Hood pins--yes or no?

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Jul 12, 2005 | 07:50 AM

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Hood pins--yes or no?

I have a Glasstek 4" cowl and I know lots of guys do not run hood pins on those hoods, myself included, and even though Glasstek says to I've had 2 of their hoods and never a problem. But none of my other cars are as fast as this one, so I'm worried about it flying up on me. Is anyone running 130+ in the 1/4 with a cowl hood and no pins? Should I pin it anyway?

Jul 12, 2005 | 08:16 AM

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stock hood latch is fine. I've seen cars run bottom 9s with a stock latch. Pins are typically used for lightweight hoods that do not have a latch.

Jul 12, 2005 | 07:37 PM

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Running zues fasteners on my carbon fiber hood, has no latch.

Jul 12, 2005 | 07:39 PM

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well I dont know a damn thing about whether its actually safe or not but better safe than sorry I would hate to suddenly be blind at 130mph it would kinda ruin my day...

Jul 12, 2005 | 08:25 PM

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if tony says its ok...thats good enough for me

Jul 13, 2005 | 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Luna

well I dont know a damn thing about whether its actually safe or not but better safe than sorry I would hate to suddenly be blind at 130mph it would kinda ruin my day...

uhhh, these LS1 f-bodies will do 162 mph off the showroom floor without any modifications. The stock hood latch is fine for 130. Its probably fine for 200 mph or more.

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