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Old 06-15-2011, 01:00 PM
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Default TT427 Corvette hood chop
Here's a quick chop a buddy of mine did for me. I have an extra hood and I'm considering doing this rather than putting a big cowl hood on my Vette to clear an intake. Yay or nay?

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Old 06-15-2011, 01:02 PM
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Cowl hood man, it'll cost more but be WAY cleaner on that Vette.
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Old 06-15-2011, 01:18 PM
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I don't really care for cowl hoods on Vettes.
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Old 06-15-2011, 02:03 PM
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I just think hackin up the hood will take alot away from its appearance, but its to each their own.
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Old 06-15-2011, 02:17 PM
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if you have a extra cut that ****
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that does not look very good at all man, i say cowl hood or different intake manifold
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Looks like ****.
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That looks pretty bad.

That's definitely something I'd wince at if I saw it driving around.
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Please don't ghetto rig it!
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Why you would consider this an option I will never understand . Do it right and buy
a hood to fit it correctly .
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If you have an extra hood, or have the cash to get a 'cheapy' hood from a junk yard to do some experimenting on - go for it.
Otherwise, i think it'll stick out like a sore thumb, and not in a good way.
Not to mention the hole in your hood will be a collector for a variety of things you
probably don't want in your engine bay. Nice fleet/stable btw, I'm sure they're all fun to drive. Good luck!
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Get a cowl or a shorter intake
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haha, no love for cutting it. I do have an extra hood so I'm going to try it and see what happens. I dislike cowl hoods on corvettes very much.
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Would like kinda weird if the intake was hanging around out there. C5s look good with little cowl induction hood keeping the same design
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if you have an extra hood do it. I think it might look better if the intake was black.
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If you show what's under the hood you will takeaway the ohhhhhh and wow
When you pop the hood.
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