New fox body hoods.

General question...maybe you won't be willing to discuss...but I was just wondering if there is an aerodynamic advantage to having the curve of the cowl bow back towards the windshield instead of continuing up at a constant angle or leveling off?
 
AutoEuphoria said:
General question...maybe you won't be willing to discuss...but I was just wondering if there is an aerodynamic advantage to having the curve of the cowl bow back towards the windshield instead of continuing up at a constant angle or leveling off?
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I think its more of a looks/ easier to see that side of the car thing. Sometimes if the hood is to tall its hard to see the tree when your staged.
 
willytucker said:
How much prep work (trimming) involved to get the glass hood to fit right???
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Not a whole lot of work the front edgs has a return flange and the sides have a scribed cut line!
Pwraddr said:
Look similar to Joe van o. You buy the molds from him?
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No we started from scratch, Joe's hood isn't as tall it only raises 5'' at the window, ours is 6'' above the carb area and tapers down to 4.5'' for field of vision.
AutoEuphoria said:
General question...maybe you won't be willing to discuss...but I was just wondering if there is an aerodynamic advantage to having the curve of the cowl bow back towards the windshield instead of continuing up at a constant angle or leveling off?
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It's not an aerodynamic thing, I was told by some people who have wind tunnel tested that the raised area on the hood will increase air speed over the top and when the hood is trimed back at the windshield there is a low pressure area created by the carb and air pan and you will get more clean/cool air into the engine from the increase in air speed.
MentalMisfit said:
Thats a sharp looking hood :D
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We are working on the SN95 now Chris
 
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hmmm I might just have to buy one just to keep this teamZ theme I seem to have going on.

I'll shoot you an email when i'm close on those motor plates. Have to decide who is building my engine have to get a few details first. Head gasket thickness, and my primary header tube size. So when you put the headers on the mock up will be as close as possible. Less problems for me later that way :D
 
Ill put it together. :)

MentalMisfit said:
hmmm I might just have to buy one just to keep this teamZ theme I seem to have going on.

I'll shoot you an email when i'm close on those motor plates. Have to decide who is building my engine have to get a few details first. Head gasket thickness, and my primary header tube size. So when you put the headers on the mock up will be as close as possible. Less problems for me later that way :D
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