weight difference in hoods
03-01-2009, 01:01 PM
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weight difference in hoods hello, does anyone know the difference in weight between the steel z-28 hood and the ss stock glass hood?just ordered a ss hood and was curious. thanks.
03-01-2009, 03:07 PM
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stock hood is like 60lbs or so . a fiber glass hood is like 10 lbs.
i went from a stock z28 hood to a carbon fiber functional SS hood and lost almost .2 at the track from the wind resistance of the scoop
i went from a stock z28 hood to a carbon fiber functional SS hood and lost almost .2 at the track from the wind resistance of the scoop
03-01-2009, 05:14 PM
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9000th01ss,kinda thought so,because i thought i might have to change the hood struts.i looked up the part #'s,and i looks like they are all the same for the ss and z-28.correct me if i'm wrong.just making sure i don't need anything else when it come's in.this is a factory ss hood that i bought.thanks for your post.
03-01-2009, 11:35 PM
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If you want to save weight and keep the aero of the Z hood.
Just get a fiberglass z hood.
VFN has one:
'98-2002 Stock flat Bolt On Hood. Price=399.00 Weight=18
And they happen to be a board sponsor>>>>>>>>>>
Just get a fiberglass z hood.
VFN has one:
'98-2002 Stock flat Bolt On Hood. Price=399.00 Weight=18
And they happen to be a board sponsor>>>>>>>>>>
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03-02-2009, 08:15 AM
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OEM is made out of SMC which is very similiar to fiberglass.
The hood struts are the same, I own an SS and a Z28.
In fact I tried a cheap fiberglass SS replica hood on my Z28, it was so thin the struts would bulge the top surface of the hood.
The hood struts are the same, I own an SS and a Z28.
In fact I tried a cheap fiberglass SS replica hood on my Z28, it was so thin the struts would bulge the top surface of the hood.
03-02-2009, 02:18 PM
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That seems like a big loss just from the scoop damn I wouldnt have thought that you would loss that much from such a small scoop
03-06-2009, 12:36 AM
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i went from a stock z28 hood to a carbon fiber functional SS hood and lost almost .2 at the track from the wind resistance of the scoop
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