Reverse Cowl or not
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Hey guys, This Barracuda of mine came with a reverse cowl scoop way back when I first got it, also the shaker hood. I have always been against them on mopars and cut it off but now I have been bouncing from single dominator to tunnel ram and Im thinking about putting a 6" cowl back on the glass hood. I would like the option of running the tunnel ram but have it covered. Cowl or No cowl ? Is there any other glass scoop that could cover the carbs with clearance ?
1963 Plymouth Max Wedge 1971 Barracuda
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Re: Reverse Cowl or not
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I have a cowl 5" on my 70 'cuda , I could care less what others think. It's not their car. Nothing is ever said about running ford 9" rears, or powerglides in Mopars .
it's ok to butt heads, just don't do it with a butthead
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Re: Reverse Cowl or not
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10/31/17 11:35 PM
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I like the cowl, looks pretty good. But man wouldn’t it be cool if there could be a way to get an oversized shaker top to fit the stock hood.
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Re: Reverse Cowl or not
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I seen a challenger here with one of those Sunoco's hoods on it, it didn't look bad. Should have snap a pic. of it. Just throwing that out there
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Re: Reverse Cowl or not
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10/31/17 11:43 PM
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Nothing is ever said about running ford 9" rears, or powerglides in Mopars . [/quote]
Wouldn't run those either.....😁
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Re: Reverse Cowl or not
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11/01/17 02:02 AM
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Cheers but I have a few set up's just want an option to cover the carbs an tunnel with a hood, no air filters. I have the tune up sorted and they kill the single carb on the street and track.
1963 Plymouth Max Wedge 1971 Barracuda
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Re: Reverse Cowl or not
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11/01/17 02:07 AM
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I like the cowl hood. Thats what I run on my Cuda. I never worry about what others think. At one race another Cuda owner said nice Chevy scoop to which I responded I like your shaker , didnt Ford come out with that for their Mustangs in 69. To say he was unhappy is an understatement. My point is all manufactures took ideas from ea other so why cant we. Run what you like that performers the function you need
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Re: Reverse Cowl or not
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11/01/17 08:22 AM
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Last edited by csk; 11/01/17 08:34 AM.
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Re: Reverse Cowl or not
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The reverse cowl really suits your car. That has to be one of the best looking cars on this site. Wow,,, Thank you !!!
1968 Charger COLD A/C Hilborn EFI 512ci 9.7 compression, Stealth heads, 4.10 gear A518 ODtrans 4100lb,10.93 full street car trim 2020 T/A 392 Stock 11.79 @ 114.5
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Re: Reverse Cowl or not
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11/01/17 10:06 AM
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Guess you know how I stand on this.
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Re: Reverse Cowl or not
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I have a cowl on my 71 only because a 6 pack scoop looks terrible on a 3rd gen Charger because it has to sit so far back on the hood. At first I hated it, but now that it has been on the car awhile it has grown on me.
1971 Plum Crazy Super Bee. 572 World Aluminum block with a Cope 727 & Dana 4.10 out back. 9.88 @ 138 with a 1.35 60 NA. Dialed back to 10.0’s. 4000 lbs with me in it.
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Re: Reverse Cowl or not
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FWIW...when my car ran mid 10s, the cowl hood ran just as good as the 6 pack hood. What makes it better...the cowl hood wasn't sealed to the carb, but the 6 pack hood was. The seal I had on the 6 pack hood worked too...was a tenth quicker and 1 mph faster sealed up.
CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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Re: Reverse Cowl or not
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11/03/17 08:26 AM
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Ideally I prefer no scoop but even with this 3.5" cowl, it was the only way to make the "hardware" fit properly. The key to a cowl hoods aesthetics I believe is to make it "flow" with the car with a tapered look, not have it come rearwards from the front with a sudden "Jimmy Durante'd" hike in its rearward height. This is especially important on a shorter wheelbase car where a taller cowl scoop take away from the lines of the car and make it look "stumpier" when viewed from the side. Mine will be sealed in due course.
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Re: Reverse Cowl or not
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Ideally I prefer no scoop but even with this 3.5" cowl, it was the only way to make the "hardware" fit properly. The key to a cowl hoods aesthetics I believe is to make it "flow" with the car with a tapered look, not have it come rearwards from the front with a sudden "Jimmy Durante'd" hike in its rearward height. This is especially important on a shorter wheelbase car where a taller cowl scoop take away from the lines of the car and make it look "stumpier" when viewed from the side. Mine will be sealed in due course. Your car is stunning mate, unfortunately to achieve what I thinking I will have to go 6" cowl, the 2 carbs on top of the Indy tunnel are at about 4" out at the front. I have ordered a 6",still not sure but as it sits I have this fibre glass hood sitting here unusable so I will sit it on there and stand back for a look. Will it stand out more than with carbs and air cleaners ?? Will it be more of a cop bait ?
1963 Plymouth Max Wedge 1971 Barracuda
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Re: Reverse Cowl or not
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11/05/17 11:28 PM
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I had been thinking about a cowl hood on my 1970 GTX for some time. I heard all about using a Chevy hood on my Mopar from some of my friends. I found a fiberglass hood nearby on Craigslist and bought an 8 inch tall Harwood cowl scoop. I joined the two and took it to a test and tune. That particular night we had a pretty good head wind. In my engineering mind I thought the cowl hood would help the air up and over the GTX and out toward the sides as it gets wider toward the back. I did back to back runs with my forward facing scoop hood and the cowl hood. The result was a BIG disappointment as the GTX slowed down a 10th! I would be open to ideas to make it work and if not find someone who would be interested in the cowl scoop. MJ
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Re: Reverse Cowl or not
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The rear of the cowl scoop needs to be real close to the windshield for it to work and actually pull air in. I can't slide my hand b/t the scoop and windshield...palm on the glass.
CHIP '70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60 '69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60 '71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75 '73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75 '90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt '06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax
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