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[Steve Stasko]

Question about the Dodge hood. I get it was changed from the Drag Pak hood, but the "new" hood is a factory production piece. (I have one on my daily driver.) My question is why the air box change? Is the opening in the hood not large enough? I have seen the photos with the wide box, but it still necks down into a single opening...not to mention the radiator support modification...

I would think the NACA duct style scoop would be somewhat effective in pulling air since the opening is along the base of the hood as opposed to raised in the air. While I don't know how much room there is once the hood is closed, I would think a modified box would be able to be built pulling air from the factory opening, and necking down right into the throttle body, without cutting the radiator support. It would definitely lend a more "production" approach to the hood.

Pics of a production car for reference... Maybe I think about things too much...

[GUMP]

Originally Posted by Steve Stasko

Question about the Dodge hood. I get it was changed from the Drag Pak hood, but the "new" hood is a factory production piece. (I have one on my daily driver.) My question is why the air box change? Is the opening in the hood not large enough? I have seen the photos with the wide box, but it still necks down into a single opening...not to mention the radiator support modification...

I would think the NACA duct style scoop would be somewhat effective in pulling air since the opening is along the base of the hood as opposed to raised in the air. While I don't know how much room there is once the hood is closed, I would think a modified box would be able to be built pulling air from the factory opening, and necking down right into the throttle body, without cutting the radiator support. It would definitely lend a more "production" approach to the hood.

Pics of a production car for reference... Maybe I think about things too much...

I don't think that you can get near the air that you need through the stock opening.