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Lately I've been trying to decide whether or not to put a different hood on the car. I know that the SS hoods let more air into the engine but I'm not sure if they act as a cold air intake or not. I've found a few other styles on the internet but so far I kind of like the SS style so far. I was kind of wondering though if anyone that has the ss hood on their V6 seen a difference in performance and does a lot of parts have to be changed to fit a different hood on.

 
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You would have to fabricate the hell out your intake system to make it functional for the SS hood. Most people get them for looks.

 
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yeah what he said ^... I dont think it even adds 10-15 hp on SSs anyway.

 
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No chance in hell. Maybe 2-5hp IF that.

 
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most "ram air" type hoods make either no power or cause a loss of power, the opening is in a low pressure area at speed

 
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Yeah I know, its what they were 'rated'

 
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yea if i were u i would just buy it for looks cause its not worth the work to make it functional cause the gain is so low

 
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maybe derek will sell you his

 
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Wow! I guess that sounds like it just isn't worth the work for such a little amount of power. That really sucks.

 
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i have a green one on my 94. i wasn't planning on selling it but the car is just sitting in the backyard. not sure if i want to part it out or not.

 
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The only car that showed a difference was the WS-6, but it wasn't until the car is going over 100 mph.

Your average around town driving isn't going to show any positive difference. In fact I bet your horse would go down since your air intake plumbing is going to heat-soak from sitting on top of the motor. If you want any ponies, just get a true cold-air that pulls from down low in front of your driver tire.

 
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Go with the SLP Ultra-Z hood, you can buy them with or without the ram air package. Even with out the ram-air package, the hood still puts air into your factory intake box. I'm not saying that you will get more hp though. I never felt a difference with mine, but I bought it mainly for looks, even though it is functional.