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Old 02-02-2007, 12:25 PM
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I see alot of people dont upgrade their 98-02 TAs to ram air hoods I was wondering How many of you guys think the OEM flat hoods look better than the Ram air hood. Because I cant decide I think they both look good.
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the ram air hoods do look better IMO. The funny thing is that there is actualy an after market "stock" hood. Its carbon fiber.
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i have a lowered 99 trans am with the base hood. Funny thing is its a registered ws6 but the previous owner swapped the ram air hood for an aftermarket flat hood that has ram air ports built into the under side. So i have a flat ram air hood it looks just like any stock hood. but where the stock hoods bump out on the under side i have to ports which allow air directly into the air box. I think the ws6 hood is ugly. From the side theres a massive overhang that makes it look tacky imo. base hoods make the car look much more sleek. I think a good mix is perfect, hence the firehawk hood. If i had my choice i would take the firehawk hood or a mecham design hood over a ws6 any day. I would take a base hood over a ws6 hood. I know im weird and not many people agree but its just my opinion.
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wheres the sleek beaks at?
Old 02-02-2007, 09:26 PM
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I think they both can look good or bad depending on whats done to the rest of the car. I don't think my car looks bad, I like it. However I may be getting a WS9 hood with my tax returns and getting it painted. Heres a larger pic of my sig (my sig is mirrored):

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This is when the firehawk hood comes in as a inbetweener
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yall want my sleek beak? its only got about 50 wrinkles in it
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yea, check my sig for my opinion of WS6 hoods
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I didn't like the Sleek Beak all that well. It was all right for the short term because it was my car and all, but I wanted a Ram Air hood. Even when I put the hood on with the stock 16" rims, I thought my car looked 100X better with the Ram Air hood.
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I like the sleek beak better on the ls1 t/a's, but the stock lt1 t/a hood is horribly ugly..
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Originally Posted by Sgt. Spuds
I like the sleek beak better on the ls1 t/a's, but the stock lt1 t/a hood is horribly ugly..

i think the exact opposite. the stock LT1 hood doesnt look bad, but the stock LS1 non ws6 hood with those 2 bumper cutouts makes it look like a sunfire
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I will be picking up my VFN WS6 hood at the end of next week. So yeah, you can see the route i took




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