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Old Jul 14, 2005 | 11:13 PM
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Seems everyone with a Trans Am is getting a WS6 hood or a Firehawk hood. But the more I look at my car with the stock T/A hood on, I love it. How smooth it looks.

Just wondering if I was the only T/A owner that felt this way.
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Old Jul 14, 2005 | 11:49 PM
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I'm sure you aren't. I think the Trans Am is missing something without the WS6 hood, it doesn't look as agressive..
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 12:00 AM
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Next post!

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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 12:07 AM
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Originally Posted by FelixIlka
I think the Trans Am is missing something without the WS6 hood, it doesn't look as agressive..
The hood is everything! Without it, the car is nothing! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Bite my ***, Shane! LOL





j/k Just kidding. Even without the hood, the T/A can be mistaken for no other car on the road. (Except for those tight Honda Civics with the BIG ram air hoods. Those are the shiznit! )
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 01:47 AM
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I love the WS6 hoods, but sometimes just to see a really clean TA with the stock hood looks great and simple.
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by FelixIlka
I'm sure you aren't. I think the Trans Am is missing something without the WS6 hood, it doesn't look as agressive..
I agree.
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 10:42 AM
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The regular T/A hood is nice enough but the bumper should of been molded with the hood like this, someone on the board has this. Kinda reminds me of the C5.

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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 11:22 AM
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wonder what that bumper would look like with the ram air hood? Shane, its photoshop time!
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Originally Posted by Andros
The regular T/A hood is nice enough but the bumper should of been molded with the hood like this, someone on the board has this. Kinda reminds me of the C5.

That's SWEET.
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by nostyta
That's SWEET.

thats what I said
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 03:36 PM
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I like the more streamlined look myself. It's clean. The Firehawk hood is a close second though.
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I like my SLP HO hood but i LOVE my brothers stock hood on his formula!
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Originally Posted by OneMeanZ
Seems everyone with a Trans Am is getting a WS6 hood or a Firehawk hood. But the more I look at my car with the stock T/A hood on, I love it. How smooth it looks.

Just wondering if I was the only T/A owner that felt this way.
Base model hood all the way! I'm so glad to see at least one other person who agrees with me! Ram Air hoods are ok, but at some angles they look weird to me. I prefer the smoother lines of the base model hood. Besides, Ram Air hoods are a dime-a-dozen. I enjoy being unique.

Even the Pro Stockers from a few years back used the base model hood
Some of the Alcohol Funny Cars are still using them
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by OneMeanZ
Seems everyone with a Trans Am is getting a WS6 hood or a Firehawk hood. But the more I look at my car with the stock T/A hood on, I love it. How smooth it looks.

Just wondering if I was the only T/A owner that felt this way.
I feel the same way... sometimes I like the WS6 hoods, but a real nice TA with the stock hood looks great, wether its 93-97 or 98+
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 06:43 PM
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Lets start up a "base hood thread"
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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I still got mine. I had to add the bird to keep it. Had it stretched and put down piece by piece to flow with the line of the hood.https://ls1tech.com/forums/attachmen...chmentid=36704
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 07:45 PM
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i like my stock hood too, i never thought about changing it over to ws6 hood.
maybe a firehawk hood.
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by y2k_ta
Lets start up a "base hood thread"
Lets do it
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 09:27 PM
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T/A Base Model Hood Thread: https://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=351756

Please post your pic! Let's make it huge!
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Old Jul 16, 2005 | 11:02 PM
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Especially on a Formula, I think the base hood looks clean, but the non-functional air inlets bug me ... Firehawk is best.
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