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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 08:22 AM
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Looking for some pics. As much as I hate the look, my 3" vfn ss hood only gives me a finger's width above the new carb set up. Need some room to breath! Thanks.
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Old Apr 11, 2009 | 07:05 PM
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If you go with one, go with something modern, like a current pro stock car. Or talk to VFN or Glasstek and have them make you a custom hood with a taller cowl.

Having driven other cars, both with monster cowls and pro stock scoops, it is a killer to see driving in the pits and can be hard to see the tree.
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Old Apr 12, 2009 | 10:34 PM
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just went from a forward facing scoop to a 6" cowl and gained 3 mph in the quarter. Mine is a fuel injected ls1 in a 64 chevy II though so the aero dynamics was a big help
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 01:05 PM
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Check my sig for pics.
I had a VFN 3" SS hood. I did not have the scoop hole cut out yet, and it had a true cowl.
Looked badass, and I can imagine, despite aerodynamics, with the hole cut it would cool the engine quite a bit since the air would travel over the engine and out the cowl.
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Old Apr 13, 2009 | 10:44 PM
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this is a pic of the scoop that i'm running right now,,,i'll switch to 3" Cowl hood with alot of changes,so i can't tell the diff.

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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 05:05 AM
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that car looks slow
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Old Apr 14, 2009 | 05:50 PM
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 01:25 PM
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Just go to a bigger hood. I use a VFN 6" Sunoco hood, and my Single plane intake and carb style TB clear fine.

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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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Dont have 5-6 weeks to wait for vfn. First race is May 10th.
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 10:12 PM
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Mine took about a week and a half from the day I ordered it.
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 10:15 PM
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PS good luck! From the looks of your sig, that thing should rip!!
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 10:25 PM
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Pm and call to vfn Monday. They said nothing sooner than five weeks. Going with a Glasstek stock style pin on with cowl extension and a Harwood scoop. Now I need to work on the mullet.

Thanks, it should run well. Found some problems that didnt get checked during assembly. All should be well in a week or so.
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Old Apr 15, 2009 | 10:33 PM
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What about a Glasstek 4" cowl? Would it clear?



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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 06:00 AM
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look at this it may help you
https://ls1tech.com/forums/drag-raci...hoodscoop.html
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 08:34 PM
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Thanks. Just realized today that the shootout doesn't allow front facing scoops. Actually they do if it is a ws6, ss, or similar style hood. Pretty subjective.
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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 08:49 PM
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Run a scoop plug, you need the clearance. When not doing the shoot-out events you can reap the benefits of the forward scoop.
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