Originally Posted by Brangeta

I think the Firehawk hood is my favorite for '98-'02 Firebirds.

Originally Posted by jasonface

Hi Brangeta, you're gonna hate mine then...



I do agree with you partly, a scooped hood should have a functional reason to be there. I also dislike fake scoops, I don't even like the two little faux scoops on the stock Camaro hoods. I do think stock Camaro hoods are too plain, there's an awful lot of hood there, and they don't have much "character" IMO. The stock hoods to me are just a huge, nearly-flat body panel with zero aesthetics. They bore me, which is why I made the switch to the one I have. I admit it's a little "over the top", but I didn't build this car to be subtle. The hood is currently non-functional, which REALLY bothers me. I bought it and had it installed when the engine was out of the car with the intention of using a SLP WS6 intake box for it. Unfortunately, the box would not clear due to the underhood bracing structure of the hood. Now that I just got the car running again, my next project is to fab up a box that will mate up to the hood. I will also at that time 'chamber" the inside of the hood to make it a functional hot-air extractor, pulling in air at mid-engine and flowing out through the rear of the hood through vent ports already installed before I had it painted. I need to research that part a bit further though, as the base of the windshield at the rear of the hood is usually a high-pressure area, and it may not "extract" much of anything...it might actually pull air INTO the engine compartment. Gotta check that out
Anyways, feel free to comment. Like I said, I do partly agree with you, and I don't get insulted easily

Originally Posted by Chevyssoccer

Suncoast makes a version of both WS6 and Firehawk hoods. This is their Raptor on my T/A