Cowl hood make that much of a difference?

I am in the process of buying a 3" fiberglass hood from summit, and was just wondering, will it really help all that much in getting fresh cool air in there, and is the fiberglass really all that much lighter then the stock hood?
Its a 92 rs with the 305 5.0l

A cowl hood would help a lot more if the intake was right up there on top of the engine like the air cleaners on carburated engines, not much help when the intake is up front. It will help get some cool air in the engine compartment but not much.

If you buy a non-drop base with a 14 by 3-4 inch filter for like 30 bucks at advance, I think you would see a significant differance. I went from the stock black housing with a K&N filter to a paper 14 by 3in drop base and I could feel the differance, and that was with the stock hood. Make sure to get the non-drop base, cause otherwise you'll have issues with clearing the throttle linkage, distributor, plug wires, and plus it will flow better. And you don't need the drop base cause you'll have plenty of hood clearance :thumbsup:

Thast the thing, i have the 305 CARBED 5.0l, i was going to get that filter from k&n the 4 inch vortec or whatever, cant think of the name right now, but it would sit right in the cowl part...

Thast the thing, i have the 305 CARBED 5.0l, i was going to get that filter from k&n the 4 inch vortec or whatever, cant think of the name right now, but it would sit right in the cowl part...

Yeah, then it would help, that's what cowl hoods are for. I didn't know your car was carbed, you said it was a 92 (I think) and I figured it wasn't carburated. I thought you had an LB1...:lol2: J/K

it should help alot getting the cold air in and the hot air out....normally with the stock hood...there is not alot of room to move air out...cowl hood will be alot better

And if no other reasons are good enough, just get it because it looks damn good on 3rd gens.

ya the 92's are basicly carbed they have the tbi system.

And if no other reasons are good enough, just get it because it looks damn good on 3rd gens.

:ylsuper: ditto^^^^
post some pics when you get it..cause im wanting to get one

2.8l v6 wtf?
I didnt know they made them...

2.8l v6 wtf?
I didnt know they made them...

Im guessing you probably havent heard about the 2.5 "Iron Duke" I4..

oh yeah..the anemic pig only puts out about 107hp (later bumped up a bit) and 145 ft lbs ...they churned out a boat-load of these 2.8L camaro's......and the iron duke boasts a stump pulling 90 hp! it loves to do one thing...suck gas..its not very efficient

haha 90hp.....damn.......i know an officer that has an 89 4 cyl mustang rated factory at 88hp...atleast the 'maro had more power

Im guessing you probably havent heard about the 2.5 "Iron Duke" I4..

Maybe you ment the iron duke L4 there swifty???

I4.... Inline 4 man.

the iroc duke was an inline 4 yes but was actually named L4

i think that acourus the 1997 supra is the best so far but i have heard that a 2007 supra is coming out and im wounderin if i should save up and wait fore it to come out or just buy a 1997 supra and which one would be more coustmizible :uhoh:

:screwy:I am wondering how much money and effort it takes to convert a 02 z28 in a stantard transmission right now it has a auto which is nice but not as much fun.:2cents::smokin::feedback:

:screwy:I am wondering how much money and effort it takes to convert a 02 z28 in a stantard transmission right now it has a auto which is nice but not as much fun.:2cents::smokin::feedback:

hahahaha.....sorry.....you should really make a new thread....but very expensive and a lot of work...you should definately try it....6 speed tranny and everything, my guess would be around 3k? maybe i'm wrong...i dont know