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Old 06-13-2011, 10:50 AM
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That's an awful large scoop for a car that doesn't need the clearance.
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First priority is weight but I love stock hood so the 3" came up. I dont see normal ss hoods on vfns page. If I can get a stock looking lightweight ss hood then thats another story. But to be honest I really dont think the 3"ss is that bad.
Who makes the stock ss hood lightweight?
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Old 06-13-2011, 06:48 PM
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I think it looks awesome, thanks for the pic!


Anyone have a black one in the 3" version? I feel like on black it wouldn't look as 'big'
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Originally Posted by TImmy_Jones
I think it looks awesome, thanks for the pic!


Anyone have a black one in the 3" version? I feel like on black it wouldn't look as 'big'
+1 I think it looks great too.
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I'm gettin one in a few, i love em, plus gives you more room under the hood , no more ******* lids rubbing
Old 09-22-2011, 10:15 PM
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that looks good guys! im looking for one my self. i have a vfn sonoco bolt on for sale
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Originally Posted by BlackScreaminMachine
First off 3" SS hoods look fully retarted and thats not in a good way. If you want an SS, get a VFN Fiberglass oem looking SS.

IF you want the 3" look, and possibly for future clearence needs, get a cowl. Much cleaner and cooler looking.
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in black it just makes it look bigger, trust me i looked at a black unpainted hood for months lol,when it got painted white it did not seem as big, which i was happy about, listen i sold my oem ss hood got over 800 dollars for it and i wish i had it back, the only reason i went with this hood was to still keep the ss look with added clearance, i will need it on the new motor,i like the hood though but to buy for weight reduction is a bad move, unless your building a drag car and need every bit of weight loss you can get,fastass im going to be putting the car away soon in a few weeks maybe we can talk, i kinda still wish i would have got a sunoco, op like i said you do what you like but i think if you want a killer looking ride just throw some ccws or fm5s on there and it will be perfect
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its just a pain in the *** to switch hoods, but for the price of the hood,lighter hood struts ,which i just use one stock one, there is a reason behind that, and then the cost of paint do you really wanna spend a lil over a grand for a few pounds of weight loss, a hood that will never look as good as a factory oem ss hood,and dont forget your getting a fiberglass race car hood, not saying vfn doesnt make killer stuff but compared to oem it just isnt the same.now dont get me wrong i love this hood, i think it looks badass,and vfn is the best when it comes to fiberglass hoods, i had 3 body guys say man this is straight and fits great for beeing a fiberglass hood, i just look at old pics of my car and miss the stocker,stealth ive told you before and il tell you again your car looks sick, honest i hate flames but those came out killer nice work bud.
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Either keep the oem SS hood or go with a 3" cowl, but that's just me.



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