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Old 01-09-2011, 04:36 PM
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Default how to seal up camaro ss hood where hood n lid butt up

on my 2002 ss camaro there was some small pieces of material to seal upwhere the hood and lid meet up it wasnt really doing anything does a company sell a kit or any ideas of what i can make to seal it up?
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you could try some weather stripping
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Your better off with a CAI kit.
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Originally Posted by senicalj4579
Your better off with a CAI kit.
cai kits work better than the functional hood?i just ordered the ftp lid
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Originally Posted by meatyz
cai kits work better than the functional hood?i just ordered the ftp lid
The higher % of people will say yes. I believe it to be true also.
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Yep, all the turns the air has to make before finally making it to the TB, kind of defeats the purpose of ram air. You're better off turning it into a bottom feeder with a SSRA, FTRA, Chrs1313, etc.
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what are most of you guys running ftra?how do u go about blocking off the hood?
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How is the volant on the ss
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I blew air into my hood with a leaf blower, and that thing flows more air than one might think!
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and what MPH is your leaf blower rated at?



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