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Old Mar 30, 2003 | 12:27 PM
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4" raised ram air hood

Has anyone ever seen one for a 3rd gen firebird or even a camaro for that fact?

I've seen them for 4th gens.... I'm going to need a decent hood for my formula with my new 2 inch spacer and victor jr intake.


I found one for a 4th gen on an ebay auction.
from:
Tamraz's Parts Discount Warehouse
10022 South Bode Road
Plainfield Illinois, 60544
1-800-442-4601
M-F 8-5, SAT 9-2 CST

I figure I'll probably call monday and let everyone know.

Here's the pics for a 4th gen if you haven't ever seen any:
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Old Mar 30, 2003 | 12:28 PM
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another one: (I haven't figured how to add multiple pics from HDD)
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Old Mar 30, 2003 | 12:29 PM
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Here's the under side of it...
I tried looking all over the net for them but I only found 4th gens... if anyone knows anything please post... I'll let everyone know what I find out monday.
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Old Mar 30, 2003 | 05:18 PM
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ive only seen them for 5th gens. vfn fiberglass makes those dont they . the only raised thing you are gonna get is a ram air 2 hood or a cowl hood.
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Old Mar 30, 2003 | 11:05 PM
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Yeah, I love the ram air style but 2 inch more clearance isn't going to cut it.... My engine builder wants the victor jr, 2 inch spacer, and a 4 inch air filter on top of it all....
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Old Mar 30, 2003 | 11:54 PM
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VFN Fiberglass will custom make u a hood like that for a 3rd gen. for aprox. $490, I've already asked them many moons ago LoL but I don't have that kind of money for a hood.
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Old Mar 31, 2003 | 12:13 AM
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Originally posted by nolanr0413
ive only seen them for 5th gens. vfn fiberglass makes those dont they . the only raised thing you are gonna get is a ram air 2 hood or a cowl hood.
5th gens? :nono:

$490 for a custom one off hood seems pretty cheap too, you sure thats right?
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Old Mar 31, 2003 | 12:18 AM
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yes, you heard me right...approx. $490. I e-mailed the guy before about one for my 85 t/a and he said: "We can custom make this particular hood for you. The price for a lift off would be $490.00." It should be about the same price for a Camaro hood.
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Old Mar 31, 2003 | 12:21 AM
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I guess if its just a lift off hood thats probably about right.
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Old Mar 31, 2003 | 08:23 AM
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My that's large.

Have any pics of them on 4th gens?
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Old Mar 31, 2003 | 04:06 PM
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called the warehouse they only have cowls in 4 inch and 5 inch... the 5 inch are 300 for lift off and 400 for bolt on
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Old Sep 1, 2003 | 12:51 PM
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Talked to VFN Fiberglass Frank quoted me at $605 for a Ws6 Ram air hood (4 inch clearance), looks like regular ram air but more of a hump for clearence and the underside would be really easy to rig up homemade ram air too for a carb. That's for the lift off version. It's the same design as the 4th gen one but custom mold'd to be on a 3rd gen firebird. Looks like the one on "Big Red" the 427 SBC with 200 hp shot that runs 9.30s. I'm hoping that the inlets will not look so out of proportion on a 3rd gen.

I would post a pic of the 4th gen one but I think VFN's website is offline right now.

Also in the process of seeing if he might consider cutting the price for a GP deal.

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Old Sep 1, 2003 | 04:25 PM
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heres a pic i took of one at the track, its not that good but u can see the hood.
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Old Sep 1, 2003 | 05:07 PM
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Yeah, that's big red. I have a few pics of it at home in the magazine... but for now heres some shots of the 4th gen from VFN.







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Old Sep 1, 2003 | 05:08 PM
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What's everyone think about the hood? I know 605 is really high for a lift off but I really like it... plus with the underside being the that way it would be really easy to slap a piece of sheet metal on it and make it functional.
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Old Sep 2, 2003 | 04:23 PM
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Originally posted by Timz2882
heres a pic i took of one at the track, its not that good but u can see the hood.
I know that car, the thing is sick. Its always at e-town when i go. I thought the last time i saw it it had a different hood though.
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