New Fiberglass Hood

[BajaCurt]

hmmmm not sure what I think about this.

 

[Baja_XJ]

I dont care alot for it either. Everything just dont look right

 

[Stallacrew]

How much does it weigh? What about a stock hood?

 

[DansGreyMj]

The louvers on the sides are nice, but the middle looks too busy.

 

[crazyjim]

Ehhhh I was so excited to see this. Then a major let down. The scoop should just be a small cowl. It looks like it's a stick on scoop from a jc Whitney catalog.

 

[Baja_XJ]

X2, I dont think a scooped hood with louvers to the sides will look good unless we get a 1 piece together so it could be done TT style with the louvers over the seam where the hood meets the fenders

 

[Baja_XJ]

1 more pic

 

[Tom_T&Js_Offroad]

if someone knows a glass guy and they are willing to work out a deal mine can be used to be copied.

 

[srimes]

what's the point of a scoop with louvers on it? Just looks? Seems like it should be 1 or the other.

 

[Baja_XJ]

Well I hate that he spent all that initial cost on something that wont sell, that probably shot him down on doing another hood to. Last time I talked to him right after it came out of the mold he said it looks ok but he didnt really like it either. I dont know why you would have a scoop to take air in and 2 inches from that inlet have huge louvers that will let that air out anyway either...seems...well..sorry to say but pretty retarded... but he had a Jeepspeed racer come in and pick out the louvers and the scoop, I was actaully using a hood in CAD and adding the louver and scoop options until I found something reasonable but when I called to get louver and scoop measurements he said that guy came in and picked out some stuff and they already started the mold..so it is what it is

 

[Ryan93]

its just too much going on needs to be more simple less flashy imo.

 

[AIbandit]

I like the side louvers the scoop wouldn't be bad if it didnt have the louvers on top... though I'd rather have cowl induction

 

[GrimmJeeper]

:shocked:

 

[crazyjim]

I think a very progressive smooth cowl hood with the vents instead of a ram air would look good.

 

[crazyjim]

what's the point of a scoop with louvers on it? Just looks? Seems like it should be 1 or the other.

Well it WOULD extract heat...

 

[HQuakers]

I'd like a little bit of a cowl following the lines of the stock hood and louvers towards the windshield kinda like this:

Or what about a reverse cowl?

I'll come up with some p-shops tomorrow.

 

[greenmachine74]

Turn the scoop around so it is like a cowl and leave all the loovers. Probably turn the loovers in the scoop around so they would be facing the right direction again. Leave the loovers on the sides and I think I would buy it.

 

[MJ4BTA]

How about a simple 4"inch cowl on the factory body line? Like the 87-93 Mustangs hoods that Harwood sells. I know there already is a steel cowl hood availible, but it looks like a skinny Z28 cowl as an added after thought, and its to narrow to cover my primary turbo sticking out the passenger side of my hood anyways.

 

[Baja_XJ]

4" is wayyyy to big...

 

[vjarman]

i like the middle section, not to fond of the side vents though...