cowl hood

Anybody know where I can get a 4" cowl at a reasonable price? I looked on Summit and ebay and some of those prices are kinda crazy...plus shipping...ugh. I have to get an air cleaner on the car to pass inspection. And I'd have to paint the damn hood, too...paintchips.com? Maybe?

i got mine at a buy and sell 3" cowl makes the car look really mean

wtf is buy and sell??

there all over the net or theres ones that are set up in towns and u can sell and buy stuff. i got lucky with my hood i was on a mustang site but the guy was selling a camaro hood for 300 canada

hmm. ok thanks for the info

u could look on ebay but u will be had on shipping. i'd say go to a local car show/swap meet (carlisle, pa car shows for example). i went to the spring show and people were sellin goodmark hoods for like 200-300 bucks.

yeah when i went to the englishtown swap meet last week they had hoods but i didn't get one. now i'm kicking myself lol

I think the 4" is 2 big for a daily car, but hey if u like it get it. Check the pennysaver, or the recycler.

go 3" you be better off than a 4", try the classifieds

Why does it need to be painted to pass inspection?

how much you willing to pay? theres a couple okay ones i saw on ebay for around 300. i think they're all 4 inch though. i'd definetly go 3

it doesn't have to be painted to go through inspection lol it has to have an AIR CLEANER, therefor i need a cowl hood. my carb barely clears the stock hood as it is.

Just paint it black and call it carbon fiber like the ricers do! (When you get the cowl of course)

Tell me you not running the car with NO air cleaner.

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kids..... :shakehead

I'm not a damn kid, and unless I happen to be driving through the desert it's not that big of a deal. I'm trying to get one, I can't help it if I'm not made of money. Some things can be put on hold.

Whoa, easy there killer :lol:

Hey, whatever, for someone "not made out of money" htat's an oftly big gamble.

I'm not a damn kid, and unless I happen to be driving through the desert it's not that big of a deal. I'm trying to get one, I can't help it if I'm not made of money. Some things can be put on hold.

HEY he was trying 2 help. And seriously it's a bad thing 2 drive your car without a airfilter. That's why it's in there 2 begin with. I wouldn't even dare driving my car without a filter, didn't u just a new engine, why would u risk fucking it up.

I'm just saying, it would already be taken care of if I had the money. I can't NOT drive my car...it's the only one I have. (unlike some of the elderly folks on the board with an arsenal of vehicles)

By the way, how's that carb swap treating ya? Did you get the trans and speedo worked out?

Yeah that's all working great now...I took it through inspection this morning to see what would happen and the idiots there couldn't tell if I had a carb or not. Eventually the supervisor came over to me and told me they couldn't bring up the computer so it was going to take a few minutes. They eventually figured it out, but it was just so funny watching the three of them crouching down because they couldn't figure out how to open my hood all the way. lol

Put an air cleaner on there!!!!

I'm gonna!!

Who can't tell what a carb looks like?? Those people that inspected your car need to learn a thing or two.

You know, I said "kids" loosly, if it caused that much of an offense I do apologize.

But, you can go to pepboys or anywhere else and by a generic air cleaner for well under $20, or what about that swap meet you were just at? :dunno: Literally almost every table at every swap meet I go to has one, then there thosse tables where that's all they sell, cleaners, covers, pans, etc.

All it takes is one peice of metal, like a loose chip to get in the engine bay when the hood gets opened or off the road, get's sucked into the intake, down into a cylinder and blows a whole the size of Rhode Island into a piston.

As an aspercreame using old fart, I've seen this back in the day, you know when you went to the dime store with a dollar and came home with a boat load of goodies :lol2: Shit please, I'm not that old, :rolleyes: Jim, bail me out here

no matter where you live its not good to drive without an airfilter

unlike some of the elderly folks on the board with an arsenal of vehicles

I dont like to be called an elderly folk or elderly at all.. so what if I have an option of 4 cars to drive? Some people are just dealt better cards..

if your waiting to spend a bunch of money on a air filter u should at least get something in the mean time but when u got the cash get one where the top can let in air also if your goign with carb, you can suck so much more air in that way

Oh, I missed that, my 4 cars?

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

68 Rambler - In running order, no tag or registration. 7 year prject in the making, not sutable for daily driving anyway.
81 t - Needs to get out of the garage soon, Z28 sitting in the alley, hoping they'll think it's trash.
85 - Z, Dead, ignition, fried, fuel system fried, chassis, damn near fried too.
87 - Buick, well that's my daily, living on borrowed time.

I was referring to my options..

92 Camaro - Full of trouble but yet fun.. have to drive with the heater on so it wont overheat..
93 F250 - Guzzles gas, lately has been making some weird noises, and I almost forgot, has no windows.
00 F150 - Runs alright needs some maintanace and currently has the check engine light on..
03 Monte Carlo - Runs great, saves gas, no problems what so ever, also attracts attention from everybody, its my 2nd love.

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I was referring to my options..

92 Camaro - Full of trouble but yet fun.. have to drive with the heater on so it wont overheat..
93 F250 - Guzzles gas, lately has been making some weird noises, and I almost forgot, has no windows.
00 F150 - Runs alright needs some maintanace and currently has the check engine light on..
03 Monte Carlo - Runs great, saves gas, no problems what so ever, also attracts attention from everybody, its my 2nd love.

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Wow... I didnt know FWD cars could do donuts :lol:

FWD donut is easy.. put it in reverse, turn the wheel to lock, whale on the gas and hang on for the ride, they will spin quite fast and if they are balanced nicely they will pivot on the rear axle.

Anyway, I think the issue in this thread is lack of space for the air cleaner under the stock hood, thats why a cowl hood is sought. Personally, I think 4" is too much, and its not legal here, but 3" is, barely.

Hell I've got my choice of vehicles, but I know what it's like only having one car and needing it to work, no matter what. About the fwd donuts, just get a couple of trays from a fast food place and put them under the back wheels and pull the e-brake, lots of fun.

Anyway, I think the issue in this thread is lack of space for the air cleaner under the stock hood, thats why a cowl hood is sought. Personally, I think 4" is too much, and its not legal here, but 3" is, barely.

Thank you. Yes, that's the issue. It's not because I'm lazy and don't want to buy an air cleaner, it just won't fit!!:banghead: And until I get the extra $400 for a hood, I'm gonna have to deal with it!:frown:

Or just take the hood off and drive it like that.. to me this seems smarter. Unless of course you park it somewhere where you cant see it (At work im talking about)

haha that's funny.:slap:

haha that's funny.:slap:

Wasnt kidding.. also its awesome driving without the hood, your car runs like 20% better because of all the air going to it now..

I remember when I did it, I took off my hood because I couldnt reach all the way in the back, so I took the thing off and man.. wasnt I surprised when I tried to carry the hood by myself.. that thing WEIGHS ALOT.

lol, your better off driving without a hood then without an aircleaner

Or just take the hood off and drive it like that.. to me this seems smarter. Unless of course you park it somewhere where you cant see it (At work im talking about)

Dude... she's from NJ (near Trenton no less)... no hood = no engine at the end of the day lol

Wasnt kidding.. also its awesome driving without the hood, your car runs like 20% better because of all the air going to it now..

I remember when I did it, I took off my hood because I couldnt reach all the way in the back, so I took the thing off and man.. wasnt I surprised when I tried to carry the hood by myself.. that thing WEIGHS ALOT.
Believe that crap.........I used to have no hood struts......sucks big.....