I've been looking at some pics and granted not from exact same angles but these two hoods look the same. Anybody actually know the difference in the two that have seen them or had them? Thanks.

 

I think the major difference is the center section where it meets the front bumber in between the headlights. For a firehawk hood, you have to modify the front bumper, but with the raptor you don't as it's designed to work with a stock bumper.

Raptor:

Firehawk:

 

plus the raptor hood doesn't have the heat extractors on the sides of the hood

 

Well, they are optional for an additional $250 I think.

 

They are, I have them on mine, but they arent on the sides, they're on the back of the cowl.

The Firehawk hood has sharper edges and needs to be modified if you dont have a Firehawk front bumper from the factory. The Raptor hood on the other hand has more rounded edges, more of a buldge on the hood (from what i can see when my TA is next to a legit Firehawk) and fits without any modification.

 

The Raptor looks great.

 

I dont know what color TA you have but heres a picture of my NBM TA with the angle that I think best describes what I mean about how the hood has more rounded edges than the Firehawk hood. Also, look at where the bumper meets the hood.

 

Ok cool I wanted something like the ram air cause it's higher "bubbles" but like the firehawk cause it don't have the snorkel seperator up front. I think i'll go with the raptor hood, plus then I wont have to hunt down a firehawk bumper. Thanks.

 

make sure to get the suncoast airbox if you get the raptor hood, it routes the air differently than the firehawk hood and other stock hoods. The raptor hood has the air flow down through the filter, while the stock hoods have the air come in thru the front of the airbox and up thru the filter then into the throttle body. I felt a difference when I had the stock airbox on with the raptor hood, before receiving the suncoast airbox.

 

hm... I didnt think about this.... and now it explains some things in retrospect lol

 

[QUOTE=The Alchemist;11448003]I think the major difference is the center section where it meets the front bumber in between the headlights. For a firehawk hood, you have to modify the front bumper, but with the raptor you don't as it's designed to work with a stock bumper.

Sorry no there is no need for modification to the stock bumper, unfortunately i know this because when i hit a deer with my car had to get the bumper and hood replaced they just put a stock firebird bumper on it. But firehawk hoods look so much better my buddy had a raptor hood didn't like the way it met up with the bumper

 

[quote=HAWK12;11485342]Okay, I was just going off what I have read and seen of other firehawks front bumpers.

 

[QUOTE=The Alchemist;11485530]Yeah i might be wrong but im pretty sure they just used a stock bumper

 

Firehawk hood uses the stock bumper, but the bumper IS TRIMMED to fit the lines of the hood.
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2577...32867553BHbZns

Raptor hood fits the stock lines.
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2050431210032867553IabKxO
(This shows the SLP HO hood, but the Raptor hood is similar. The photo notes where the bumper is trimmed.)

 

no i still dont think so, they mold the hood to fit the bumper the raptor hood has a lip that goes over the hood a little bit

 

The Firehawk bumpers are trimmed to fit the hood.

 

Did you look at the photos?!?

If you have a Firehawk, & the hood rests on TOP of the nostril-material, then you have a problem. (You wouldn't have happened to buy a NBM convertible in the Omaha area did ya?!?)

 

here is a pic of mine, hope it helps

 

haha nope im sorry i gotcha now, i see where it is, but no i got mine down in Texas sorry for the inconvenience

 

NBM T/As look good!