Patrick408 Posted July 7, 2014 Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Anyone have experience with the Shelby SS hood verses any other after market hoods like Cervini ect...? I'm installing a 4.2 Kenne Bell and have the K member installed that lowers the engine by .5 and already had to send the SS hood back because it required too much work to make it fit, and i feel the next one might not be any better is why im asking...Thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedruM Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Talk about going big. Haven't seen a hood with that set up yet. Just cut a big hole out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVTracer14 Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 You may want to look up Birddoc on svtperformance.com and ask him what he did. Although I believe he has the SS hood on his grabber blue '13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasL Posted July 9, 2014 Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Birddoc recently switched from a Cervani Type 4 hood to a TruCarbon Light Carbon Fiber Cowl Hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick408 Posted July 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2014 Good to know about what Birddoc is using thx Thomas! Yes i thought about cutting a hole, believe it or not i saw one on a Chrysler 300 V-series and it looked better than you think, but i dont think would look right on our car. I'm still waiting for the second SS hood to be shipped, if i dont get something soon im moving on to option B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QUIKSVT Posted July 11, 2014 Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 I recently saw a cowl hood that looked pretty good on a GT500 I ran across on Facebook- it's made by trufiber: http://www.trufiber.com/2010_2013_Mustang_GT500_A49_3KR_Hood_p/tf10025-a49-3kr.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick408 Posted July 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2014 Yes, I'm going to go with the trucarbon, i love the way they look and have heard its very little work and i can leave it unpainted, because have a black car and think it would good! Thx for all of your help I'll send pics after its all done!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mavisky Posted July 14, 2014 Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 I'd strongly suggest that even if you leave it bare carbon, that you get it professionally clearcoated. The clearcoat that most aftermarket carbon fiber manufacturers doesn't hold up great after a couple years of use. My VIS racing hood on my old import went to hell and back after about 2 years. Would have been a lot cheaper to have it cleared beforehand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick408 Posted July 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2014 Clear coat it is! Thx for the heads up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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