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Re: Cowl Hood Scoops.. Why on a MOPAR?????
[Re: 340SHORTY]
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09/07/07 10:32 PM
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i have a 5" cowl hood on the 'cuda and LOVE it. will never change it either. my old 6 pack hood tried to fly off the car every pass, got tired of that real quick. and like mentioned before, none of the heads up series allow forward facing scoops, whether it's factory or not. big pro stock scoops, snorkles, even the hemi scoops look like crap in my opinion. if it aint pro mod or pro stock, don't put a big stupid looking scoop on the hood. just my opinion.  nothing like outrunning a big tired, lexan windowed, pro stock scooped car w/ my street car  i switched from a 6 pack scoop that was sealed to the carb to the cowl hood (carb not sealed) and saw NO change in performance. did that when the car was running mid 10s. i can barely slide my hand b/t the back of my scoop and the windshield. from what i've seen, this is how they have to fit to draw any air. every single time i've seen an A body hood test done, the cowl hood was WAY too far off the windshield to do any good. not calling him out or anything, but Knowsnothing's test...he lost performance from his Duster b/c his cowl hood was too far away from his windshield to work properly. i see people mention they lost power w/ a cowl hood and just about every time it's because of that issue.  CHIP
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
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Re: Cowl Hood Scoops.. Why on a MOPAR?????
#44512
09/07/07 10:42 PM
09/07/07 10:42 PM
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Spokane Washington
ScottSmith_Harms
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Cowl hoods or not some REALLY nice cars posted so far but personally I'd never run one regardless of the car, I simply do not think they look good on a Mopar. . I guess I see it like this, I enjoy classic Mopar appearances, each year and model is an art form to me and when i see a nice looking example the experience is sort of ruined when something major has been changed on the body which takes away from it's original appearance, most cowl hoods dominate the front end appearances and change the lines of the car, especially some of those extra tall and wide versions that seem to throw off the geometry of the entire car. This is only compounded by the fact that so many Chevies run the same style hood, it takes away the unique flavor of the Mopars look and makes it appear adulterated in a sort of generic or diluted kind of way, tough to explain. Does it "piss me off" as a "purist" ? No, it just doesn't look good to me that's all. I think there are some good alternatives out there if some owners were a bit more creative, I suppose running what everyone else runs is just the easy road for most guys. I really don't see them as being some kind of "end all" scoop design or anything.
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Re: Cowl Hood Scoops.. Why on a MOPAR?????
[Re: 70blackfish]
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09/14/09 06:08 AM
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Winnipeg ,Mb. CA.
chryco
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This will make anybody`s scoop look good !!!!
Gas is fer washin' parts ....Alky`s fer drinkin' ...Nitro`s fer Racin'!
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Re: Cowl Hood Scoops.. Why on a MOPAR?????
[Re: 383man]
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09/14/09 10:08 AM
09/14/09 10:08 AM
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Maryland
340_Dart
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Re: Cowl Hood Scoops.. Why on a MOPAR?????
[Re: 340_Dart]
#44519
09/14/09 12:22 PM
09/14/09 12:22 PM
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Balt. Md
383man
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looking good ron!
Thanks Andy.  Ron
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Re: Cowl Hood Scoops.. Why on a MOPAR?????
[Re: Otherlane]
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09/15/09 05:05 PM
09/15/09 05:05 PM
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I have a volare with a w8 motor and the 5 inch 6 pack scoop with plenty of room for a air cleaner but I will never but a cowl on my car. so thing just doesn't go together mopar & cowl hood.dont get me wrong I see a lot of mopar with a cowl.i think I would run a g pack backwards first.lol! I did have a cowl on my durango though that was so sweet looking.
 I have one on my 95-Ram  I think it flows good with the body lines on the Ram
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Re: Cowl Hood Scoops.. Why on a MOPAR?????
[Re: racerx]
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09/15/09 08:30 PM
09/15/09 08:30 PM
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acworth / N. georgia - south e...
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the question makes no sense to me. thats like saying magnum 500 rims are are from a buick....or chevelle. there is positive pressure in the cowl area.. forward facing scoops can create turbulance entering the carb...the velocity can be too great and disturb air flow into the carb venturi... cowl hoods have tons of volume of pressurized air.. with out the turbulance created from a mailbox type scoope.. gmc made the most common blower back in the day....those are on mopars also.... running a cowl on a mopar is no less of a taboo than...painting it ferrari red...or covette yellow.. the least of our worries... chepast 
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Re: Cowl Hood Scoops.. Why on a MOPAR?????
[Re: cheapstreetdustr]
#44525
09/15/09 08:33 PM
09/15/09 08:33 PM
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Salina ks
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Its what u like an nobody else!
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But it's up to the cars owner as what they like on their car. I just like the factory racer look myself. Ron
