Couldn't help myself, HAD to see what the new hood would look like on my car...it's back off now until it gets painted, but MAN did it ever look ghetto! lol The 2nd pic shows our bad (quick) alignment job, and the third pic is a couple of our rides at a local beach...enjoY!

 

2 (btw, that isn't a dent in the side, but the RX7 rims in the reflection)

 

3

 

did u take that thing off an eclipse or a talon or something?

is it just me or is there only 1 bump on the right side, and nothing on the left? :lala:

 

It's off of a Formula Firebird (Eclipse or Talon...? Now THERE'S a hood that would fit... )- and no, your eyes don't deceive you, that is a single bulge....

 

Paint that!!!
YEHHH
wicked looking man

easySPEEDcamaro: Talon???? :nono:
There were some of the firebird cars that have this bump, although I dont see many of them. But they have them alright, they look fat.. .Talon?????

:sillylol: we all make mistakes

 

BWAHAHAHAHA...........BEST THREAD EVER

 

Looking good Azure.... get her painted up...

Why is this the best thread?

Oh, and dave... you say you have a 350 crank in your 307? I thought 305's had 350 cranks already? I know they are the same stroke.

 

I dont know
I think I got ripped off huge for my engine anyways.
im pissed.

 

The 350 and the 305 have always shared the same crank. It is only in their bore where they differ. The stroke has always been the same for the 305 and 350, thus there is nothing to gain by putting in a 350 crank in a 305. They are identical.

 

I could be wrong but I don't think 305 and 350 cranks interchange. They share the same stroke, but the counter weights on the crank are different between the two.

 

1982-1984 Trans Ams had the power bulge hood and then the Firebird Formulas until 1992. If you see any older TA, you will see that hood. Not uncommon at all. I could have used one on Saturday for the installation of my intake manifold, as I have little or no hood clearance

 

I have a question. Did the power bulge on the f-birds have any functionality like cowl induction or engine clearance, or was it cosmetic only like the hood louvers on the camaros?

Also can anbody photoshop a power bulge on the other side, so that it would have 2 bulges on either side like a cowl hood. I think that would look pretty sweet.

 

here is a quickie photoshop job

 

Thanks for the pic zedder

That double power bulge does look pretty sweet.

 

The 1982-84 cowl inductions would have a solenoid that would open when the engine was under load to allow more air into the carb. Later on it became more of a cosmetic thing as carburators became obsolete on the Firebirds.Trans Ams had the louvered hood from 1985-1992 to allow excess heat to be removed from under the hood.
BTW, that photoshop pic does look pretty cool. If only someone could make a hood like that.

 

I had the bulge opened up (when the hood was on), and found the engine ran noticably cooler, two ticks or so on the temp display...more of a hot-air outlet then anything, I guess.

 

You are correct sir

 

where did you get that bump in the hood for the RX7?

 

it's actually off of a 3.8 Turbo GN...I'm not sure the exact year. It really looks good, especially from the front.