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Old Dec 17, 2003 | 02:25 PM
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Default Hood tumor alert...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2448625414

Anyone want to tell me how this helps???

Maybe a little more airflow to the radiator, but c'mon...
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Old Dec 17, 2003 | 02:35 PM
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It holds gauges!
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Old Dec 17, 2003 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
It holds gauges!
I noticed that...but currently what would they be hooked to???
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Old Dec 17, 2003 | 03:05 PM
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It holds gauges!
I noticed that...but currently what would they be hooked to???
A lot of people do this, especially on older super street cars. If you're dropping in a crate engine, it'* easy to throw a tach at the back of your hood, then run the sending unit to the dash. Ask him what'* in it. It makes the car look like a damn wedge though.
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Old Dec 17, 2003 | 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
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It holds gauges!
I noticed that...but currently what would they be hooked to???
A lot of people do this, especially on older super street cars. If you're dropping in a crate engine, it'* easy to throw a tach at the back of your hood, then run the sending unit to the dash. Ask him what'* in it. It makes the car look like a damn wedge though.
The engine is in the rear...

And it says in the description that it'* still the stock 4-banger...
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Old Dec 17, 2003 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by TrueWildMan
Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
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It holds gauges!
I noticed that...but currently what would they be hooked to???
A lot of people do this, especially on older super street cars. If you're dropping in a crate engine, it'* easy to throw a tach at the back of your hood, then run the sending unit to the dash. Ask him what'* in it. It makes the car look like a damn wedge though.
The engine is in the rear...

And it says in the description that it'* still the stock 4-banger...
yes but you can still just run the lines under the car into the front area (what do you call that on fieros anyways).
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Old Dec 17, 2003 | 04:32 PM
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the car would be kind cool if it wasn't for the tumor....and the automatic.....and the stock I4...ok nevermind.

Actually the car would look cool if it wasnt for the hood growth.

BTW: Truewildman: its good to see my knowledge of this horrible disease is reaching the bonneville owning masses. Its nice to have an influence even on a web site.
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Old Dec 17, 2003 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Champaign-Granny
the car would be kind cool if it wasn't for the tumor....and the automatic.....and the stock I4...ok nevermind.

Actually the car would look cool if it wasnt for the hood growth.

BTW: Truewildman: its good to see my knowledge of this horrible disease is reaching the bonneville owning masses. Its nice to have an influence even on a web site.
...I remember that post. Repost it!!
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Old Dec 24, 2003 | 10:45 PM
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That'* a Cowl Induction hood originally designed for muscle cars in the 60'* for their carburated engines to get cooler air from the cowl area.




Here'* a car with a hood tach(bulge behind Ram Air):



In 80 and 81all Turbo Trans Ams got the "boost gauge", the set of three lights in the hood bulge:

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Old Dec 24, 2003 | 11:04 PM
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80 and 81 tas had some form of boost?
and about the fiero, it was worth every penny it sold for.
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