Cowl hood

jsech01 · 06-21-2009, 10:58 PM

What is the purpose of having a cowl hood?

bradrhale · 06-22-2009, 06:58 AM

gives heat another place to go outside of the engine bay. also makes the hood of the truck look good. if you are asking if they do anything performance wise, than my answer would have to be no.

Ninja_Lawn_Guy · 06-22-2009, 06:59 AM

Aerodynamics and extra room for top of the engine carbs and or air intakes..Plus they look wicked cool..

badtothebowtie · 06-23-2009, 07:58 AM

i agree with ninja i have a 2in cowl on my 06 silverado i get compliments on it all the time

deviant · 06-23-2009, 04:18 PM

I put mine on cuz it was cheaper than a new factory hood

And it looks sweet

bm83 · 06-27-2009, 09:53 AM

Back in the day the cowl hood had an inlet on it for air to enter the carb. There is an area of high pressure at the cowl so it is a good place to draw in cool air.

If you are willing to do some backyard engineering, you can make one of the aftermarket cowl hoods functional as well.

wild bill · 06-27-2009, 08:26 PM

i had one on my chevelle ss but it was a functional with correct air cleaner to pull cool air in for those bonzi runs it worked good on a 454 !

gmctrucks · 06-27-2009, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deviant

I put mine on cuz it was cheaper than a new factory hood

And it looks sweet

Say buddy I want to first welcome you to the forum and howdy from TEXAS. I seen a cowl hood yesterday on a Ford SUV it looked wicked. I was looking at the cowls on Ebay last week I need to get my hood painted so I just might have a cowl added to my hood.

NCroadracer · 07-02-2009, 09:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jsech01

What is the purpose of having a cowl hood?

For most... Vanity!

silverhairdeere · 07-06-2009, 09:06 PM

and it's a great way to spend the extra money , you had no other use for .

shd

06-21-2009, 10:58 PM	#1
jsech01 Full Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Suisun, Ca Posts: 45	Cowl hood What is the purpose of having a cowl hood?

06-23-2009, 07:58 AM	#4
badtothebowtie Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: waterloo IL Posts: 157	i agree with ninja i have a 2in cowl on my 06 silverado i get compliments on it all the time __________________ IF U GO OUT U HAVE TO DRESS UP WHY NOT WARE A BOWTIE

06-27-2009, 08:26 PM	#7
wild bill Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: davenport iowa 52806 Posts: 246	cowel hood i had one on my chevelle ss but it was a functional with correct air cleaner to pull cool air in for those bonzi runs it worked good on a 454 !

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06-22-2009, 06:58 AM	#2
bradrhale Senior Moderator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 8,015	gives heat another place to go outside of the engine bay. also makes the hood of the truck look good. if you are asking if they do anything performance wise, than my answer would have to be no.

06-22-2009, 06:59 AM	#3
Ninja_Lawn_Guy Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 412	Aerodynamics and extra room for top of the engine carbs and or air intakes..Plus they look wicked cool..

06-23-2009, 04:18 PM	#5
deviant Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1	I put mine on cuz it was cheaper than a new factory hood And it looks sweet

06-27-2009, 09:53 AM	#6
bm83 Full Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 12	Back in the day the cowl hood had an inlet on it for air to enter the carb. There is an area of high pressure at the cowl so it is a good place to draw in cool air. If you are willing to do some backyard engineering, you can make one of the aftermarket cowl hoods functional as well.

07-06-2009, 09:06 PM	#10
silverhairdeere Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: land between the lakes tn Posts: 1,183	and it's a great way to spend the extra money , you had no other use for . shd