Question on Hoods

[James Perrone]

Is this the Golf Channel. Monday morning quarterbacking

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Alan Nyhus

Mark, you didn't need the Super Sport option for any of the small blocks in the '68 and up Novas. The Super Sport package was an added option, not a requirement with any of the small block engines. Therefor, a louvered hood hood is not a requirement for a small block Nova of that vintage. -Al

Alan, Painter , I believe you are correct about the Novas, now that I think about it. The SS louvers are the same part as the ones on the 67 Camaros.

My friend, back in the 70's, had a 68 Camaro, 350 / 295 , base model , Powerglide, column shift, bench seat , small hubcaps. It had the square vent looking things on the hood.
I'll stand by my comment about Camaros.

[nolongerracing]

Originally Posted by tom moock

if 69 camaro`s have to run correct hood, why don`t 69 chevelle with 396 have to run correct super sport hood? All 396, 325 hp. & 350 hp. Came only ss from the factory.

Weight !!!

[my69396]

I was under the impression that the only way to get a 295/350 in 67-69 in Camaros and 68-69 Nova was as part of the SS package. In the Camaros the 275/327 and 255/327 were available and in the Nova was 275/327 and 325/327 but you couldn't gat any of those packages in a SS.

[Bryan Worner]

Who cares if louvers are vented or closed, if they are part of the "correct hood" for the combination/class being run, they are supposed to be on that car!

I could not run SS/JA with my combo at the beginning of 2015 because I did not have the louvered hood, which made my car an IROC or Z28. The louvers are non functional, just cosmetic. But, that's the proper hood so I bought one so I could legally run that class.

[Jeff Niceswanger]

Originally Posted by Bryan Worner

Who cares if louvers are vented or closed, if they are part of the "correct hood" for the combination/class being run, they are supposed to be on that car!

I could not run SS/JA with my combo at the beginning of 2015 because I did not have the louvered hood, which made my car an IROC or Z28. The louvers are non functional, just cosmetic. But, that's the proper hood so I bought one so I could legally run that class.

And so did Lincoln and myself ..... That's when I found out how much paint had went up since the last time I purchased it .. over a thousand bucks in PAINT ... For a hood that won't pick ya up a nickel ..

[Tony Janes]

69 Chevelle any hood with 396, 68 396 Chevelle SS only.

[Mark Yacavone]

It appears that Tony is correct on this one.

[Jim Meador]

Thank you Tony, and yes you are of course correct. Seems when the Whale qualified in the bottom half (at the drivers discretion) while winning 14 national events all those years ago no one paid any attention ! Now the key board jockeys can move on and look for some new bull **** to dissect.

[Chipper Chapman]

Glad someone else brought this up! I'm building a 396/375 for my 69 and really don't want to spend 600 on a hood and then try to match 20 year old paint if I don't have have to. I noticed the lack of 'Super Sport' being defined in the guide for 69. Has anyone other than Tony had personal experience?