91NiteRida'

Hi,
I am in the process of buying a bolt on hood scoop from Unlimited Products but dont know which to chose.The choices are between a 2 1/4 or 3 1/4 cowl scoop.Here is the website http://up22.com/scoopw1.htm and the part numbers im looking at our SC-109 and SC-113.Right now my open element air filter is hitting the hood so thats my reasoning of getting a cowl along with wanting to get a spacer for the TBI.I have a 91 camaro if that helps.I tried a search but no one posts how big of a cowl they have on their camaro...Anyone out there have any pictures of a 2 1/4 or 3 1/4 cowl?Also has anyone installed a Unlimited Products cowl before?Thanks in advance and all and any info will be greatly appreciated

scottland

Here is my harwood 2 1/2"

and it clears my air cleaner just fine.

(edelrbock rpm air gap intake)

https://www.thirdgen.org/techbb2/sho...hreadid=217989

91NiteRida'

Thanks for the pictures.I have a few questions.Do you have any problems looking out your windshield because of the scoop?Also if i get a 3" Scoop do you think i will have any obstructions from looking out the window?Also do you have any side views of the scoop?Thank you once again

kretos

on a 3 in cowl there are no visibilty problems at all enjoy

91NiteRida'

Hey Kretos,
Thanks for the info...Is it from personal experience or word of the mouth...I dont want it to be in the way and then its too late to take it off.Anyone have pictures of a 2 1/4 and 3 1/4 hood scoop

Superman

Just a little advise, you may want to save yourself alot of trouble and headaches and look to get your fiberglass parts from someone beside Unlimited products. I've had some freinds that have used there hoods and they are junk. The worst fit I have ever seen on a fiberglass hood and the gel coat was so thin you could still see raw glass through it. Where it was thick enough to cover the glass it was wavy as hell. Took alot of body work to make them even look halfway decent.

Spectre

If you dont NEED 3 1/4 , get the 2 1/4 ..
Why get something you can't fully benifite from ?

91NiteRida'

Very much understood....I have an open element air filter and it hits the stock hood...So if i get a 2 1/4 will it clear even if i get a .5" spacer for the throttle body?

Spectre

scottland has the RPM Airgap intake which is pretty tall..
If ur intake is stock I assume things would work out for you.

91NiteRida'

Here is the intake im going to have

Timz2882

iTrader: (1)

Stay away from the Unlimited Products hoods. My brother had one on his 86 sport coupe, thought he got a good deal for i think 2 1/2, the thing was a big pile of junk for the price. the hood looked like someone started to make it and then stopped and sold the hood, thats how bad there quality is. wait and save for like a cervinies hood or a harwood, you'll be much more happier.

91NiteRida'

did he buy a complete fiberglass hood or just the bolt on scoop?

Timz2882

iTrader: (1)

complete hood with mounting hardware, and the "reenforcement" in the hood where the hinge bolts go looks like its just a wad of body filler in there for suport.

91NiteRida'

Awww i see,i was planning on buying the bolt on hood scoop and bringing it to my buddies body shop

acescarrsRS

Just gotta add my 2 cents so sorry. I had a bad experience with Unlimited Products. I still have the cowl hood from them but it took majoy redoing to get it to fit decently & look pretty good. When fiberglass hoods are made basically they are in two parts. The top & bottom are bonded together with metal reinforcement in between for strength. When i got my hood everything seemed alright until i tried to fit it on my car. I understand that you get what you pay for & the price was awesome compared to other companies(minus the shipping! Living in Hawaii sucks for shipping!), but the quality was veeeeeeeery bad. To make a long story short, the top & bottom weren't bonded straight. I had about an 1/8th of an inch diagonal difference on the fit between the top & bottom. Had to majorly realign the fenders, hood supports, & grind some of the hood edges to get a decent fit. And even at that, I had to mold in more metal pieces & fiberglass in the center area where the opening was so there wasn't so much flex in the hood while driving. Now i know what you're all thinking, "Why didn't you just send it back & get a replacement?", but you gotta understand the complications of shipping & paperwork when you live in Hawaii. I think they do this unpurpose(send the bad batches to Hawaii) knowing that it's too much hassle for most people to complain & do something about it. Well, I still have the hood after much pain & anger, but just to warn you again......you get what you pay for

Superman

Its a good thing your buddy has a body shop,your going to need it if you buy any kind of fiberglass part from them.

Les

I have bought from them, almost always have freight damage(try file a freight claim ) not good, cowl hood is 1/2 inch short, trunk was 3/4 inch off to one side, Complete body - was a nice thing I needed to cut it up to fit the chassis. Bought a ASCD hood and any who think their work is poor should by from Unlimited- there was a vast difference in quality. Think about it and go with ASCD-Les- IMHO

heavy_chevy29

i have one of those complete hoods. they suck. don't waste your time and money.

brodyscamaro

I once had a 2.5" harwood cowl scoop. No visibility problems. I ran out of clearence (plus that hood looked like ****ing ****), so now I have a Harwood 4" (I think its actually higher then 4"). Still no visibility problems - you get used to it.

Brady - 5'11"

91NiteRida'

anyone have pictures?

acescarrsRS

Here ya go. This is the Unlimited Products 2 1/4 inch bolt on front latch cowl hood. If you read my previous post it had to be heavily modified. But since you're getting just the bolt on cowl section & not the entire hood you shouldn't have that much of a problem. And check my sig for another angle of it.

91NiteRida'

Hey acescarrsRS
Thanks for the pics.Do you have any visibilty problems?Just want to make sure before i purchase it.Also i went to click on your website and it comes up as an error.Thanks once again for the pictures

acescarrsRS

No prob 91NiteRida. Yeah I'm having hosting issues with my sig pic & i gotta fix it. As far as visibility, it takes a while to get use to seeing the passenger side front of your vehicle. But it's nothing that serious to deal with even if it's a daily driver. I think you might even be able to get by with a 3" or 4" cowl but I've never driven a car with those heights. But I've driven a car with a 6" cowl & that is kinda hard to see over

acescarrsRS

Oh! here's the other pic by the way

91NiteRida'

Thanks for the help acescarrsRS

tamatt27

That hood goes with the lines of the 'maro very well! I wish it went like that for 'Birds

acescarrsRS

If you've got some money maybe you could get one of these hoods instead. IMHO these hoods match your birds veeeeery good It's the WS6 style hood that they now make for birds & even camaros . Just my 2 cents. Hope this helps

brodyscamaro

****ty pic of a harwood 2.5 scoop. my suggestion: **** scoops buy the whole hood. do yourself that favor at least

iroczrockz

I like my 3 inch hood from www.cervinis.com. I like the fit and quality of the hood. It has a nice contoured back to the windshield. It also has a nice sloped side and doesn't go straight up on the sides. It has a nicely finished underside as well. Nice product, I am happy with it. I just don't have too good of a picture of it. Sorry.

acescarrsRS

I've heard good things about Cervini's hoods & I guess you're proof of the quality. Think I might try them next time I get a glass hood.