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Old Sep 5, 2004 | 03:15 PM
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From: nova scotia,canada
Car: 87 irocz
Engine: 406
Transmission: th400
Axle/Gears: 4.10
hood weight difference

whats the weight difference between a stock steel hood and a stock fiberglass hood?
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Old Sep 5, 2004 | 10:37 PM
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From: Kansas
Car: 1990 Trans Am GTA
Engine: 305 TPI
Transmission: 5-Speed
my Ram Air II hood weighs 37 pounds
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Old Sep 5, 2004 | 10:38 PM
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Car: 1990 Trans Am GTA
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My Ram Air II hood weighs 37 lbs.
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 09:33 PM
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From: Haslett, MI
Car: 1984 Trans Am WS6
Engine: Minirammed 385, 396 RWHP
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.73 Moser 12-bolt
My stock steel cowl induction hood (without the cowl induction hardware) weighs 58.2 pounds.
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 10:03 PM
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From: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
Car: '83 Z28, '07 Charger SRT8
Engine: 454ci, 6.1 Hemi
Transmission: TH350, A5
Axle/Gears: 2.73 posi, 3.06 posi
My stock 'glass Z28 hood weighs nothing (well, close anyway )
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 10:13 PM
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I weighed a stock 84 Z28 composite hood last week and with no hardware (and a big hole in it) it was at 42lbs
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