I would tend to agree on what I have read on hoods. The shaker is a unique
style and will still achieve the desired results. Until someone comes up with a
hood/scoop combo that is just like the six pack hood, the shaker is a viable
option. I placed a six pack scoop on my Dak hood an it was way too big and
would not really do the job right.
Jim
Bob Tom wrote:
> My comments are geared towards the functionality of the shaker hood
> and ram-air type hoods in general rather than pros/cons of their
> appearance.
>
> According to the Mopar Chasis book, functionality depends on both
> the location of the scoop(s) and the height of the carb (in our case,
> the tb) which directly affects the height of the scoop(s).
>
> The most effective hoods that Mopar put out were on the '69 1/2 SuperBee
> (the Six Pack hood) and the RoadRunner (the Six Barrel hood).
> Ideal location for the scoop(s) is not right at the front edge of
> the hood (the layer of air right at the edge is sort of dead) but
> about one inch or more above the hood like the 69 1/2 scoop was.
> However, the scoop should also be within an inch of the top of the
> carb (tb) for maximum effectiveness. The scoop will still function
> if higher but not as well.
>
> One common mistake that is made is to put a pro stock hood on a
> vehicle when the carb (tb) is at stock or near stock height. Pro
> stock hoods are high because the carbs are higher than the hood line.
>
> Naturally, the last thing when making a scoop functional, is that
> you have to enclose the carb (tb) in some sort of box to get the Ram air,
> otherwise you only provide more cooling for the motor and don't
> get the Ram air effect.
>
> I have read in the old performance mags that the least effective fresh air,
> Ram-air system from the factory was the shaker hood. It is still functional
> but designed for style ... the Six Pak hood outperformed the shaker hood.
>
> I'd be very interested in hearing other comments on the functionality
> of ram-air type hoods.
>
> Bob
> Burlington, Ontario
>
> '97 CC Sport, 5.2L, 3.55, auto., 4x2, flame red
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