Corvette Cowl Hood
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Melting Slicks
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Corvette Cowl Hood
Does anybody know of a cheap cowl hood or a hi rise that would raise the clearence under the hood a couple of inches that does not cost $1100? :confused:
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Re: Corvette Cowl Hood (Light84vette)
Any new hood is going to be in the $1,000 + range.
Your best bet is to go to a Fiberglass repair place(aka Boat repair), and ask them how much it would be to raise your stock hood a few inches, or graft on one of Summit racing or Jeg's cowls.
Your best bet is to go to a Fiberglass repair place(aka Boat repair), and ask them how much it would be to raise your stock hood a few inches, or graft on one of Summit racing or Jeg's cowls.
Melting Slicks
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From: Lockport NY
Re: Corvette Cowl Hood (Light84vette)
I've always like those big teardrops with the chicken wire over the intake holes...Mounted backwards (chicken wire towards windshield)...
They looked really bitchin' on a '57 Chevy...Back in 1967... :D
I haven't seen any hoods with clearance bumps, but there have been a couple guys here on this Forum that have grafted the high-rise "wedge" onto their hoods...A Search should turn up some nice pics...
They looked really bitchin' on a '57 Chevy...Back in 1967... :D
I haven't seen any hoods with clearance bumps, but there have been a couple guys here on this Forum that have grafted the high-rise "wedge" onto their hoods...A Search should turn up some nice pics...
Pro
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From: loxahatchee fla
Re: Corvette Cowl Hood (Rich B.)
look under hood scoops on this site, I used one to gain clearance http://www.c5west.com/dex.html
I used it to get enough clearance on my 1985 vette to install a stealth ram EFI intake (its about 1.5" taller than stock) cost is about $250 plus about $75 to bond it CORRECTLY to the hood, and the time to cut out that rectangle area under your hood and what ever you pay to repaint
I used it to get enough clearance on my 1985 vette to install a stealth ram EFI intake (its about 1.5" taller than stock) cost is about $250 plus about $75 to bond it CORRECTLY to the hood, and the time to cut out that rectangle area under your hood and what ever you pay to repaint
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Melting Slicks
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From: Union City CA
Re: Corvette Cowl Hood (grumpyvette)
Thanks for the help but I'm just looking for a piece that would go on top of my regular hood that I could put on and cut the original so I could have extra clearence.
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From: tucson AZ
St. Jude Donor '04 & '05
Re: Corvette Cowl Hood (Light84vette)
You can rework the hood cold air intake system, as I did...if you go to the crossfire forum they will tell you how....
It works great...I'm very happy with the mod's they said to make......getting cold air/ram air at speed......works great....
Very simple to do....
But maybe you already know.....using the stock crossfire hood...
tony :cool:
It works great...I'm very happy with the mod's they said to make......getting cold air/ram air at speed......works great....
Very simple to do....
But maybe you already know.....using the stock crossfire hood...
tony :cool:
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From: canada quebec
Re: Corvette Cowl Hood
i made my crowl hood myself. i cut the hood rise 2" and bond with fiberglass they cost me around 200$ to make and paint the hood
some pics
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84 ,L83 to Lt1 conversion. 93 Lt1 motor . 3 angles Valve job and port. Heddmans Hedders. Gm performence intake. Rochester Carburator 800 cfm.Holley fuel regulator. Ajustable thermostatique fan switch. Hypertech 160deg thermostat . 2" Crowl Induction hood scoop with 4" air filter , muffler eliminator, A/C delete
Transmission:700r4.stall 2500.Trans go shift kit.
Gear:3.07
Tires:Yokohama Avid V4 255/50/16
Suspension:Z51 performence handling with Bilsten shock absorber
370hp and 408lb torque flywheel
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some pics
PowredbyLT1
84 ,L83 to Lt1 conversion. 93 Lt1 motor . 3 angles Valve job and port. Heddmans Hedders. Gm performence intake. Rochester Carburator 800 cfm.Holley fuel regulator. Ajustable thermostatique fan switch. Hypertech 160deg thermostat . 2" Crowl Induction hood scoop with 4" air filter , muffler eliminator, A/C delete
Transmission:700r4.stall 2500.Trans go shift kit.
Gear:3.07
Tires:Yokohama Avid V4 255/50/16
Suspension:Z51 performence handling with Bilsten shock absorber
370hp and 408lb torque flywheel
13.366@105.6MHP 1.953 60’
Adrenaline Street Racingwww.asr.ca.tc
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From: Park Ridge IL
Re: Corvette Cowl Hood (MCAF84)
What's the process to put this scoop on???
So far I have BIG hole in the middle of my hood and fiber glass scoop waiting to be install, but no one wants to do it at $200.
Ziggy
So far I have BIG hole in the middle of my hood and fiber glass scoop waiting to be install, but no one wants to do it at $200.
Ziggy
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From: Guyton, Ga.
Re: Corvette Cowl Hood (88WHITE VETTE)
My wife works at a body shop so maybe I got a disscount
They said it would cost, of the street about $350 to bond on the hood scoop
They drilled several holes under the mounting flange of the scoop laid down a bead of some kind of two part epoxy for bonding fiberglass set the scoop ontop allowed to set up some and rough sanded the rough edges. used more epoxy to blend the scoop to the hood, set up and sand again Blend and sand again. till they finished then primed the hood.
hope this helps some
Mike
They said it would cost, of the street about $350 to bond on the hood scoop
They drilled several holes under the mounting flange of the scoop laid down a bead of some kind of two part epoxy for bonding fiberglass set the scoop ontop allowed to set up some and rough sanded the rough edges. used more epoxy to blend the scoop to the hood, set up and sand again Blend and sand again. till they finished then primed the hood.
hope this helps some
Mike
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Melting Slicks
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Re: Corvette Cowl Hood (MCAF84)
Is the Website http://www.up22.com because that one does'nt work? Plus if you cut the section of the hood and raised it did you create a mold and filled the mold with epoxy? :confused:
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From: Guyton, Ga.
Re: Corvette Cowl Hood (Light84vette)
Yes up22 is the web site.The cowl scoop is for a late model mustang It was listed on their scoops page one part #sc-328 it is 2.25" high and just covers the stock hood buldge. I left the stock hood intack and cut a hole for the air cleaner to pass thru, I will later seal the air cleaner to the bottom of the hood to make a true cowl induction air intake. I use a performer RPM intake with a 1" spacer and a drop base air cleaner and it just clears the underside of the scoop.
Have fun
Mike
Have fun
Mike
