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3-4 inch cowl hood
« on: June 13, 2013, 09:41:09 pm »

Hows everyone doing, im new to this site so bear with me, still trying to figure it out. I have a 77 k10 with a big block and 4 inch lift, recently ive been looking for an attitude change with a cowl hood, ive heard mixed results on the arguement of fiberglass vs steel, but im going with steel. With that being said, ive found 2 inch steel hoods all over the internet, there easy to find. I was curious if anyone knew of a site/place/etc where i can purchase a 3 or 4 inch steel cowl hood, or do most people make them? If not are there fiberglass hoods that size? While im here, in the far future ill be doing a trans swap from my granny gear to a more momentum transferring trans, any suggestions? Id like another stick and a buddy mentioned the t56, but i wasnt sure if the truck would be too heavy for those gears, or if the trans bolted up/had a different bellhousing adapter for a big block. if all fails ill go with a muncie 4 speed, but figured id ask. Sorry for writing book, any help will be beneficial thanks.
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Re: 3-4 inch cowl hood
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2013, 11:42:38 pm »
what trans do you have in there now, sm465? if you want a better trans you could always go with a nv4500 they are tough and have od. about the hoods just make sure your careful of the springs they tend to tighten up and bend hoods. i think someone on here was talking about the cowl hoods. ill search for you but i cant help out with any know how
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Re: 3-4 inch cowl hood
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2013, 11:13:33 am »
Ok, so from that forum it seems as if bigger than two inch will be fiberglass, any idea where to find one 2 inch cowls are cool but I want a bigger one. As for the trans yes it's a465 and it's a dog, I don't use my truck for Mudding so it's irrelevant to me I want to start generating power.

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Re: 3-4 inch cowl hood
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2013, 05:27:11 pm »
I want to start generating power.

Not sure what you mean here.  That 454 ought to give you plenty of power.  I assume you are running larger tires with your lift.  Do you know what gear ratio you have in your differentials?  A simple gear swap may do a lot toward providing better performance especially if running larger tires.

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Re: 3-4 inch cowl hood
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2013, 10:56:34 pm »
im running 38s 4.10 and sm465 great set-up for work. ok in mud not good for mpg on the highway
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Re: 3-4 inch cowl hood
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