pin on hood?
08-27-2007, 10:02 PM
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pin on hood? Why do they have pin on ram air hoods?
http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...281618fd4ae41d
http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...281618fd4ae41d
08-27-2007, 11:17 PM
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Upsides.. Pin on hoods save a good deal more weight over bolt on hoods. They are light enough to make hood removal a 1 man job and when you take it off there is tons of space to work. Also generally pin on hoods are cheaper to buy as well.
downsides... having to fab up mounts for them (and the risk of misdrilling a hole in the hood! Where to put hood when you take it off. its more time consuming to get the hood off and ummm.. I think thats it.
downsides... having to fab up mounts for them (and the risk of misdrilling a hole in the hood! Where to put hood when you take it off. its more time consuming to get the hood off and ummm.. I think thats it.
08-28-2007, 11:25 PM
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It is easier to get the hood off, lighter if you remove the latch components, gives you peace of mind durring your 10s run that your 5 lb hood isn't going to flip into your face w/o an act of god, lets the cool kids on the street know that you mean business... etc...
08-29-2007, 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by LrngCrv
Lets the cool kids on the street know that you mean business....
While this is probably the most true out of the reasons suggested so far, the others are correct also.
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08-29-2007, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by sixvi6-camaro
Upsides.. Pin on hoods save a good deal more weight over bolt on hoods. They are light enough to make hood removal a 1 man job and when you take it off there is tons of space to work. Also generally pin on hoods are cheaper to buy as well.
downsides... having to fab up mounts for them (and the risk of misdrilling a hole in the hood! Where to put hood when you take it off. its more time consuming to get the hood off and ummm.. I think thats it.
downsides... having to fab up mounts for them (and the risk of misdrilling a hole in the hood! Where to put hood when you take it off. its more time consuming to get the hood off and ummm.. I think thats it.
damn dude...helping me out everywhere
...thanks man Last edited by RedsrtAk; 08-29-2007 at 04:45 PM.
08-29-2007, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by waldershrek
.....not quite. 
You better take a closer look under the hood.
You better take a closer look under the hood.
The 98+ SS and WS6 hoods are not much more than looks. Sorry to bust your bubble. Ask about it in the Gen 3 external section, knowledgable people will tell you the same thing.
08-29-2007, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Sharpe
I sense another "What is the One True definition of ram air?" thread coming on.
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The air box is not sealed like on the LT1 cars.. it's not a true ram air, it's more like a cold air. I see you are another victim of GM marketing. For the non-sealed box to produce an effective ram air effect you'd have to be going in excess of 130mph.
The 98+ SS and WS6 hoods are not much more than looks. Sorry to bust your bubble.
The 98+ SS and WS6 hoods are not much more than looks. Sorry to bust your bubble.
......and here it is!
We can all agree that the hoods are not completely "just for looks" as they do allow air directly to the air box. Even with the air box completely sealed the air is still not travelling directly from the scoop(s) to the air box, it has to flow through the ducts in the hood (on the SS's anyway).
08-29-2007, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Asmodeus
The air box is not sealed like on the LT1 cars.. it's not a true ram air, it's more like a cold air. I see you are another victim of GM marketing. For the non-sealed box to produce an effective ram air effect you'd have to be going in excess of 130mph.
The 98+ SS and WS6 hoods are not much more than looks. Sorry to bust your bubble. Ask about it in the Gen 3 external section, knowledgable people will tell you the same thing.
The 98+ SS and WS6 hoods are not much more than looks. Sorry to bust your bubble. Ask about it in the Gen 3 external section, knowledgable people will tell you the same thing.
Knowledgeable, or just ******* picky?
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