70-76 Demon,Dart sport,Duster Pictorial History
Here is another eyewitness account:
http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?p=54816&posted=1#post54816
I agree with the opinion that the A-bodies did not indicate "fresh air" because they were not sealed to the carb like the other examples. The Challenger R/T - Rallye hoods had a little plate in their scoops which could be taken out and would allow outside air to get in. But they weren't called "fresh air" or "ram air". Not sure if there are other examples. Is there info on '70 Swingers and '71 Demons that go into detail about the scoops and holes? If not, then the same applies to the '72 and '73's. They had the holes, but didn't go into "detail" because they were not ducted in any way to the carb. Why mention it if it wasn't a performance benefit? But just because it didn't do much doesn't mean it didn't exist alltogether.
If you want something in print, here are pages from the Mopar Performance race manuals outlining OEM scoop configurations. Aside from the probable mistake refering to '74's having a scoop, it does detail the '73's as having the scoop and holes. The drawing, while showing a '72 Demon hood, does refer to '73 Dart Sports also.
You have less info to dispute the holes than we have that they were included from the factory! If I put the effort into it, I can come up with at least a dozen people that back up the holes to every one of yours. Some have already posted their personal experiences with it. Are they lying? I conceded that "some" may have come with no holes because Chrysler was known to mix up some parts. But there are way too many restorations and photos all over the internet, in addition to other things that have been mentioned already, to believe that so many people decided to fabricate their hoods all in the same way. Yes, I'm sure some were fabricated, including the one on my race car. It's much easier and more functional if fabricators opened up a bigger area instead of putting in a pair of 4" holes. Why would anyone bother to do it that way if it wasn't really beneficial---------unless it came that way from the factory or they they were duplicating what came from the factory! But you keep coming up with excuses for every tidbit we come up with. There is a lot of mis-information floating around and I would like to preserve the history and accuracy of information in this hobby. Unless you can come up with more info to counter what we have been finding, please do not say that there is no evidence that '72's and '73's did have holes!
Here is another eyewitness account:
http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?p=54816&posted=1#post54816
I agree with the opinion that the A-bodies did not indicate "fresh air" because they were not sealed to the carb like the other examples. The Challenger R/T - Rallye hoods had a little plate in their scoops which could be taken out and would allow outside air to get in. But they weren't called "fresh air" or "ram air". Not sure if there are other examples. Is there info on '70 Swingers and '71 Demons that go into detail about the scoops and holes? If not, then the same applies to the '72 and '73's. They had the holes, but didn't go into "detail" because they were not ducted in any way to the carb. Why mention it if it wasn't a performance benefit? But just because it didn't do much doesn't mean it didn't exist alltogether.
If you want something in print, here are pages from the Mopar Performance race manuals outlining OEM scoop configurations. Aside from the probable mistake refering to '74's having a scoop, it does detail the '73's as having the scoop and holes. The drawing, while showing a '72 Demon hood, does refer to '73 Dart Sports also.
You have less info to dispute the holes than we have that they were included from the factory! If I put the effort into it, I can come up with at least a dozen people that back up the holes to every one of yours. Some have already posted their personal experiences with it. Are they lying? I conceded that "some" may have come with no holes because Chrysler was known to mix up some parts. But there are way too many restorations and photos all over the internet, in addition to other things that have been mentioned already, to believe that so many people decided to fabricate their hoods all in the same way. Yes, I'm sure some were fabricated, including the one on my race car. It's much easier and more functional if fabricators opened up a bigger area instead of putting in a pair of 4" holes. Why would anyone bother to do it that way if it wasn't really beneficial---------unless it came that way from the factory or they they were duplicating what came from the factory! But you keep coming up with excuses for every tidbit we come up with. There is a lot of mis-information floating around and I would like to preserve the history and accuracy of information in this hobby. Unless you can come up with more info to counter what we have been finding, please do not say that there is no evidence that '72's and '73's did have holes!
