Cowl hood
LIKE I SAID, I'M A MOPAR ON NO-CAR GUY. IF ITS A FOWARD FACING, SEALED TO THE CARB, YEA ITS A GOOD SCOOP. I STILL WOULDN'T PUT IT ON MY MOPAR. I DON'T USE BRAND X PARTS ON MY MOPARS. ITS KINDA LIKE SEEING A GREAT MOPAR DRAG CAR BEING TOWED BY A BRAND X TRUCK. THERES NO CALL FOR IT, WHEN DODGE MAKES ONE OF THE BEST TRUCKS ON THE ROAD. YEA, I PUT MY 2 CENTS IN. IF I'M LOOKING FOR A COOL MOPAR TO BUY, THE FIRST THING THAT IS GOING STICK OUT TO ME IS BRAND X PARTS ON IT. JUST TRYING TO LET THIS GUY KNOW HOW IT COULD AFFECT THE VALUE & LOOK OF HIS VEHICLE. ITS KINDA LIKE HAVING A CHEVY AVATAR ON A MOPAR WEB-SITE. IT STRIKES ME AS ODD. I ENJOY THE LOOKING AT THE BRAND X STUFF, JUST NOT SHARING THEIR PARTS. I WOULD HAVE THE SAME OPINION IF YOU PUT A 6-PACK SCOOP ON YOUR 57 CHEV.
First of all, guess you didn't get what I was saying. No mention of returning all the aftermarket i.e.: non Mopar-sourced, back on the shelf to go with just the Mopar NOS parts on your car? Afterall, those aftermarket parts weren't originally sourced by Mopar, so therefore they have no room in car... to go the red-letter of "Mopar or No Car" and then stick with that theme that's what you have to do. Only Mopar sourced parts, no aftermarket. You're making the argument here, just pointing out that if you're going to advocate so hard in that direction then there can be no shades of grey and you need to be the first to practice what you preach. Brakes? Forget AZ, Napa, etc. Spend the time to hunt down those NOS drums, rotors, calipers, whatever. Plugs? Champs were sourced from Chrysler. Don't run anything else. No thoughts on other manufacturers using a Shaker set up? Better use nothing but Carter carbs, unless you have a six pack set up.
The gentleman in question was asking about where to find hoods with cowl induction or not, not get some loudmouthed holy than thou "you're an a**hole if you think you're going to run a brand x scoop on a Mopar" opinion. Since you think cowl induction is unnecessary and he asking about scooped hoods in general have you actually replied to where he might find an alternative instead of badmouthing him? And since you feel the need to badmouth him, then why aren't you opining in other threads with the same BS when the topic comes up?
After you re-read his first post (slowly this time) give him an option with a source to find it since that's what he was asking for! You told him what to run, you didn't tell him how to modify his hood to make it work, you didn't tell him where to buy one. Others have without badmouthing him... While you're at it, give him an apology, too. Way to welcome a new member into the group. I'm sure in the welcome wagon he got the impression we were a good group of folks on here... Since we're on that topic, go the welcome wagon and check out his build, think about it and then you'll really know why you owe him an apology...
As for my avatar, do a search under my name and threads started. Find out the history behind it, the positive feedback from other Mopar fans, then look down and read my signature and see if I list it with my cars. You'll see two brand x: my F250 my grandfather bought brand new and my wife's Hyundai. As to the rest of what you think :thebirdm: