Stock hood configuration clarification

[gsa612]

Does anyone here run a 70 1/2 Camaro 402/375 or a 71 402/300 hp combo in SS.If so does the hood close with an alum.intake and spacer? without raising the rear of the hood with the hinges?. gsa612

[t.tosto]

Engine useage dictates hood configuration on 69 Camaro. Walking staging lanes looking at hoods on some Chryslr/ Ford, who knows?

[Jim Hawkins]

How about a 67 camaro with a 350 or a 396? Do you have to have the ss hood with the ornaments? Or a big block nova does it need the ss hood also?

[Rory McNeil]

Just curious if the "hood must match engine used" gets thrown out the window if the car runs in a S/S GT class. Like if a guy built, say a 69 Plymouth Road Runner with a 1980 318 Thermoquad combo, could he use the 69 Road Runner scooped, fiberglass lift off hood that came on the 3 x 2 barrel models? Or say a 1972 454 360HP engine in a 69 Corvette, would he be allowed to use the L88 hood? Could be interesting if somebody put together a 68 Hemi Dart or Barracuda body package together with a MoPar small or big block Wedge as a GT combo.

[Jared Jordan]

Originally Posted by Rory McNeil

Just curious if the "hood must match engine used" gets thrown out the window if the car runs in a S/S GT class. Like if a guy built, say a 69 Plymouth Road Runner with a 1980 318 Thermoquad combo, could he use the 69 Road Runner scooped, fiberglass lift off hood that came on the 3 x 2 barrel models? Or say a 1972 454 360HP engine in a 69 Corvette, would he be allowed to use the L88 hood? Could be interesting if somebody put together a 68 Hemi Dart or Barracuda body package together with a MoPar small or big block Wedge as a GT combo.

Couple of guys have done that. The two that come to mind easiest for me are Eric Bell and Darren Smith running 440-6’s in a Barracuda and Dart, respectively. Both ran with fiberglass hoods and scoops.

[MEXJOE]

I think you guys are splitting hairs and rearranging chairs on a ship that is going down!

[nhramnl]

Originally Posted by t.tosto

Engine useage dictates hood configuration on 69 Camaro. Walking staging lanes looking at hoods on some Chryslr/ Ford, who knows?

Wrong. RPO ZL2 Cowl Induction hood application is exactly as I explained it. COPOs and Pace Cars got the hood automatically (regardless of the engine), the hood was an option on all SS cars (again regardless of the engine) and Z/28s (which only came with the 302).

[Dwight Southerland]

Originally Posted by nhramnl

Wrong. RPO ZL2 Cowl Induction hood application is exactly as I explained it. COPOs and Pace Cars got the hood automatically (regardless of the engine), the hood was an option on all SS cars (again regardless of the engine) and Z/28s (which only came with the 302).

Only engines available with SS option were the 350-300hp, 396-325hp, 396-350hp, 396-375hp cast iron heads, 396-375hp aluminum heads.

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by nhramnl

Wrong. RPO ZL2 Cowl Induction hood application is exactly as I explained it. COPOs and Pace Cars got the hood automatically (regardless of the engine), the hood was an option on all SS cars (again regardless of the engine) and Z/28s (which only came with the 302).

Correct! Now, let's move on to those Chrysler and FFFFord hoods!

[t.tosto]

Originally Posted by nhramnl

Wrong. RPO ZL2 Cowl Induction hood application is exactly as I explained it. COPOs and Pace Cars got the hood automatically (regardless of the engine), the hood was an option on all SS cars (again regardless of the engine) and Z/28s (which only came with the 302).

As it pertains to STOCK ELIM., engine usage dictates hood configuration.