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functional ram air dual scoops

Old Nov 21, 2004 | 06:28 PM
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Since everyone has been asking about it, it's out there

http://www.wholesale411.com/mattie323i/pro...oducts_id=45161
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Old Nov 21, 2004 | 10:52 PM
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its nice but i was thinking more along the lines of

edit:aww crap, forgot the pic
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 09:31 AM
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I call BS.

This is just the start of crap being made in a hurry for hungry 2005 Mustang owners.

First off, you can see that this is a hood scoop on a stock hood, not a complete hood. Secondly, there is going to need to be one heck of a lot of underhood ducting to get any hood scoop anywhere near any intake.
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Old Nov 22, 2004 | 09:43 AM
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Yeah, I think it is BS too.

WAIT, be patient, and see what a competitive market will produce. The first stuff gives way to better second gen stuff.
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Old Dec 15, 2004 | 08:58 AM
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It is too expensive as well.
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Old Dec 15, 2004 | 09:12 AM
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Originally posted by ecgirard2@December 15, 2004, 10:01 AM
It is too expensive as well.
That price is about right, that is what I paid for when I bought my fiberglass ram air hood on my Grand Prix.
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 09:07 AM
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cheaper at:

www.lmperformance.com
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 09:12 AM
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I'm still holding out for the concept hood or the CDC hood
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 10:16 AM
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Originally posted by adrenalin@December 16, 2004, 8:15 AM
I'm still holding out for the concept hood or the CDC hood
...Now that is going to be pricey!
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 11:30 AM
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Originally posted by adrenalin@December 16, 2004, 10:15 AM
I'm still holding out for the concept hood or the CDC hood
yeah, i like the concept hood as well. very clean and refined.

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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 11:50 AM
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How do you paint it to match the rest of your car?

Isn't it difficult to get an exact match?

Isn't it expensive to paint the hood?

I would imagine painting on fiberglass is different than paiting on metal.

It would imagin it would cost at least $300 to paint the hood proffesinally to match the car. After you've purchased the hood and painted it, you would have spent at least $1000 - am I correct?
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 11:52 AM
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Originally posted by LordBritish@December 16, 2004, 12:53 PM
How do you paint it to match the rest of your car?

Isn't it difficult to get an exact match?

Isn't it expensive to paint the hood?

I would imagine painting on fiberglass is different than paiting on metal.

It would imagin it would cost at least $300 to paint the hood proffesinally to match the car. After you've purchased the hood and painted it, you would have spent at least $1000 - am I correct?
Its not too difficult to get an exact match, auto body shops use the paint codes and I am not sure if they actually get the paint from Ford or not. Isn't the stock hood fiberglass as well? I know it was on my '94.
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 11:55 AM
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I had a 94 Mustang GT and hood was metal.
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 11:57 AM
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Originally posted by LordBritish@December 16, 2004, 12:58 PM
I had a 94 Mustang GT and hood was metal.
Are you sure? Mine was fiberglass, I know because I wrecked it.
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 11:59 AM
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I'm not 100% sure (about 95% sure) but it cetainly was heavy and felt like metal.
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 12:04 PM
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Originally posted by LordBritish@December 16, 2004, 1:02 PM
I'm not 100% sure (about 95% sure) but it cetainly was heavy and felt like metal.
Actually the fiberglass hood I put on my Grand Prix is heavier than the stock metal one.
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 01:03 PM
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Originally posted by LordBritish@December 16, 2004, 12:53 PM
How do you paint it to match the rest of your car?

Isn't it difficult to get an exact match?

Isn't it expensive to paint the hood?

I would imagine painting on fiberglass is different than paiting on metal.

It would imagin it would cost at least $300 to paint the hood proffesinally to match the car. After you've purchased the hood and painted it, you would have spent at least $1000 - am I correct?
I recently had the rear bumper cover replaced (I was tail-ended by a woman in an Expedition talking on her cell phone). The body shop matched the color perfectly. You shouldn't have a problem as long as it's done a reputable shop.
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 01:10 PM
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The hood on my 97 was metal. The hood on the 05 is aluminum (I know, I have one).

A friend of mine owns a body shop. He has seen some really nasty fiberglass hoods. Depending on the finish it can cause a lot of "fisheye's" in the paint.
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 01:15 PM
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wow... this thread still exists... someone pulled it back up, so here goes... Did I personally like this hood, not particularly. I would definitly wait for another to come out. However, I was putting it up so people who were looking for a functional ram air system would have something. I myself am trying to find a fiberglass place that will make the hood similar to the concept, forget about waiting for one to come out. I'll pay whatever to have the look I want. The only problem is there isn't to many fiberglass places near where I am currently.
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Old Dec 16, 2004 | 04:49 PM
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Originally posted by adrenalin@December 16, 2004, 2:13 PM
The hood on my 97 was metal. The hood on the 05 is aluminum (I know, I have one).

A friend of mine owns a body shop. He has seen some really nasty fiberglass hoods. Depending on the finish it can cause a lot of "fisheye's" in the paint.
Thats kinda interesting that they changed what the hood is made of so many times.
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