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Old 11-13-2006, 10:50 PM
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is it true that i will gain alot of hp with the ram air hood compared to just a regular cowl?
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Old 11-13-2006, 10:53 PM
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Well I just wanted to let all you guys here at the mustang forums in on a little secret I just learned from my brother. Well I was talking to my bro about my car and his honda and we came across a little bit of "hood" talk. He let me in on a little secret. Carbon Fiber hoods actually GIVE you HP! [sm=happy046.gif]

When he told me this I had to use all my strength to keep myself from slapping him across the face for letting that garbage come out of his mouth[:@]. But you have to keep in mind, he does own a 92' honda prelude with a stock engine and thinks its fast...so his mind isnt exactly fully in tact. Why did my brother have to go and decide to eat a rittle rice rike dat?[&o]
NO carbon fiber gives you more horsepower lol
I actually have no idea but i would think it wouldnt really matter what hood you have, if there was any diffirence it would be very slight i would think but who knows
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Old 11-13-2006, 10:55 PM
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a cowl hood with an actual functional ram air design like mine will provide maybe 10hp to the crank at 100mph, its not much but its an edge when hundredths of a second count.
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Old 11-13-2006, 10:56 PM
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You might see a few ponies at the flywheel, but prolly nothing major, its just a more steady direct flow of air. Its definatly not a good dollar to HP investment. Spend that 500 $ on some heads...
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Old 11-13-2006, 10:57 PM
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pretty cheap heads for $500
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Old 11-13-2006, 10:58 PM
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gt40Ps, they'll give you way mroe gain than a ram air hood....
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Old 11-13-2006, 11:03 PM
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i'm gettin diff heads anyways but i need a hood cuz a 351 wont fit under the stock one lol
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Old 11-13-2006, 11:12 PM
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if you gotta get a new one might as well get a cool looking one! Go ram air ftw!
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Old 11-13-2006, 11:15 PM
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the ram air has like no cowl lift i don't think or can u get it in 3"?



cuz then it would be between

1. stormin norman 2.5"

2. cobra R 2.5"
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Old 11-13-2006, 11:43 PM
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is there a 3" ram air hood?
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