Cowl hood recommendations?
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Cowl hood recommendations?
I have recently built a 383 engine and I used FIRST fuel injection's intake manifold setup. I didn't think my stock iroc hood would fit and I was right. So I'm thinking a cowl induction style hood is my option. Has anybody else recently used the FIRST system and this issue? I'd like to avoid having a massive rise in my hood. But I don't want to buy one of that's too shallow. I measured and I think I could get away with 2 inch. Anybody else have this setup?
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Haha. Yes it's in there right. It was advertised to be a stock height fit too, at least that's what I read on the website.. But it's absolutely not. I've got a standard smallblock Chevy engine. I used the original mounts after I cleaned them up, it's all pretty standard. But I'm an easy 1-1/4 inches from being able to close the hood.
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Re: Cowl hood recommendations?
Plenty of pics on their site of both Firebirds AND C4 Corvettes with FIRST intakes and stock hoods, and BOTH are lower than stock Camaro hoods.
Something is wrong.
https://www.firstfuelinjection.com/customer-rides.html
Something is wrong.
https://www.firstfuelinjection.com/customer-rides.html
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Plenty of pics on their site of both Firebirds AND C4 Corvettes with FIRST intakes and stock hoods, and BOTH are lower than stock Camaro hoods.
Something is wrong.
https://www.firstfuelinjection.com/customer-rides.html
Something is wrong.
https://www.firstfuelinjection.com/customer-rides.html
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I believe you that people have em under stock hoods. I did the same google search that you did. My car is a 1990 and I can't imagine that makes a difference. But I'm also sure that it doesn't fit. It's not a really big deal, I was just looking for good hood recommendations.
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Pics. Kinda cool looking at the very least. Sorry it's sideways. I agree about knowing what the deal is. I'll get to the bottom of it. I don't let stuff go, but the engine is done and in and after about $19,000 in parts and stuff on this project a hood is not a big deal. Like I said, I changed the K member and the engine is a total build from all brand new parts, but everything fits great y'know? An inch and a quarter should be a pretty obvious difference somewhere. Like something else would really not fit.
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Re: Cowl hood recommendations?
I've seen some members here run a Glasstek ZL1 style low rise hood, really pretty looking. As for the engine sitting high, I wonder if it's in the motor mounts? When I replaced mine, I found out they only fit one way and then the engine definitely sits higher than before. The HSR barely fits under the hood now and no room for the STB.
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I agree on the glasstek. That's what I was looking at before I originally posted.
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So I'm looking at that photo.....looks like you've got a beechwood tan leather on blue/ with gold 88-90 car! MAN.....that's what I want. Mine is red with gold/beechwood. LOVE to find a BLUE one, like yours!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE IT!!!!!!! NEED MORE PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE IT!!!!!!! NEED MORE PICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Red with beechwood is a pretty hot combination too. Around where I live you never see red ones. Lots of Black.
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I've had mine about 20 years. ...and I've also recently built a 383 for it, and ALSO backed it with a TKO 600. ...while there will always be a few odds and ends, the only major piece left is the rear. Plan is for a Hawk's 8.8, but just put a roof on the house so money is tight LOL. Exhaust, brakes, chassis, suspension, all done.
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Re: Cowl hood recommendations?
I've had mine about 20 years. ...and I've also recently built a 383 for it, and ALSO backed it with a TKO 600. ...while there will always be a few odds and ends, the only major piece left is the rear. Plan is for a Hawk's 8.8, but just put a roof on the house so money is tight LOL. Exhaust, brakes, chassis, suspension, all done.