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serious..someone posted about adhesive weatherstripping from HD
serious..someone posted about adhesive weatherstripping from HD
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thats where i gotz mine!!
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I got mine from MidAmerica years ago...I think they're all the same so I'd suggest ordering 1 when you order other items to save on shipping. If you're somewhat handy I'd go the Lowe's/Home Depot route. It's not high-tech.
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Send me your address and I'll send you the weather stripping for free or you can dial up your favorite vendor and buy me a T-shirt
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A hardware store - just buy some auto weatherstrip and make your own.
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I got mine from Corvette Central. You can get them from (Ecklers), (MidAmerica) (Home Depot) (Ebay) & plenty of other places I'm sure. You will gain at least 50 Hp from this sick mod + your engine will stay free of dust/dirt. :Joking: lol they claim a few Hp but I wouldn't get my hopes up. It does help with the dust though. They say It foces more air Into the Intake... Yeah I don't know or see how that would work. But for the $ It's a wise choice. 
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Home Depot, Lowes .. any home improvement store is the cheapest, or car parts place is the next cheapest.
My Home Depot hood seal gave me at least 8 more horsepower and has kept the engine bay a little cleaner.
My Home Depot hood seal gave me at least 8 more horsepower and has kept the engine bay a little cleaner.
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The one from West Coast Corvettes is molded in a curve to follow the the curve of the front of the hood to eliminate the possibility of any wrinkling or kinking of the weatherstrip or self adhesive strip. Just a point of detail in case anyone cares. Not sure if the other presized ones from the other vendors are. The Home Depot / hardware store versions obviously won't have a molded curve. Guess it depends on how much you care about attention to detail verses saving a few bucks. Both will work fine at keeping the engine compartment cleaner.
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The one from West Coast Corvettes is molded in a curve to follow the the curve of the front of the hood to eliminate the possibility of any wrinkling or kinking of the weatherstrip or self adhesive strip. Just a point of detail in case anyone cares. Not sure if the other presized ones from the other vendors are. The Home Depot / hardware store versions obviously won't have a molded curve. Guess it depends on how much you care about attention to detail verses saving a few bucks. Both will work fine at keeping the engine compartment cleaner.
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