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Hood scoop pressure too much on big end. SSAH Type
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05/05/14 02:46 PM
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Looks like I may have issues with my hood scoop working too well. Last outing on the big end my hood was wanting to lift up at the rear in the center. I was up in the 135mph range with a head wind.
Car is a 68 Barracuda FB with SSAH type HEMI scoop molded into a fiberglass hood. No carb / hood seal plate, just blowing down into the engine compartment.
What have you done to relieve pressure on the top end with your hood scoop? What do you suggest? What has worked for you in the past?
-Dave
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Re: Hood scoop pressure too much on big end. SSAH Type
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05/05/14 03:12 PM
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I don't think the class rules (NSS) would allow me to add a spoiler. Was thinking of a belly pan instead of an engine diaper. Maybe I can kill two birds with one stone.
Pretty sure I cant block off the radiator area either.
-Dave
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Re: Hood scoop pressure too much on big end. SSAH Type
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05/05/14 06:52 PM
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Fastest I've gone was 116 and my hood does the same thing,although it now lifts against the hood pins.I have 3 pins across the back and 3 across the front.71 Demon with snorkel scoop.
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Re: Hood scoop pressure too much on big end. SSAH Type
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05/05/14 07:14 PM
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Drill holes in the back of the scoop.............. 
^^^This^^^ I'm thinking of trying with my 5"T/A hood.
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Re: Hood scoop pressure too much on big end. SSAH Type
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05/06/14 01:30 AM
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Dave, there's only one way to fix that problem. I had the same thing happen. You have to put in 8 pins. Three on each side of the hood, and that will take care of it.
Thanks Outlaw,
I am no where near as quick as you guys. I run a low deck wedge with a Jerico. Still launching fairly easy, but the thing is making great power so we are slowing it down until we get it tuned the way we want. We built it to run FX Classes. The MPH has me worried with the scoop the way it is because it is already trying to pull of the car on the big end and we don't have it turned up yet. It will only get worse.
Right now we have brackets glassed in and we are using the factory style hinges with no springs. Up front one dutz in the center with two pins in stock location.
I may end up drilling the holes in the back of it, and probably adding more pins. With the hinges pins wont work because of the angle it opens at, but it is worth looking into. I am not sure how it would work with airflow across the carbs if we drill the holes. I use a heavily modified STR intake with dual eddy 800's inline configuration.
Thumper do you have any pics of yours you willing to share? What are you running for cabs, and did the holes make that much difference in your O2 readings?
-Dave
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Re: Hood scoop pressure too much on big end. SSAH Type
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05/06/14 01:19 PM
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Thumper, Couldn't find that thread, but did find one where you had a couple of pics. Looks like they didn't need to be very big at all. Do you think they would work without the pan, or does it need the pan to work? https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...amp;Search=truemikeysmopars Love your car. Thanks for the pics. It gives me some ideas for where to mount additional pins. Thanks again to everyone who replied. It gives me some ideas to work with. Depending on the weather, we are planning to run in St. Louis this weekend, and if all goes well again over Memorial day for the Dave Dual Classic. -Dave
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Put a carb. plate on it to seal the air from the bottom of the engine compartment and see if that helps, I would block the air from coming in from the grill, it will come in from behind the bumper and up from the K member area also 
A good spoiler mounted in front of the radiator core support will help also 
It trys to blow the hood off at 135+ MPH also on the throttle stop 
