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Old Oct 1, 2004 | 11:13 AM
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Ram Air 1 or 2 hood?

I'm planning to purchase one of these hoods soon and wanted to see how each one looks on a Formula(or any Firebird for that matter). So please post your pics if you have either of these hoods on your Firebird.
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Old Oct 1, 2004 | 12:15 PM
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POWERBULDGE!

powerbuldge rocks the socks.

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little bit of dirt... oops
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Old Oct 1, 2004 | 12:41 PM
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why does everyone love the power buldge? i really prefer the stck T/a hood over that...but what ever floats your baot
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Old Oct 1, 2004 | 01:01 PM
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I've had 2 RA2 hoods and one RA1 and I prefer the RA 1.
RA2 looks better on a car with Ground Effects, but the RA1 looks best on any Firebird.






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Old Oct 1, 2004 | 01:34 PM
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the ram air is too agressive looking, the powerbuldge is sly, skeek and subtle. phew, tongue twister.

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Old Oct 1, 2004 | 03:23 PM
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Originally posted by Zepher
I've had 2 RA2 hoods and one RA1 and I prefer the RA 1.
RA2 looks better on a car with Ground Effects, but the RA1 looks best on any Firebird.
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you know, I never noticed that until now (maybe cuz Im a camaro owner) but I agree 100%
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Old Oct 1, 2004 | 03:39 PM
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functional raII. WITH ground effects

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Old Oct 1, 2004 | 07:17 PM
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Originally posted by azraelpins
functional raII. WITH ground effects

thats what a Firebird should loook like:hail: Func RAII is the way to go
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Old Oct 1, 2004 | 10:02 PM
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ram air 2
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Old Oct 2, 2004 | 07:30 AM
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I'm seeing a lot of RA2 hoods out there, how about some "finished" RA1 hoods? Maybe some more on Formulas?
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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 02:24 AM
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Re: POWERBULDGE!

Originally posted by Red|ine
powerbuldge rocks the socks.

I agree, i realized that after i bought the ram air 1 and had it on my car for only a few minutes.

either way Formula's rock :lala:
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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 08:16 AM
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get the ram air 1 hood . The ram air two doesnt look good on all cars . But heres one of mine .
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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 08:19 AM
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Not a Bird owner, but I like the RAI more. The RAII is too curved for the more square third gen Firebird. Fourth gens have a more curved body, so it fits well with those. I think the RAI is a little more sleek looking.
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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 09:46 AM
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I like the RA1 hood much better. I think the RAII looks very out of place. Dosen't follow the lines!
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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 11:18 AM
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RA1


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Old Oct 3, 2004 | 01:29 PM
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Frank 84 Bird

try reposting the pics. they are not showing up. ( just red X's )
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 08:29 AM
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Whoever invented the RAII hood needs to be shot. It's like having a truck with that hood...it just doesn't fit the lines. Might as well bolt a 6" cowl induction hood on - it's just too big. It would look better if the nose were shortened a little similar in scale to the original RA1 hood.

No offense to any RAII owners - just my opinion of course.

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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 10:26 AM
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RA-II looks pretty good on the 91-92 style. I miss my power bulge hood though. I'm considering putting it back...
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 11:11 AM
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Here's an RA-1 by ASCD
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 12:49 PM
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Ram Air I :hail:

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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 02:38 PM
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Sweet Ride 45, got any side or angle shots of that black car?
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 03:04 PM
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 04:51 PM
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Nice formula! :hail:
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 05:37 PM
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DAMN! Looks like I'll be getting an RA1!
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 05:37 PM
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i'm not a bird owner, but the power bulge is the way to go, either that or ra1
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Old Oct 4, 2004 | 07:42 PM
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RA1 all the way.
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