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Old 10-18-2008, 09:50 AM   #35
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Originally Posted by Blacdout96 View Post
first off I didnt change any topic, i answered this. your saying people sometimes wants function over form, but what im saying is people buy cowl hoods, but arent functioning fully the way they were ment to perform. without something seperating the filter from the engine heat, its not functioning 100% it is ment to, thus creating a custom part or even hood to maximize the elimination of absorbing engine heat will better the performance of the hood. so end of discussion.

and FYI actually unless hes using Carbon fiber, its not that expensive compared to buyind a 300-400 dollar hood. and its not that hard to learn, thus why I said if he cant do certain things, have a friend who knows how to to help.
Cold air is not the function in question. He needs to fit a high rise intake manifold under a hood that does not look hideous. That's the primary need. Not how to maximize power. If he wants that he can add it later with a 'turkey pan' or something like that.

And sure, he can try to make his own hood but the chance of success is pretty low (not a direct dig at you WF, plenty of people can't do this). Most people can't even attach a fiberglass scoop to a fiberglass hood and end up using pop rivets.

In this case spending the $200-300 bucks is a good idea, since building his own looks like it would be a whole bucket full of fail.

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