travisl1213

well i was going to use hood pins anyway

gt96stang

Jon is talking about the actual hinges that help you open the hood. Using the "lift off" one, it doesn't bolt onto those hinges, thus the need to take off the hood. You can still use hood pins with the regular hood, it just actually bolts onto the car, and thus, opens the way a normal hood would.

travisl1213

if i get the lift off one, will i have a problem with it. its not going to pop up on me will im going down the road or sometthing is it?

bhskins05

it wont come off, it will just be a hassle when you need to check your oil or do work, because you have to take the hood off. Also, when your taking it off to work, its more likely to get damaged

I wouldnt go over a 3" cowl, They are a pain in the ***

travisl1213

well i dont pop my hood for no reason, when i change my oil i can take it off, its only 25 lbs. i dont see why i would need to pop my hood, where i would be in a sitution that i cant just lift it off.

ASUSMC

It may only be 25 pounds but it is large and awkward to do by yourself. The lift off hoods are mainly for strip cars because when you work on a strip car you need full access to the engine bay more often. The major difference is also in weight savings. If this is your daily driver a couple pounds isn't going to make a difference. I would just go with the one that bolts up to what you have now. In other words NOT the lift off one. But at the end of the day it is your choice

travisl1213

but is significattly cheaper to do the lift off one