Just decided to drop on this glass hood so I can get clearance for a Performer intake. Had a glass R/T hood laying around so I pulled the steel one off and removed the hinges and mounted this on with pins.
It must weigh a quarter of the steel hood, that with the loss of the factory iron intake and a pair of lovely fabricated aluminium bumper irons that should take nearly a 150 lbs off the nfront of the car.
Be interesting to see how just a performance intake will help power, at the very least the car will handle a little sharper
Adrian Worman wrote:Just decided to drop on this glass hood so I can get clearance for a Performer intake. Had a glass R/T hood laying around so I pulled the steel one off and removed the hinges and mounted this on with pins.
It must weigh a quarter of the steel hood, that with the loss of the factory iron intake and a pair of lovely fabricated aluminium bumper irons that should take nearly a 150 lbs off the nfront of the car.
Be interesting to see how just a performance intake will help power, at the very least the car will handle a little sharper
Gone for the Ram air option without the hood inserts then Aide?. Guy I know in Colorado has cut his hood insets on his 70 cuda to get more air to the carb ( needs it at his altitude ) , anyone got a take as to whether there is any benefit? He cut the underside of the hood as well so the aspect could work in practise. I remember reading something about this in Pete Grist's book but is there any gain??
You're taking it off the right end, i see 12's with the slicks but you still need the linelock.
I believe you're going to the pod with John at the weekend.
Mick
sublimemike wrote:Gone for the Ram air option without the hood inserts then Aide?. Guy I know in Colorado has cut his hood insets on his 70 cuda to get more air to the carb ( needs it at his altitude ) , anyone got a take as to whether there is any benefit? He cut the underside of the hood as well so the aspect could work in practise. I remember reading something about this in Pete Grist's book but is there any gain??
Yep that's the plan, got loads of stainless and aluminium sheet at work that we use for commercial boiler flues, goin to make a tray that fits under the carb base.
Dunc gimme the idea a little while back and he had good results with his, that's what prompted me to try it
