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Jim Hawkins · 07-08-2018, 12:57 PM

The 69 nova I ran in ss/as with a big block years ago we started with a snorkel scoop popular in the 80's. We fought that car for a year changing fuel and ignition parts until someone suggested removing the air pan sealing the carb to the scoop. With the scoop sealed to the carb it would just nose over at about 1000'. After removing the air pan the car ran fine and picked up a bunch.
Had a couple different scoops after that but never saw any gains sealed up. We just ran it open under the scoop.
My 67 camaro with a big super mod type scoop on it worked ok sealed to the carb unless there was a cross wind and then it had problems.

07-08-2018, 12:57 PM	#4
Jim Hawkins Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 186 Likes: 82 Liked 109 Times in 32 Posts	Re: hood scoops how high and which ones work. The 69 nova I ran in ss/as with a big block years ago we started with a snorkel scoop popular in the 80's. We fought that car for a year changing fuel and ignition parts until someone suggested removing the air pan sealing the carb to the scoop. With the scoop sealed to the carb it would just nose over at about 1000'. After removing the air pan the car ran fine and picked up a bunch. Had a couple different scoops after that but never saw any gains sealed up. We just ran it open under the scoop. My 67 camaro with a big super mod type scoop on it worked ok sealed to the carb unless there was a cross wind and then it had problems.