451stroker

I'm looking at a 1999 Trans Am with a Ram Air hood. I haven't seen a hood like this and was wondering if it was factory. If it's not, they did a great job of making it look like it is. The car IS NOT a WS6. The biggest difference I can see from the WS6 is that there are 2 large front vents instead of the 4 smaller ones on the factory WS6

Does anyone know if this hood is factory on this car? If not, what aftermarket company made it?

Thanks.

fuel_junkie

Thats the fire hawk hood, if not looks just like the raptor hood

451stroker

You nailed it. I checked on Suncoast's site and I think it is their hood because the car also has the custom air box to provide functional ram air. From what I can tell, the firehawk does not use the open element air box.

Thanks for solving the mystery.

Sneakyws6

None of the 98+ LS1 Pontiac cars used a open element filter from the factory. That was a LT1 setup.

I was going to say that I did nit think that was a Firehawk hood as the valley in the middle of the hood looked to be to deep.

451stroker

Yeah, I think it's a Raptor hood from Suncoast Creations with their open element airbox. It looks damn nice!

superchargedbandit

Correct!!!!

y2k_ta

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The obvious non-Firehawk indicators are the hood-to-nose alignment & the chrome 16" wheels.

~JOSHUA

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That's a raptor hood.

'Trust'

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Yup, definitely a raptor hood, the Firehawk hood is flush with the nose in the center and has an emblem on the bumper, where as the raptor hood lips over the center on the bumper.

DrEvyl

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Definitely a Raptor... just like mine..

Racinbabycakes

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Raptor, I was either going to get that or the WS9 outlaw hood....I stuck with the WS9 hood. But either way they both look badass

CRAGER

Raptor:

BorgerTransAm

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Raptor Hood

DrEvyl

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Dayum, that looks HOT AS HELL on a SOM car.

JSmee99T/A

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how much does one of those things cost?

BaddillaK

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raptor.... my buddy has that one

kevinclark09

i think they go for around 850 from the website. i plan on getting one, but i'm kinda just hoping that 900 bucks will just end up in my pocket some day.

CRAGER

Thank you sir, and your Formula looks badass as well. Don't see too many guys with these hoods, let alone on a Formula......that are only 26 around.


I bought mine from TByrne:

http://www.tbyrne.com/ls1catalog.html

...look for the hoods link. Tom @ TByrne is a great guy to deal with.

I'm not sure but I think there is another sponsor or two that carry Suncoast Creations hoods. Check them out --->

Peace,
Craig.

Italiankid77

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That hood look's sick on that car,i like it i think i might have to look into getting one.

FORDRECOVERYEXPERT

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hawk hoods have extractors also correct?