that hood is called the Turbo Iroc hood and sometimes the Daytona hood. It's normally 450-500$
on hawk third gens it's 465$ then you got to pay freight shipping aswell and boxing
http://www.hawksthirdgenparts.com/ca...turbohood.aspx

 

I went with this one...

 

what wheels are those and what size?

 

Look like chrome ROH RT rims and gonna guess 18's

 

They are Stern ST6 wheels. 18x8.5 front and 18x10 Rear.

$619 shipped from these guys.

http://stores.ebay.com/A-Spec-Wheels

 

cowl all the way.....

 

What front bumper is that ?! Is it stock ? Where do you get one ?

 

Yeah its a stock sport coupe bumper

 

I vote for the SS hood. But a 2 or 3in cowl also looks good IMO

 

89RS305-dp , what is the hood on your banner/avatar , the one with the black camaro ?

 

Its a fiberglass hood that i think came on the 82-84 Camaro RS. It might be aftermarket, but im not sure cuz it was on the car when i bought it. And its got an '82 front bumper cover. (the car is an 89 btw). So im thinkin its an 82 hood that the previous owner got from a junkyard or something, along with the bumper, and for some reason he decided to make it into a full pin on.
It looks pretty decent, but i definatly like the SS way better. I plan to get one someday.

 

is that a steel hood and how much did it cost??

 

is that a fiberglass hood. how do you like it. does it do any shaking for anything when you run down the road??

 

Harwood 4" cowl...


But mostly because i need room for my ITB's and an air cleaner.

 

Yea its fiberglass. And i hated it. But thats only because the previous owner decided to rip off all the supports on the back, so everytime i went down the highway it would flap lol. But im sure a fiberglass hood like that in good condition wont do that. Other than that tho, i liked it. It was lightweight and let a lot of air in
Now i have a harwood 4in cowl. I found it on craigslist for $100 in great condition. And a dash pad in perfect condition for $20. Score! Lol

 

Still need to buy new louvers ($400), and then have my aerocatch hoodpins installed. I LOVE this hood.

 

This is definitely one of those "Personal Opinion" questions. I can see a good argument for both hoods being the preferred choice.

For me though, I think the SS hood looks better on 4th Gen Camaros than 3rd Gens. The reason I say that is,....the 4th Gens have a much more rounded body style, and so does the SS hood. The 3rd Gen Camaros are much more square with sharper body lines, therefore I think the cowl hood fits the car much better. Again, that's just my personal opinion.

To show you my point, here's a few pictures of my '96 Z28 with an SS hood. It also has the "Wings West" ground effects kit which (in my opinion) ties the hood AND car together.



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This picture was taken before I had the hood adjusted so it looks kind of bad.



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i agree that the ss hood looks too rounded for a 3rd gen. and anything with more than a 2 inch cowl...leave it for the strip.

i like the jongbloed the best. where might i purchase one?

 

If they made a 3rd gen version of the "ultra-z" hood, I think that would look good. Not as rounded off as an SS or ws6 style hood, subtle.

 

i have one email me if u have any questions. mxblade56@yahoo.com

 

I don't like how the ss or big block stinger work very well with the shape and lines of third gens. I also don't like most cowls because they create a second sharp raise in elevation. I like the ram air ws6 style but it is also a bit rounded and does the same as most cowls. So for me the jonbowed or a ram air that used the same angles as the upper portion of the fenders for the raised section and the angles of the front bumper for the openings and side of the "tunnels" to the factor hood lines like the Jongbloed hood would be the perfect fit. So a mix of pics 2 and 3. I'd make my own but don't think I can.

 

You sir, have a great mind. I've been thinking about this exact idea. The side profile of a Ram Air 2 hood is pretty much perfect. I'd like to make a cowl hood out of one.

Matter of fact, the Camaro that's being built at Rad Rides By Troy is apparently going to have something very similar to what we were both thinking about. I got the idea from looking at a few Eleanor Mustangs. A cowl hood that goes up at a sharp angle from the start of the hood, following the angle of the front bumper, would be great.

IMO that is as close to perfect as hoods can get on third gens. I originally LOVED the SS hood, but the more I looked at it, the more I realized it's way better suited on a fourth gen.

 

A few more, just because the new Cadillac CTS-V has what I'd like to call, a sharp angled cowl. BMW makes a similar hood, called the power dome. I really love the look. Normal cowls do look very good on a lot of cars, most notably Sinister Z's IROC, but the lines of it are just too "slopey" if you may.

If I ever have 2 grand or so laying around that I don't need or want for anything in particular, I'm having something like this made for my IROC.

A shot of the new CTS-V's hood, and a couple shots of Justin's (Camaroguy18) '86 (Which is an absolutely incredibly looking car) with that side profile that I love. If only there were a cowl built that had the sharp lines of a Ram Air 2 up front, instead of sloping back.

 

I like the cowl more then anything else. Just got my new 4" cowl on.

 

That red Z looks like it's hood came off a T/A.......judging by the snout....

 

SS hood. I have a 3inch cowl on my vert Ive been wanting to sell / trade for a SS hood.

btw chevy ken has an SS on his vert and its bas a$$ looking.

MY VERT




KENS iroc


and more more more
http://www.chevyworld.net/pages/agiroc21_jpg.htm

 

yes, i had the two front air holes cut out as well as the vents near the winshiled and put grills in all three.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/273451...evrolet-camaro

 

is the SS functional?

 

No, the scoop is too far back. It could be made functional if you had a open element air cleaner carb'd motor. but with TPI it will never be functional

 

Which hood is best based on solely looks is going to vary widely depending on personal tastes. Which hood makes more power is going to vary widely based on engine application. A functional cowl hood is going to tend to work better with a traditional carbureted or TBI setup than it ever would with a TPI (with or without a cone filter setup). The SS hood doesn't feed far enough forward for the TPI, may feed to a carb or TBI air cleaner, but its inlet is not in a high pressure area on the hood so any performance gain would probably be minimal. A ram air hood may be adapted to feed a TPI using an air box like the WS6 ram air Firebird's, or even just a cone filter on the throttle body, and may still feed to a carb or TBI. Modifications under the hood (ducting, heat shielding, headers, header wrap, etc) will also determine whether you're feeding your engine with fresh cool air or merely churning up hot air. However, any power gains with any hood without documentation (verifiable and repeatable dyno results) are pretty much subjective. So it really comes down to personal tastes. What do you feel would look the best for you car and best fit your engine application? Also take into account the benefits and negatives of any hood. Is it going to weigh more or less? Is it going to feed more air or just collect leaves? Am I going to have to park my car on rainy days for fear of ingesting water, or does it feature a water drain? Is the hood functional or is the cowl / vent cosmetic? Is the hood gel coated and ready for paint, or am I going to have to finish it myself or take it to a body shop? Is it bolt on or am I going to have to install hood pins? If cost is a factor, look at modifications to your existing hood. Remember that a fiberglass hood is going to be a weight savings more for a street/strip car than a daily driver, and a lot of the cosmetics can be done to a factory hood. There are hundreds of options available, so it all really depends on your wants and your budget.
Take a picture of your car from the front, side, and a 3/4 view, print it out, and play with it. Take some markers and draw the different style hoods on it. Or use Photoshop or GIMP if you're graphically inclined and do the same. The more you experiment, the less likely you're going to be disappointed from buying the wrong hood for your car. Just remember that at the end of the day that it's YOUR car and what YOU want on it.

 

As long as you´re only contemplating the hood as a single bolt on modification, it´s merely a cosmetic consideration.

From a functional point of view, the SS hood by default does not get enough airflow to be really called functional. It has a cowl area that could be used however.

A cowl hood as well as the Sunoco/jongbloed hood clearly has a functional cowl area that could be set up to work.

None of these, or any of the aftermarket hoods (turbo/daytona, big block) will work properly without a shielded aircleaner that closes off the aircleaner from the engine bay.

The only functional hoods straight out of the box are the WS6 ram air style hood and the ZL1 hood. They effectively mess with the airflow inside the engine bay by effecting the low pressure area behind the radiator, created by the airdam.

From a practical everyday point of view I´d say the steel cowl hoods have the best fit, have all boltholes in the right space, do not need hood pins or cutting to have the latch fit and can use the gas springs the stock hood uses.

For racing purposes the main concern would be weight loss. In that regard, picking up a bolt on stock style hood, or if hood clearance is an issue, a bolt on cowl is the best way to go.

My intention will be to attempt acquiring the best of both worlds, but doing so is not a single bolt on application.

Since I can live with a 2" cowl on my TBI car I decided to go for the looks of either the SS hood or the Sunoco hood look. I´ll fit the fiberglass top layer on a steel frame off a stock hood. This will not give me the weight benefit of a full fiberglass hood, but will give all the stock boltholes and rigidity of a steel hood.

Underneath the cowl area I´ll fit a lower aircleaner assembly that, using a seal to seal off the aircleaner assembly against the top of the cowl, closing off the possibility for the engine to draw in warm underhood air.

To reduce underhood heat the stock TPI aircleaner like assembly without filters will be fitted onto the nosecone, with ducts crossing the fan area behind the radiator and leading the air directly to the exhaust headers.

Last but not least, the stock airdam will be slightly extended and widened. The easiest way to do so for me is to fabricate a new airdam from aramid/kevlar fiber with a flexible 1" lip at the end.

These 4 measures should ideally make the cowl hood functional without compromising the functionality of the stock components involved in under hood airflow and cooling. I guess after these modifications the only reason to still have a fan in the car is to cool the engine when the car is standing still.

 

i personally like the cowlhas more of a rumble feel if you know what i mean

 

ive got a 4-5 inch cowl hood on my 83 and i personally think its too much. I bought the car with the hood but looking to sell it if anyone is interested. Id like one of the daytona hoods but my current one needs to go to get the money. Its a fiberglass hood if anyones interested. ill probly post it in the classifieds soon.

 

my car has the same hood, and is also the exact color as yours do you have a problem with your trans? my car keeps blowing third gear for some reason...

 

Why does no1 like our hoods

 

Because its ugly! Just kidding, its prob the nost effective one out there,

 

What about a sunoco hood for an 83? its that or the cowl that i would probably get the 2 inch cowl

 

what size cowl is this? looks sweet

 

what size is this cowl? and who makes it? to me it looks like it flows better than some of the others

 

I like your hood...and the graphics you chose.... Sharp looking car period.

 

I like the low cowl like this also...suits our cars like it does the 67, 68 and 69 cars...seems to go well with the angular lines of the 80's and the curved lines of the late 60's...

I also like the SS and the twin hump scooped Pontiac TA hoods... I would have a hard time choosing one...

 

Nice hood and rims.... My car is this factory red with the silver and black stripes, but mine is a hardtop (no T's either).

 

It's all personal taste as far as street driving goes. I like them all really. There's some nice pics of rides posted above!!

I opted for a 4" cowl myself...because I had no other choice with the blower on top. I used the lowest profile air cleaner I could find, and the wing nut still dented the inner panel underneath (it's a steel cowl).

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I like both the Cowl and SS but I like having something different than the normal so that's why I want a SS. But does anyone know a website that sells functional SS hoods. I can't seem to find any. Thanks

 

I all ways liked Baldwin Motion and Yenko's with the big block/stinger hood. I bought mine off Ebay,the front corners needed some attention. I was making the repairs when I noticed it was not exactly like the older hoods so I made it how I wanted it.

 

A few more pics

 

I also made it functional,I know it is not sealed off from the engine compartment,I plan to do so soon. When I have driven the car after rain with the hood still wet you can watch the drops run up the hood and get forced into the engine compartment. I have also driven the car with a scanner hooked up monitoring the air intake temp and it drops as soon as the car starts moving. Since it is not sealed from the engine compartment all the heat still gets into the cowl where the fresh air ducting for the cabin is and it goes into the car hopefully when I seal it off that will fix the problem.

 

http://www.eharwood.com/catalog/prod...?productID=486

has anyone got this hood yet? i scanned this thread and didnt see it

 

My opinion would be
The ss looks like it made for the 4th gen camaros
The ram air hood for the 4th gen firebirds
The cowl hood it varies it looks good like 2 inches and add the longer spoiler in rear then it looks good on 3rd gen camaros
Basically this is my opinion because I believe the design has to match the car body style

 

A member on here has one. It ready to go get painted. Im actually making a billet aluminum grill for it. The stock one is plastic. Its non functional also. He is cutting the front out to make it functional.

Maybe he will chime in here with pic's of it on his car. Id rather him post them if he wants. I do have some and it looks cool.