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View Poll Results: Which hood looks the best on a TA?
Regular Trans Am hood
14
3.16%
WS6 hood
170
38.37%
WS9 hood
89
20.09%
Firehawk Hood
87
19.64%
Raptor Hood
83
18.74%
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Best looking hood for a TA?

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Old Jul 21, 2006 | 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by RAIDER
What i change about it is give it a little bit more cowl like this. I remember he said uS exotics made it, but it was discontinued.
Raider, I think you mean have the area near the cowl be taller. I never like the way the front was taller and as the scoops went back they got shorter. Rogers hood was called the WS9 Outlaw. It was more uniform in height from front to rear.

Zachwhite0, I never noticed the uniformity between those two parts. I guess they do match. The one thing that seems out of place is that the front edge of the hood is double thick. It's like someone stacked the scoops on top of the hood and then molded them together. If that front edge were thinner, it would look better. IMHO.

Anyway, as nice as the WS6 hood is, everybody's got them. You just blend in with the crowd.

I'm going to try and create my ultimate hood. I liked the Firehawks, but the scoops wern't very tall. I liked the taller scoops on the Raptor, but didn't like the way they fit in the front. So I bought a Raptor and will be cutting the front bumper cover just like SLP did and will extend the hood forward to fill the gap. I'm also going to cut off the nub at the very front and make a little add-on piece very similar to the Firehawks.
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Old Jul 22, 2006 | 08:43 AM
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the firehawk hood
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 12:52 AM
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mecham
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 02:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Italiano99
mecham
You mean from a distance?

So you can't see the cracks and ill fitment.

I like them too, from a distance.
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Old Jul 24, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 98blackvert
i love mine it fits like a glove and it turns every head it passes


4 in vfn is my pik. i love this hood. my camaro has a 4 in cowl and the raise looks meanas hell
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 12:21 PM
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SLP H.O. hood for the win!!
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 12:39 PM
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I believe the SLP HO is the least liked hood of them all.
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 02:26 PM
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regardless of the people who dont like it. im partial to the mecham hood.

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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 03:04 PM
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i Love my slp ho hood.
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 05:37 PM
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The Mecham hood is pretty damn nice
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Old Jul 28, 2006 | 08:36 PM
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I haven't read anything negative about the looks of the Mecham hood. They are awesome looking, it's just the fitment and cracking and so forth that puts people off.
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Old Aug 2, 2006 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by JasonWW
I haven't read anything negative about the looks of the Mecham hood. They are awesome looking, it's just the fitment and cracking and so forth that puts people off.
I have...I used to love them, but I dunno. I guess with the right supporting mods it would look pretty cool.

I'm damn pleased with the Raptor hood.

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Old Aug 3, 2006 | 11:48 AM
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Wish I had one w/o glare ;(
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Old Aug 4, 2006 | 04:57 PM
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i think the ram air hood looks the best, i only have a flat top t/a hood but i put GS stripes on it to set it off a little.
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Old Aug 11, 2006 | 11:54 PM
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Here's a shot of my WS9.

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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Slilock
Here's a shot of my WS9.


THIS GODDAMN HOOD IS THE HOTTEST... HOW WAS THE FITMENT AND SUCH??? ANYWAYS, CHEERS TO THAT PURCHASE!!!!
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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 08:26 PM
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Fitment is pretty good except for a tiny gap by the driver side headlamp. Nothing bad though.
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 01:36 AM
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firehawk hood
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 06:54 PM
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I like the aggressiveness of the WS6 and the clean look of the Firehawk hood.
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Old Sep 12, 2006 | 08:44 PM
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Would the Firehawk hood look cleaner if it didn't have those heat extractors?
Or would that be too clean?
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