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Re: What hood scoop for my car?
[Re: 383man]
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What about the old Snorkle (Pro Stock) scoop from the early to mid 70's era ? Ron
A little to old school for my taste. I like it, but don't want my car to look like a "dated" race car. I like the 6 pak, but I just need something more functional at this point. Believe me, if I could go with turbos and a flat hood and still bracket race that is what I would do. 
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Re: What hood scoop for my car?
[Re: SB412DUSTER]
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Brian the only down side to mounting the scoop to the carb/car is you may have to have 2 people to take the hood off. If you always have someone go racing or to help work on the car then go for it 
I rarely have someone that can assist with the hood. Maybe I could look at one that has some taper from the top to bottom that would make it easier to remove solo. Should be lighter without the scoop also (making one person removal easier)??
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Re: What hood scoop for my car?
[Re: 408strokerdart]
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01/06/12 01:24 PM
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I am going through the same thought process now myself. Whether or not to make the hood scoop bolt to the carbs or not. With my engine being in the stock location meaning it is still offset it will make it pretty much useless to seal the scoop. My carbs are sitting against the edge of the current scoop now. Also the current set up is trapping a lot of air and the hood really is not happy at 160+ this way. To go to anything bigger in my opinion would look ridiculous. We are considering grafting a cowl to the cuurent hood and scoop as well and if we do that it pretty mcuh will keep me from being able to seperate the scoop from the hood. It is about the only badywork we have left to do before we paint the car.
IMO making the scoop and hood seperate really is ythe best way. You can seal the carb(s)to the scoop this way as well. easy enough to build a perimter frame for the scoop fastened to the engine. Only real issue I ever had doing this was getting all the pieces to line up IF you have the scoop and hood dzus to the saem holes. IMO using seperate fasteners to hold the scoop to the frame and then in turn the hood to the frame will make life easier.
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Re: What hood scoop for my car?
[Re: ChrgrCuda]
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Thats a bummer as I think your car looks great with the 6pk scoop. Ron
Thanks Ron, I'm not overly excited about it either, but in the name of progress it has to be done. Six pak isn't going to get it done when it has two 1250's sitting on a sheet metal tunnel ram with 640 cid under it. Would rather do it once. 
I see you have made a decision regarding your next bullet? 
Long term build......quicker if contract side work comes in. 
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Re: What hood scoop for my car?
[Re: Al_Alguire]
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I think it needs a 99 Hemi
That would be sweet in my car....and the price is right. I can't believe you haven't sold it yet!
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Re: What hood scoop for my car?
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01/06/12 09:04 PM
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Bringing this back up because I will be doing this very soon....in the next few weeks. What about mounting the scoop? I know most people bond them (glass them) to the hood, but what about pro stock style with the scoop mounted to the engine/carb and just sliding the hood in around the scoop? I ask because the scoop will extend to the windshield over the cowl and the motor is in the stock location. Plus I could do most of the maintenance I need to do without removing the scoop. Any opinions on this? What are the pros/cons of mounting either way?
My thought is that I would position and trim the scoop and then make a new flange that the hood would rest and dzus to. This way I can get the desired "look" of the scoop and still have something that isnt going anywhere. 
My scoop is mounted seperate from the hood. The back of the scoop is over the cowl to the base of the windshield.
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Re: What hood scoop for my car?
[Re: jim sciortino]
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01/06/12 10:44 PM
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Bringing this back up because I will be doing this very soon....in the next few weeks. What about mounting the scoop? I know most people bond them (glass them) to the hood, but what about pro stock style with the scoop mounted to the engine/carb and just sliding the hood in around the scoop? I ask because the scoop will extend to the windshield over the cowl and the motor is in the stock location. Plus I could do most of the maintenance I need to do without removing the scoop. Any opinions on this? What are the pros/cons of mounting either way?
My thought is that I would position and trim the scoop and then make a new flange that the hood would rest and dzus to. This way I can get the desired "look" of the scoop and still have something that isnt going anywhere.
My scoop is mounted seperate from the hood. The back of the scoop is over the cowl to the base of the windshield.
I guess I need to take a look at yours again...I didn't realize it was seperate from the hood.
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Re: What hood scoop for my car?
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01/06/12 10:51 PM
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Here's mine...Carbon Fiber Bickle and for sale..Only if you take the whole car lol!
Just like that....I found a Bickel scoop that I like also.
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Re: What hood scoop for my car?
[Re: 408strokerdart]
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01/06/12 11:32 PM
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Here's mine...Carbon Fiber Bickle and for sale..Only if you take the whole car lol!
Just like that....I found a Bickel scoop that I like also.
Bickel has some nice scoops.....
The NHRA Millennium 02 will probably be my next scoop if I switch to a sheetmetal and dominators.
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Re: What hood scoop for my car?
[Re: jim sciortino]
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01/07/12 12:56 AM
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Here's mine...Carbon Fiber Bickle and for sale..Only if you take the whole car lol!
Just like that....I found a Bickel scoop that I like also.
Bickel has some nice scoops.....
The NHRA Millennium 02 will probably be my next scoop if I switch to a sheetmetal and dominators.
I like that one also, but am looking at the aero slim line scoop with some mods. I think almost every scoop needs to be cut and modified to look right on each car. 
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Re: What hood scoop for my car?
[Re: 408strokerdart]
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01/07/12 01:44 AM
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Here's mine...Carbon Fiber Bickle and for sale..Only if you take the whole car lol!
Just like that....I found a Bickel scoop that I like also.
Bickel has some nice scoops.....
The NHRA Millennium 02 will probably be my next scoop if I switch to a sheetmetal and dominators.
I like that one also, but am looking at the aero slim line scoop with some mods. I think almost every scoop needs to be cut and modified to look right on each car.
I agree....
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