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Hood Choices---Torn between 3

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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 01:29 PM
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I am finally doing some exterior mods to my car since she is finally up and running great. I had wanted to keep the car as stock looking as possible for the sleeper element but once the car is started that goes right out the window now. I had a chance to look at some very nice hoods at the shootout but im still not sure what one is for me and my car. I have a very nice Carbon fiber ss wing(98+ style) and a berger clone rear valnce. I already have plans to swap the berger flat black panel for a Chase carbon fiber one. the only other thing i want to add to the car is the Hood.
I love the VFN 3 SS hood, its wild i have only seen 1 in person and its just badass


The Sunoco wide hood is sick and after seeing Tony's car at the shootout i was like **** i love that hood as well. very smooth looking and gives the front a sick look.

Then there is a 98+ style SS carbon fiber hood, it matches the back of the car, its very well made but i think it might fade over time and then need painted witch will defeat the purpose of going carbon. But my car is white and i think it might not look so good on a white car, and 1100plus for something you can not return.


Here is a picture of my car that im going to be adding the hood onto.
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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If I had to choose of those I would go with the 3" SS hood. I hate the sunoco hoods but if you like it go for it. I would stay away from carbon fiber on your car, I think it would make it look unfinished.
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 02:10 PM
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Sunoco or 3" ss hood.
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 02:16 PM
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i think the 3in SS style hood would look the best..plus to someone with an untrained eye it would look "stock"..
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 02:23 PM
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the hood being carbon fiber is a little ricer for my taste....but to each his own i like the first two the best. id probably go with the sunoco
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 02:34 PM
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sunoco... i cant stand the LS SS hood on LT cars for some reason
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 02:42 PM
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3" SS. Carbon fiber looks bad and the big sunoco isnt needed
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 02:51 PM
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The first one for sure.
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Sunoco hood for sure...if you want ram air, nothing looks better than the stock 96-97 SS hood, the LS style ram air hoods look out of place IMO on a LT1 car. Carbon fiber hoods are for ricer civics with fart can mufflers....not to mention they look like *** after a few years exposed to the elements...and cost more to begin with.
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It hard for me to decided between the 3"SS or the CF SS. Sunoco I dont like on a white car with all the other black. The Carbon would be good if real Carbon and cleared a couple times, should be just upkeep if real. I think white cars with black wheels, berger, dark tint, and smoke corners look sick, a great carbon hood would be next step. but you should lose the CF Wing and get Stock SS tail if you do the CF Hood it would be too ricer all that CF. But if you keep tail do 3"SS.
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 03:11 PM
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I love my 3" SS hood by VFN
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 04:07 PM
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Usually I don't like cf. But for some reason I like it. And I think it'll look good on white.
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I don't like the harwood ram air hood at all. As for arbon fiber being Ricer what about the new zr1 and z06 cars have carbon all over. Plus carbon gives the car an updated look. Very light weight and strong as well.

Thanks for all the input. Very close between the sunoco and ss. I have already decide that the carbon is off the list.

I was thinking the 3SS hood with the scoop black with white ghost flames. My buddy says sunoco,very hard to decide.
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Originally Posted by 96TransAmboosted
I don't like the harwood ram air hood at all. As for arbon fiber being Ricer what about the new zr1 and z06 cars have carbon all over. Plus carbon gives the car an updated look. Very light weight and strong as well.

Thanks for all the input. Very close between the sunoco and ss. I have already decide that the carbon is off the list.

I was thinking the 3SS hood with the scoop black with white ghost flames. My buddy says sunoco,very hard to decide.
3SS hood then
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 05:11 PM
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Carbon fiber looks good on dark colors and in small places. On white it looks out of place and really bad imo
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 05:13 PM
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harwood?
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Camaroking1996
Carbon fiber looks good on dark colors and in small places. On white it looks out of place and really bad imo
So im guessing you dont like my wing then? It looks pretty sick IMO.

And im not a fan of Harwood hoods at all.
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Old Sep 8, 2011 | 05:38 PM
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If you would paint the top of the wing white and leave the bottom and arms carbon, i think it would look freakin sweet
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LT1 SS hood is my Fav not the LS1 ss hoods.
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