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Offline cudabob496

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72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.

1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

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Offline 'Cuda Hunter

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Re: Big enough hood scoop??
« Reply #1 on: December 17, 2015 - 11:02:00 PM »
doesn't do it for me.  That's quite the chunk of junk on the hood to look through.
With only a mild cam 440. 

Hot car otherwise!
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Offline cudabob496

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Re: Big enough hood scoop??
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2015 - 03:45:44 AM »
ya, the scoop's gotta match whats under the hood
72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.

1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

2011 Kawasaki Z1000

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Re: Big enough hood scoop??
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2015 - 09:49:12 AM »
Just a vintage Mopar Pro scoop from the era. I used to see lots of them around on more than just mopars.

Offline js29no

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Re: Big enough hood scoop??
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2015 - 11:31:14 AM »
Ya we called them mailbox scoops.

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Re: Big enough hood scoop??
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2015 - 01:57:18 PM »
The bigger issue is if he fully butchered a nice rallye bulge hood. I am also a fan of lotsa power all underneath a stock hood.

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Re: Big enough hood scoop??
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2015 - 08:47:03 PM »
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Re: Big enough hood scoop??
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2015 - 09:39:19 PM »
I don't think i would pay 13k for a 72 Charger in that condition, although i love the 3d gen B-Body
« Last Edit: December 20, 2015 - 09:52:41 PM by TelisSE440 »

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Re: Big enough hood scoop??
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2015 - 12:53:55 AM »
He is here in WA state and a victim of the "I saw one at auction" syndrome.
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Re: Big enough hood scoop??
« Reply #9 on: December 21, 2015 - 01:21:35 AM »
looks like a clip on fiberglass hood
72 Cuda, owned 25 years. 496, with ported Stage VI heads, .625 in solid roller, 254/258 at .050, 3500 stall, 3.91 rear. 850 Holley DP, Reverse manual valve body.

1999 Trans Am, LS1, heads, cam, headers, stall, etc! Love to surprise the rice rockets with this one. They seem so confident, then it's "what the heck just happened?"

2011 Kawasaki Z1000