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Offline Carlwalski

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Re: What hood looks the best on a Challenger?
« Reply #15 on: February 13, 2006 - 05:14:40 PM »


1 more Bulge Hood vote here.....those lines are as sexy as hell!!!!!!  :bananasmi :drool: :ylsuper:
On a Cuda I would probably go for a Shaker hood but a Challenger, no doubt a Bulge hood is king IMO.  :thumbsup:




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Re: What hood looks the best on a Challenger?
« Reply #16 on: February 13, 2006 - 07:47:32 PM »
A good repro shaker setup will run around $4200 plus shipping and core charge for a flat hood. I just sold Gene Gregory (the guy that actually makes the hoods) a couple of nice flat challenger hoods last week, so he should have a hood in stock. You can get the whole setup through Sixpack Performance.

http://www.sixpackperformance.net/Shaker.htm

It's the only way to go. I just installed one of the kits on my 71 cuda last summer.


Hey hotrod98..  How much do you get for those flat Hoods??

Hey NZ.. I like the bulge hoods on those better then the shaker too.. I just believe the snorkel hood (T/A) is the best :thumbsup:

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Re: What hood looks the best on a Challenger?
« Reply #17 on: February 13, 2006 - 08:06:39 PM »

1 more Bulge Hood vote here.....those lines are as sexy as hell!!!!!!  :bananasmi :drool: :ylsuper:
 a Challenger, no doubt a Bulge hood is king IMO.  :thumbsup:

Ditto.....  :grinyes:

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Re: What hood looks the best on a Challenger?
« Reply #18 on: February 13, 2006 - 08:08:07 PM »
i like ta hoods or shakers for challys but for cudas a shaker is my fav!
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Re: What hood looks the best on a Challenger?
« Reply #19 on: February 13, 2006 - 08:32:45 PM »
Definitely the rallye hood on the Challengers, and the shaker hood on the 'cuda's
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Re: What hood looks the best on a Challenger?
« Reply #20 on: February 13, 2006 - 10:19:15 PM »
Hey hotrod98..  How much do you get for those flat Hoods??

Hey NZ.. I like the bulge hoods on those better then the shaker too.. I just believe the snorkel hood (T/A) is the best :thumbsup:

Gene pays $200 per hood for rust free, nice hoods that have no filler or damage.
He will buy 70-74 flat barracuda hoods and 70-71 flat challenger hoods. The 72-74 challenger hoods won't work for shaker hoods. The 70-71 chal hoods have the emblem at the front edge and the 72-74 hoods have the name at the front edge.
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Re: What hood looks the best on a Challenger?
« Reply #21 on: February 14, 2006 - 11:50:56 AM »
Gene pays $200 per hood for rust free, nice hoods that have no filler or damage.
He will buy 70-74 flat barracuda hoods and 70-71 flat challenger hoods. The 72-74 challenger hoods won't work for shaker hoods. The 70-71 chal hoods have the emblem at the front edge and the 72-74 hoods have the name at the front edge.

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Re: What hood looks the best on a Challenger?
« Reply #22 on: February 14, 2006 - 12:25:23 PM »
The T/A hood, followed by the bulge.

Shakers look weird on challengers, it just doesnt fit with their lines.

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Re: What hood looks the best on a Challenger?
« Reply #23 on: February 14, 2006 - 12:55:53 PM »
The raisin brand hood. (two scoops). :icon16:

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Re: What hood looks the best on a Challenger?
« Reply #24 on: February 14, 2006 - 04:13:12 PM »
Am I the only guy who dislikes the shaker hood in general? Well, I wouldn't say dislike, but I prefer most other hoods in comparison. My favorite are the AAR & T/A style hoods, followed by the dual scoop hoods.

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Re: What hood looks the best on a Challenger?
« Reply #25 on: February 14, 2006 - 04:39:35 PM »
Definitely the rallye hood on the Challengers, and the shaker hood on the 'cuda's
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 But if it's a 70 Challenger the T/A hood looks good too.
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Re: What hood looks the best on a Challenger?
« Reply #26 on: February 14, 2006 - 05:10:56 PM »
Am I the only guy who dislikes the shaker hood in general? Well, I wouldn't say dislike, but I prefer most other hoods in comparison. My favorite are the AAR & T/A style hoods, followed by the dual scoop hoods.


I like the looks of them but they are a pain in the ASS!!   :2cents:

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Re: What hood looks the best on a Challenger?
« Reply #27 on: February 14, 2006 - 05:28:32 PM »

I like the looks of them but they are a pain in the ASS!!   :2cents:


  Please elaborate dear moderator.  :grinyes:

 Seriously, I can't explain it, but I think the look works more on a Cuda. What kind of problems have you had? Fitting?

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Re: What hood looks the best on a Challenger?
« Reply #28 on: February 14, 2006 - 05:51:48 PM »

  Please elaborate dear moderator.  :grinyes:
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The fit . . the price . . the size . . it covers just about the whole engine so you can't see anything  . . like my cool purple carb!   :walkaway:   
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Re: What hood looks the best on a Challenger?
« Reply #29 on: February 14, 2006 - 07:05:42 PM »
The fit . . the price . . the size . . it covers just about the whole engine so you can't see anything  . . like my cool purple carb!   :walkaway:   
definately 4C that puple anadized is really neat looking!!! and from a woman's point of view it is real purty too!! (I know you really want to hear that something on your car is pretty!!)sorry!!just couldn't help myself!! how does it perform?


as far as hood go!! myself I like the rally hood I think it makes the car look mean!!!and cool!! I don't like the t/a hood because it reminds me of a gun barrel!!! just my  :2cents: