[BigDanTheMan]

There is a topic of much controversy and debate. My two cents are as follows:
The price of a new hood and a ram air apparatus do not justify the slight performance increase you could expect to receive. The 1971 hemi cuda claimed that it's shaker could suck in 10 more horses just by opening it's vents, but this was a 385 dollar option in 1971 that came with an automatic A/C delete. I know for a fact that the same 10 H.P. on the same engine and car can be reached by slapping on a less restrictive air cleaner and opening up its box a bit more.
On the flip side; the ram air looks tight and acts not only as a slightly better intake system, but adds to the vehicle's aesthetics as well. I'm going ram air when i do the rebuild because i think it'll make up for my lack of interest in dressing up the exterior of my car.

Kits for ram air on your model year rarely go for under 400 bucks.