z28newbie

I searched and see it will work since I have a 02 front clip with 3" cowl. But is it really worth it?

96z28_lt1

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some people claim they've gotte like .1 in the quarter mile, or a couple rear wheel horsepower. I personally want to do this for a cleaner looking engine bay and easier to clean, replace filter.

z28newbie

Yea i think its much cleaner looking.

BOLO

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You already have the front clip/hood, mind as well do the lid. Also look into chrs1313 ram air or alike. I will be incorporating this lid conversion in my car as well.

96z28_lt1

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would the lid fit uner a 2.5 in harwood cowl does anybody know for sure?

maxplusten

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I managed to fit one under a factory firehawk hood on a bird... I know of atleast one person with a camaro thats done it but i cant recall what hood they were running. Mine still hits a little bit but its not bad

96z28_lt1

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id like to do it with the base and everything though, just so it looks real clean, but i'm not trying to modify the car any or even buy a hood i don't like just to fit it, i like the harwood so i believe that what im just going to get once taxes come in but if the lid fits i might do that as well, if not i'll wait it out for another day

maxplusten

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yea mine has the base

96z28_lt1

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your engine bay looks so good, and now i guess once i order my harwood i'm going to be looking into an ls1 lid haha, it just cleans up so much better then the elbow and maintence would be so much easier, thanks for the pics maxplusten

maxplusten

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no prob man, yea it was one of my favorite underhood mods i did. Really gives the car a clean look.

96z28_lt1

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where did you get the carbon fiber rad support, or is it a stock one that is wrapped, probably putting this as well as abs delete on my summer mod list so i was just curious, also would a v6 upper rad support work, they look the same just the lid seems to be different on those

maxplusten

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Its just a wrapped stocker. I dont think the v6 will work because it has a slight offset to it. I actually have a spare for sale thats already wrapped. Only problem is it has a crack in where the drivers side clip is.. i fixed it with some epoxy but it may or may not hold

z28newbie

Was going to ask if v6 base and lid would work. Lol. Local yard has the whole setup for $40. But it's a v6 :/

trilkb

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I noticed high rpm difference. It seemed to rev faster up top, no clue if it has much power gain, but the car seemed happier at 4000-5000rpm then befor.

BoostedDSM

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http://joelrdevriendt.com/?p=46 this should help, this is a friends write up of his install with an SS hood on his 95Z

Tbird232ci

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The V6 base and filter are the same. The lid is the difference.

I ended up landing my base for 9 bucks at the yard. Once I get my hood painted, I'll get it swapped on.

quik95lt1

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it def helps....i run the ls1 lid and ram air setup from chrs1313 on mine....works great i notice a 2-3 kpa difference in map pressure at the top end of the track at ~140mph

z28newbie

awesome i'll be picking up the base today then, now to find a lid!!!!

Fastredz28

I did mine a few days ago I felt better throttle response and it also feels like the car is lighter in the low end it's definitely a good great mod and I was able to use use my stock hood without cutting it

96z28_lt1

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does anybody have to cute the actual metal rad support acfross the top though