Recent content by Rapid Robert

in the past I bowed a hood by pounding it with a sledgehammer (I looked for mine the other day & could not find it). using tinfoil sounds perfect. Pretty sure you have to run a hood & that is not a stupid question. RR

Rusty I would if I could! I wanted to cut out a square in the hood & raise it & stay under the 3" bow limit and I was considering what I saw on utube iirc years ago where a guy cut a garbage can lid in half & welded it to the hood for a scoup & I would weld the whole lid & stay under the 3"...

You're right it is aluminum

I checked & correct the intake cannot be modified. I will get a pic of the air cleaner assy & a side view. a fiberglass hood would be pricey but it for sure would save some weight and you can have a 3" bow in it which if that is available in it would would solve the height problem. RR

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actually gutting the hood is allowed but the center area where the air cleaner is has no bracing. I dont remember if the adapter is that stacked type or not, I will check. RR

good info (gotta love utube!). what puzzles me is that the wipers will move & park when you shut em off but they park in the wrong position. I will get after it, thank you. RR

that would definitely save me from having to pull the intake. I will measure the thickness of the current adapter. RR

I haven't figured a way to measure the height of the air cleaner to the hood but it does look minimal. I will check the 8022 to see how much can be milled but I'm thinking it is doable. there is nothing in the rules regarding this & like Smokey Yunick used to say: if it doesn't say you cant then...

I'm just getting started on this. here's a pic

they require a rochester 2bbl & even have specs for the booster height etc. I cant believe the vast # of petty rules they have have for this entry level class for example no scalloped ring gear. they dont give anybody a chance to be creative & gain an advantage but I guess they want everything...

1997 dodge ram van. when engaged the wipers sweep across the windshield back & forth like normal but when you turn em off they park at the far left of their sweep pattern (11 o'clock). any thoughts on what this might be? thank you for your time. RR

thanks bro, that's exactly what I needed to know! RR

actually I have a street dominator & the ports look good but the rules wont allow it. I just now brought home the performer & I'm gonna see how its height compares to the weiand that's on their now and to the iron 2bbl intake I have on the shelf. I need to find out if the iron one is a 360 one...

no hood scoup allowed. Professor how to I ID the better 2bbl iron intake? RR