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Re: Which hood scoop?
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12/21/10 08:04 PM
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Re: Which hood scoop?
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#885190
12/22/10 01:39 PM
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I really dislike cowl hoods on Mopars. The tall hemi scoops look like someone's trying to compensate for something.
It's hard to do something on a Charger that looks good. They never came with scoops so they all look out of place.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind.
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Re: Which hood scoop?
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#885192
12/22/10 02:47 PM
12/22/10 02:47 PM
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Mr.Yuck
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I really dislike cowl hoods on Mopars. The tall hemi scoops look like someone's trying to compensate for something.
It's hard to do something on a Charger that looks good. They never came with scoops so they all look out of place.
Yup but sometimes you need the room.
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Re: Which hood scoop?
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#885193
12/22/10 03:58 PM
12/22/10 03:58 PM
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While it may be a little late, the size and location of that cutout pretty much means you will have an offset scoop or a scoop that is about 4' wide. Any scoop 4'wide will be odd looking. If you do a bird catcher you will be catching a lot of drag. If looks are important and you could reroute the intake tube to be more centered, you could have a better looking scoop. Maybe build a flat wider tube instead of a round wide tube.  Myself, I would reroute the tube and graft a 70 superbee style on it. I am not into cowl hoods on mopars but it looks like that is you best choice for aerodynamics if you can't move that tube.
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Re: Which hood scoop?
[Re: IMGTX]
#885194
12/22/10 04:09 PM
12/22/10 04:09 PM
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Mr.Yuck
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While it may be a little late, the size and location of that cutout pretty much means you will have an offset scoop or a scoop that is about 4' wide.
Any scoop 4'wide will be odd looking. If you do a bird catcher you will be catching a lot of drag.
If looks are important and you could reroute the intake tube to be more centered, you could have a better looking scoop. Maybe build a flat wider tube instead of a round wide tube.
Myself, I would reroute the tube and graft a 70 superbee style on it.
I am not into cowl hoods on mopars but it looks like that is you best choice for aerodynamics if you can't move that tube.
I thought about this as well...
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Re: Which hood scoop?
[Re: pinkduster]
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12/22/10 10:59 PM
12/22/10 10:59 PM
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Coronado, CA
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I say leave it! I drove around for a year with no hood showing off my Procharger.
I like the look of the stock hood with that hat sticking through. Like someone said, any scoop looks out of place because they never came with one.
If there must be a scoop I would say a wider cowl that goes across most of the hood. Not just a generic Chevy scoop but maybe two grafted together to make a wide one.
70 'cuda: ProCharged 408, Tremec 5 speed, S60,triangulated 4 link, Hydroboost and Wilwoods
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Re: Which hood scoop?
[Re: pinkduster]
#885198
12/23/10 12:04 AM
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Brookeville, Md
Mr.Yuck
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I'm not against cowl hoods on Mopars (except early B-bodies). However, 68-70 Chargers are a real tough one to do just about any scoop because of all the contours of the hood. Couple years ago I saw black 70 Charger with a 70 Road Runner skin (air grabber) grafted onto the Charger hood. Looked GREAT! Maybe you could do something like that... Just a little taller and wider. Or maybe you could do something with the Charger hood skin. Like raise it up and turn it into it's own buldge hood. I saw this effect done to a 68 Superbee hood and it looked pretty slick. 
this one? It is TUFF. $$$ for all the stuff and to blend it. 
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Re: Which hood scoop?
[Re: Mr.Yuck]
#885199
12/23/10 12:31 AM
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another pic..pre-black. It will be body color w/ black out and 440 call outs by spring.
Go with Mr. Yuck's hoods
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Re: Which hood scoop?
[Re: Mr.Yuck]
#885200
12/23/10 06:30 PM
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Irving, TX
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A good friend of mine built this car. He did a great job of blending the two hoods, especially when you consider that he's not a bodyman. That car has a Eddy headed 500" six pack backed by a 4 speed. He didn't cut corners when building it and it turned out nice. He sold off his Chargers (one wing car to go) and got into Harleys because those guys don't sit around in parking lots collecting dust. 
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind.
- Stu Harmon
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