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View Poll Results: What is the best looking hood for the LS1 Camaro
Factory Z28 hood
3.90%
SS-style hood
54.28%
SLP's Ultra Z hood
7.99%
VFN Fiberglass' Sunoco-style hood
25.84%
Mecham's 2-port extractor hood
2.04%
Mecham's 4-port extractor hood
3.90%
Any hood on the Camaro looks gay.
2.04%
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What is the best looking hood for the LS1 Camaro?

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Old 04-03-2006, 06:36 PM
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Default What is the best looking hood for the LS1 Camaro?

The factory hood? (You know what that looks like.)
The SS-style hood? (You know what that looks like.)
SLP's Ultra Z hood?

VFN Fiberglass' Sunoco-style hood?

Mecham's 2-port extractor hood?

or Mecham's 4-port extractor hood?


Thanks in advance for the opinions.
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ss hood hands down, its sexy and badass at the same time. next choice would be the sunoco, but i think that hood makes the camaro look like some type of hump-back fish.
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I picked Mecham's 4-port extractor hood. I think it looks aggressive yet it still manages to look tasteful. I think it's also the most functional hood above. My next choices would have been the Mecham 2-port hood and then the Sunoco-style hood. I wouldn't even consider the SS hood since it's so played out.
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agree. The SS is played out way beyond belief. Yes, it looks nice, but lets keep it on the SS's. Cowl hoods and Ultra Z hood are money in my book.
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I chose sunoco, obviously.
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Sonoco then Ultra Z. if i didn't already have an SS, id get the sonoco for the camaro
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the VFN on Z's and SS on, well, SS's

the mechams look hideous , other than performance purposes I dont know why anyone would have that ugly hunk-o-**** on their car. look good and be fast or look like *** and be slightly faster?
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Mine!
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Sunoco (or any cowl hood)...then the SS.

NO NO NO on the Mecham hoods IMO.
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VFN IMO...




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Sunoco for sure
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Originally Posted by ChevyZ28Thunder
VFN IMO...
Awesome pics with no bad angles. I'm assuming that you have the Sunoco-style hood? It looks awesome! Is that a '96-'97 SS-style spoiler?
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Yeah thoose were just quick pictures but have more. And thats a aftermarket spoiler from spoilerdepot.com. Thanks for the compliments..
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love the spoiler/hood combo, that's exactlly what i was wanting to do...but in silver!
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I have the Suncoast SS Style hood, and i really like it, instead of going smaller twards the back of the scoop it gets wider and sits taller than the Stock SS hood, It almost looks like the LT1 SS hood. I painted my hood scoop but you get the idea. I have more Pictures if needed.

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Nice hood... I know a LS1 here that has that same hood but in black...
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I like a straight cowl.. can't remember who has it, it's in the halo post a few back, the silver camaro...

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i love my 4'' cowl...i get compliments and stares alllll the time





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i like the ss and the ultra z
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SS and Sunoco change places for me. I like how both flow w/ the lines, and both give the car a great look.


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