Scoop or Cowl Hood?

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19mustang65

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im about ready to purchase a new hood for my 65 coupe. im not sure if i should go with a scoop or cowl style, whats the advantages of each? one better for certian things such as what im using the car for, engine size or what? pros and cons of both? thanks

 

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my opinion

Well my .02 is the cowl hood...It looks good!

I am seriously considering it myself...although my hood is perfectly fine....

Just my .02

 

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Well, a scoop is most often used for the "look only" these days, but can be made functional a variety of ways and can also be added easily to an exisiting hood via bolts or fiberglass. When functional it's main purpose is to take in cold air for a performance increase. A cowl is usually but not always purchased as an entire hood and it's main function is extra clearance for a larger than stock motor or raised intake setup.

If your needs aren't either and it is all for look, then simply choose what you like best. I'm not much of a big cowl fan on Stangs personally, I like scoops better but I think a cowl looks perfect on an old Camaro and a scoop does not.

 

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Cowl hoods often produce better cool air flow than a scoop though, if the cowl is opened on the back end. You get a lot of air pushed into the cowl from the windsheild at speed.

Put together a 'funnel' to seal up the air cleaner to the hood with only the back open and your sure to decrease the temp of the air your sucking into your intake.

 

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if i went with a cowl..i was thinking a 3 inch rise. is that to much or about right? i hvnt seen a cowl'd mustang in person

 

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I like both styles for different reasons. The scoop is more nostalgic. I actually like the '67 style on the '66 hood myself. These are available from Mustangs Plus.

If you go the cowl route, you may be interested in one of these from Delta Bay Mustang. It appears to be very functional; relying on the high-pressure zone in front of the windshield to provide a cool air charge directly to the carburator.

 

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allcarfan

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personally, there is just something about a scoop that looks bad on a classic car

 

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Just my 2 cents:

If you are putting it on for looks, great.
If you are putting it on 'cause you think you need it to make power...you don't.

ohh yeah....scoop.

 

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Cowls look meaner than scoops IMO

 

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If you have a scoop, how do you keep water out of your engine?

 

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the amount of water that a scoop brings in really isnt enough to cause any damage....unless you are driving in a hurricane. It will usually steam right off the engine.

 

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guys, can u explain what the heck that picture is of lol i have no idea, looks like a futuristic toilet seat

 

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I used to like cowl hoods, but now they irritate me, as they make the the front pointy, and the cowl end fatter, making the hood look shorter. My preference is a scoop. Functionality-wise, a cowl is better, water won't go it, good high-pressure source of cool air, but I think the scoop looks boss. especially the BOSS 429 scoop

To keep any water out that does go into a scoop, you could fibreglass in a little ridge that leans forward at the front edge of the hood's hole to stop water running up the hood, and most airborn droplets. The ridge would only need to be 1/6 or so of the 429 scoop height. On smaller scoops it would probably kill the effectiveness of the scoop, and since the opening is so small anyway, you probably wouldn't need it.

 

MustangMatt1966

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ohhhh i kinda see it now

 

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MustangMatt1966 said:

guys, can u explain what the heck that picture is of lol i have no idea, looks like a futuristic toilet seat

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Looks like it goes on top of the air cleaner housing so that the carb can draw air from the opening in the cowl.

 

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Aliright i see that everbody has their own opinion and its about even...so now i ask you to find a picture of that perfect hood...wether it be a cowl or scoop.

 

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19mustang65 said:

Aliright i see that everbody has their own opinion and its about even...so now i ask you to find a picture of that perfect hood...wether it be a cowl or scoop.

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I still think this request is too subjective... everyone will have their version of the "perfect" hood. Be that as it may, mine is the plain factory hood. I personally would only consider an aftermarket one if my intake wouldn't clear. I'm not ready to go there right now and would rather pump the $500 - $800 into performance mods.

$350 - $400 for hood
$100+ for shipping
$300+ for paint

$0.02

 

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Here's a scoop pic

 

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Uh, he probably wants to see pics of 65's with cowls and scoops, or at least a simillar style like 66 and maybe 67'. A 69' boss is about as far a departure as a 74' would be.

Check out some high picture content websites to find some unusual and modified stangs, for example: Real Mustangs of the Web or Rate my Stang not that these are the best sites in the world, but they cater more to the unstock applications than others do so you'll get more variety.

 

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If you go to mustang plus website they show the different style hoods on cars, just click on hoods. My personal preference is cowl induction, I think it gives better look, unless you get crazy and go above 3", then it begins to look like an oval on wheels.