Hey,
I am just getting my car running. I did a v6 to 350 swap. Any how its carbed and I don't have enough clearance for the air filter with the stock hood. do you think a 4" cowl hood is to much. there is a 3" or so one. what do you all think? Also I'm not running an electric fan will I clear even with the cowl hood? I believe its a 17 inch fan. thanks ever one. I hope to put picks up soon. Its a work in progress.

 

That, my friend, is all a matter of taste. What YOU like is what YOU like. do NOT let anyone here on these boards tell you different. I personally like as short of a cowel as possible IF I had to have one. If some people would post pix of their cowel then you could make the decision yourself.

John

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G O D BLESS AMERICA
87 Formula Yellow/Black

5.1 TPI Automatic
Baer 12" brakes 4 wheels, KYB AGX Adjustable Shocks & struts, Custom Leather interior, WAAAY TOO MANY MODS TO LIST

87 Formula TPI (5 Speed) Yellow/Gray STOCK

1967 Buick Riviera 430hp Turns high 14's (Not bad for 4300 lbs)

83 Camaro
83 T/A

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personally i think the bigger ones look way cool and it makes those crazzy kids with there pimped out neons thinku have a kick A$$ engine it. the perfect fake out. butlike my dad says, never let the oposition know what kinda power u have. but just my 2 cents. i like the looks.

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86 berlinetta
350cui w/.30 over
.526 hilift cam
hooker supercomps
3" duals
edelbrock streetmaster
holley 750 dp
bad asshauler

 

Personally I wouldn't go with a 4" cowl hood unless you can back it up. I have a 2 1/4" cowl on my camaro and it looks great and I get lots of compliments on it.

But as stated, go with what YOU want to.


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Evil's 88 Camaro
Stock 305 TBI Auto, Flowmaster, Full 3" Exhaust, B&M Megashifter, K&N Open Element, MAC Lower Control Arms and Panhard bar

 

4" is pretty big. as posted earlier, you might want to have something to back it up (350-400+HP). plus, the size will interfere with with alot of your roadside vision. a friend of mine had one in his 3rd GEN maro and it was pretty huge.

althought it does look pretty crazy (in a good way). all depends on your taste.

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'86WS7
Ram Air...
*EiyseWhite*

 

Thanks for all your opinons. I do got about 400hp with my new 350. well I think I will go with a 4" I think its pretty bad a$$ after I looked at soom pics of them. I have seen the harwoods and the vfn fiberglass hood. which is better and how much are the vfn hoods there web site doesn't have price.
go to go.

 

i recently rebuilt my engine, snd purchased a 4 3/4 inch cowl hood. i love it, i dont think any hood looks as nice as the cowl, and i especially hate those twin turbo hoods
good luck

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90 RS 305 tbi, 4 3/4" cowl Hood, Crane roller cam, comp roller rockers, vortec heads/intake, ported tbi, w/new injectors, 1 inch tbi spacer, air foil, 14x4 k&n flat base air cleaner, Rebuilt 700r4 w/ B&M shift kit, 3.23 posi, soon to have 90-91 gfx, z-28 wing, new paintjob, rims, and all new lowered suspension