https://www.thirdgen.org/rides/index...0215_001-1.jpg

 

it goes up to half the windshield!

https://www.thirdgen.org/rides/index...0224_001-1.jpg

 

crazy

 

yea i gotta have that to clear my engine.

 

that has to be bigger than 6". mine measures, because i checked, 6" and it goes up maybe a 1/3 of the windsheild. the view is not very bad at all.(on mine)

 

Thats not your daily driver is it?

 

dude thats not 6 inches, thats ****ing huge.

 

naw,this guy is a member on the reader rides. i was told by my mec that i needed a 6 inch to clear for my 415 c.i. that will be dropped in soon

 

what is the top end of your motor like? i.e. intake carb/fuel injection, air cleaner? etc.

 

let u know as soon as my mec gets it back from engine shop.

 

not trying to come across as an *** or anyting, but there are guys on this site with 454 and 502's that are supercharged and carbed and a 4 " usually does it just fine.

you sure you mec knows what hes talking bout? cus i'd really like to know what kinda setup needs a 6" cowl

 

mine as it is with a drop base 3" element sits approximately 41/2" above my hood which is why i got the cowl. once i get my 4" filter on there and my nitrous plate system i will be right near the top of the cowl.

 

kinda off topic, but.... those wheels and grey paint can look good.. just an fyi...

 

going to need at least 2 inches of clearence,naturally asp. 415 carb pumping out 625-650 h.p. on race fuel .

 

with a cowl that high you could fit a tunnel ram under there..hmmmm.

 

:hail:

 

wow thats to big

 

There are some things that just shouldn't be done. Personally I think 4" is too much, but understand sometimes it's needed.

I just don't want to go fast THAT baddly.

 

there are other ways to go fast than having to do that also. apparently he isn't too interested in figuring them out

 

Let me clarify. If the car is STRICTLY a drag car, then I understand if appearance doesn't matter to someone.

...but it looks terrible IMHO. Reminds me of the Mustang crowd.

 

I also dont think that 650 hp deserves using race fuel. Youre going to have guys running pump gas that run faster then you.

 

i will reserve my comments after the engine is installed and when i return from the track,approximatly a month from now.

 

I have no doubt it'll be fast, and that's cool!!!

...I'm just speaking about how it looks. IMHO, looks and performance go hand in hand.

I'd NEVER have anything bigger than a 2" cowl. I think it looks ghetto. I wouldn't run an engine that wouldn't fit under a 2". Performance would be sacraficed.

...on the other hand, I love the look of the long tube runners, but I may eventually change intakes for the sake of higher air flow. In this case, looks may be sacraficed.

...but to each his own. But lemme say this: With that hood you better be F A S T. I mean REAL FAST!!!

 

im w/ the rest of the group on how it looks. definatley not impressed. My background deals for the most part with appearance, although i do know and understand performance, however as stated above, they should go hand in hand. Sacrificing one for the other is ghetto/white trash (all the same) and no matter what, that's what people will think.

Same time, i'm not one who believes that 3rd gen's make good drag cars. Not on the basis that they can't be made to go HELLUVA fast in a straight line (cause they can, pretty easily actually) but they simply don't look good as drag cars. There are few cars fromthe 1960's that can't be transformed into a good looking drag car, the 70's can get picky, the 90's have many potential cars, etc etc......1980's only have a specific few, and the f-body isn't one of them. They were Performance cars, not straight line cars, (i.e. you can go fast straight in line, however, you can also slam the brakes, twist the wheel, unlock the brakes, power through, find traction, and go in a different direction....they handle, as f-bodies are supposed to, turning them strictly into drag cars severly limits the vehicles potential from it's original design.

 

looks good, looks pro street

 

Well I for one would be impressed if I saw that car on the track. I would expect it to have atleast a supercharger or blower under there, and 650HP N/A is nice Dont worry man, if you like it then no one else's opinions should matter.... though you probably shouldnt come on here asking for their opinions if you dont care about em heh.

 

If you have 6" cowl hood you better do 9's in the quarter.

 

your telling me because of my intake setup...2" space, holley 750 and a team g intake with the raised plenum means i have to run 9s and that i cant have a 6" cowl... then let me go get an aero scoop and then see how fast you think i should run. i am not one to get angry but this the biggest pathetic argument i have heard here in a while.

 

I think the point is if you run a 6 inch cowl you better not be running 13's because youre going to get embarrased because a lot of people in 11 second cars are going to roll up next to you and want to know what youre made of. However if hes making over 600 hp no ones gonna question it.

And for the record. I wasnt really saying he had bad plans for the motor he wanted to build. Its just that if i had the option of running a high compression motor that makes 600 hp and runs off race fuel or to run a slightly lower compression motor make 550 hp and run on street gas it would be a pretty easy decision.

 

I think this thread has gotten off to a rough start. It's all good, and to each his own.

What kind of HP predictions do you have for the motor?

 

 

with my future nitrous plans roughly 500-550 hp plus i might be getting different heads in another year when funds go up.

 

lol...looks like hell, hope the car moves in comparison.

 

Blah, big cowls rule.. he he.. Well only run them if you need them. IN my case, eh, i need it..... Not much ways to get around it.. i may have been able to clear a 4 inch, but i highly doubt it....

Here is why i need it...

 

Wow thats huge. Im not sure I could drive around the streets with one of those on my car. Dont think I could see over it

 

I want to actually see what he's going to put in that requires a 6'' cowl. I hope you have it ready in one month!

 

If you've got a roots-type supercharger or tunnel ram, then I can see the large 6" cowl hood.
Basically, it looks pretty silly unless mechanically needed for clearance. (IMO)

 

Hold on. You are having an engine shop build it, but you don't know what parts they're even using? That's scary. You also said that your mechanic told you that you needed a 6" cowl hood. If you don't know what the top-end parts are, and the mechanic hasn't received it from the engine shop (as stated in your above quote), then how would he know if you need a 6" cowl hood?

 

Too big for my liking

 

Tell me this isn't a badass ride.

 

Yes it is. But it's a full-blown race car running a Pat Musi 632 engine, a jungle-gym rollcage and 34.5x17 funny car slicks. I agree, THAT car needs a 6" cowl hood.

 

the ride is badass, the color is teh gahy.


Why do all pro stock 3rd gen camaros have to be a fruity color?

 

Well said... anything that serious needs a serious hood no questions asked... but it will look rediculous on something thats not a FULL blown race car, if you actually need it for clearance its acceptable.. and you can usually tell if a car does

 

The argument is the fact you're going to look like an idiot when you run 13's when people who run 11's do it with a stock steel hood. The REASON why you'll look like an idiot is because you're sacrificing VISUAL ABILITY and SAFTEY for no real reason. Leave the 6" cowls for the race cars that don't depend on the drivers ability to see other cars on the road.

There, that is my argument, since I had to spell it out for you, and it is far from pathetic. The only pathetic thing in this thread is your insistance that you need a 6" cowl.

 

mines a 4 inch and i thought that was a bitch much

 

So is that a 6" cowl or larger? Anyone find out yet?

I really hope that's not a 6". Long story short, I'm getting a Camden Blower and my dad's telling me I'll need 6" clearance. I don't want to look like a freak car though hehe. I will be able to back up the look though hehe, a built 355 pushing 12-16 pounds of boost!! wahoo can't wait!

 

I can see the getting one to clear a tall carb-tunnel ram setup and having it covered instead of having to use one of those huge odd looking funny car scoops. On a car thats only driven on street it would be silly.

 

I would rather try to lower the engine in the doghouse than to put on a cowl hood... If you have that big cowl, then people expect you to be fast... If you look stock then you blow their doors off as you pass them then that is a shocker... I like shock effect I guess...

John

 

Thats what i was thinking from the start... Besides, that hood looks retarded.

 

Totally with you on that one. And I think with a hood that large, you need the right gfx to make it look right. On the sport coupe it loks totally wrong. But my buddy has one on his 92 RS and it looks somewhat decent.