acuated ram air hood help
 

hey i just picked up a stock fiberglass hood with the acuated scoops does any body have any info on how to install there are three wires i was told it hooked up to the distributor but didn't know where if not ill run it to a switch but i like the idea of it raising with throttle. also does anyone know how many were made with the acuated ram air scoops.

thnx, chris

Are there any vacuume lines? My 72 chevelle had vacuume lines to control the flapper.

seems like the second gens had a solinoid. I don't remember ever seeing one on a third gen though.

i hear tat they are very rare but there are 3 wires that come off the electric motor the guy said that they go into the distributor and run off of the rpms but i have no idea where they would splice in. im thinking of running it off of a switch just incase i get stuck in the rain so im not sucking in waterbut i like the reving with the hood opening

damn that a big sig. :D

Ive only seen that hood for thirdgens one other time, unfortunatly the person was showing it as a reference and didnt own the hood


very cool if you can get it working though....

yea my bad with the big sig :o Im gona shrink it today.

Do you have any pics of this "acuated" hood? Becuase i just can't seem to picture it.

me either pics? please

me either pics? please

you would have one power, one ground, and the tach wire then

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...h_DCFC0055.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...DCFC0050-1.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...h_DCFC0045.jpg
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b1...h_DCFC0044.jpg

hope that helps

Ok, that hood... really? Those things were actually functional? To be honest, seems like it'd be a waste fo time to get that thing to work again. How much intake could that actually provide? Seems like another failed GM inovation to me.

it should be better than the later ones where the openig was in teh very front of the hood since that is a low pressure area