help me pick a hood!
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The silver hood is in the wheel well area the purple hood is over the front of the engine.
Maybe the purple hood would offer more cooling benefit?
Tough choice either way. Might be a little easier if you photo shop them the color and body style of your own car.
Maybe the purple hood would offer more cooling benefit?
Tough choice either way. Might be a little easier if you photo shop them the color and body style of your own car.
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From: hanceville al
Thanks for the reply, the purple on does seem like it may cool a little better and with the cowl Ill have a little more room. Which ones looks best to you?
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There was someone on here that had a thread on the carbon fiber version of the silver one, It may have been from the same company, had fitment issues. do a advance search you may find it.
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If you like the silver one better, just install vents in your existing hood. Personally, I'd be leary of fitment for any aftermarket hood (including the toledo -- now made by ACI) unless/until you have feedback that it's fitment is good. IOW, I'm not sure ACI has made...or is as good at the "former" Toledo Pro model. At least it should be the same molds...since ACI bought them. And, since ACI doesn't get bad quality reviews, that's one piece of logic/thought to conclude quality may be as good.
Toledo Pro HAD good fitment. (I know because I have one). The other manufacturers (prior to 2010) didn't. I've not stayed up with current quality so today's manufacturers may be a different story. Though it's easy to conclude that a C4 hood is about the hardest fiberglass part there is to make!!!
That said, I like the purple one better. More interesting AND, with a hi-rise, provides the option to install a Stealth Ram.
Toledo Pro HAD good fitment. (I know because I have one). The other manufacturers (prior to 2010) didn't. I've not stayed up with current quality so today's manufacturers may be a different story. Though it's easy to conclude that a C4 hood is about the hardest fiberglass part there is to make!!!
That said, I like the purple one better. More interesting AND, with a hi-rise, provides the option to install a Stealth Ram.
Last edited by GREGGPENN; Feb 26, 2017 at 01:12 AM.
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That one was even worse. It is cheaper to have a fiberglass show mod a stock hood.
