, but it would take after the Whistler design on the camaro but have the v shape of the firebird. let us know what you guy's think.
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