Help! Hood won't fit! Cowl hood guys please read!

daveGT · 08-20-2001, 10:14 PM

Got the new engine in today (for the '88 GT) and the stock hood won't fit! I'm using a 1" intake spacer with a GT-40 intake to fit 3 3/4" tall FMS valve covers. Does anyone have this combo? If so what height cowl hood (Cervinis prefered) do I need (1 1/2" or 2 1/2")???

Thanks for the help!

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'88 GT:

GT40X Heads, 1.6 RR, GT40 upper&lower, E303 cam, 70mm TB, 75MM ProM, 24# injectors, 150 lph feul pump, MAC cold air, 2 chamber Flo's, MAC unequal headers, Flexlite fan (yuk), Cobra R wheels

'94 Lightning:

White, bone stock

'99 GT:

Chrome yellow, bone stock

08-20-2001, 11:31 PM

I say go with the 2.5" Cervini Hood, that is what I use and it cleared my GT40 Intake with 1" spacer just fine.

I know have a Victor JR and Holley Carb WITH air cleaner and it still clears.

my .02

Tony91LX · 08-21-2001, 06:38 AM

I just got my 2-1/2 cowl from Cervinis it only took two days and shipping was around $70, my 351w with a trick flow R intake fits nice under the hood. The Cervini hood has a great fit and finish you will not go wrong with it.

Rick 91GT · 08-21-2001, 07:49 AM

I have a 4" Cervini's on mine to clear my Holley with 1.25" spacer that barely clears my monster Sheet Metal valve covers, my friends kid me about it looking like a Big Block. Remember it isn't the intake that is the issues a lot of the time, it is the intake tube, this is where you need to be careful. My C&L 76mm tube clears the side of the rasied cowl by about 1/2" the intake has another 1.25" or so before it will hit the hood. My vote is for the 4", never know what the future holds.

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08-20-2001, 10:14 PM	#1
daveGT Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sarcoxie, MO, USA Posts: 80	Help! Hood won't fit! Cowl hood guys please read! Got the new engine in today (for the '88 GT) and the stock hood won't fit! I'm using a 1" intake spacer with a GT-40 intake to fit 3 3/4" tall FMS valve covers. Does anyone have this combo? If so what height cowl hood (Cervinis prefered) do I need (1 1/2" or 2 1/2")??? Thanks for the help! ------------------ '88 GT: GT40X Heads, 1.6 RR, GT40 upper&lower, E303 cam, 70mm TB, 75MM ProM, 24# injectors, 150 lph feul pump, MAC cold air, 2 chamber Flo's, MAC unequal headers, Flexlite fan (yuk), Cobra R wheels '94 Lightning: White, bone stock '99 GT: Chrome yellow, bone stock

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08-20-2001, 11:31 PM	#2
stanglx347 Guest Posts: n/a	I say go with the 2.5" Cervini Hood, that is what I use and it cleared my GT40 Intake with 1" spacer just fine. I know have a Victor JR and Holley Carb WITH air cleaner and it still clears. my .02

08-21-2001, 06:38 AM	#3
Tony91LX Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Feeding Hills, MA Posts: 114	I just got my 2-1/2 cowl from Cervinis it only took two days and shipping was around $70, my 351w with a trick flow R intake fits nice under the hood. The Cervini hood has a great fit and finish you will not go wrong with it.

08-21-2001, 07:49 AM	#4
Rick 91GT Procharged! Join Date: May 1999 Location: Hanover, PA Posts: 1,539	I have a 4" Cervini's on mine to clear my Holley with 1.25" spacer that barely clears my monster Sheet Metal valve covers, my friends kid me about it looking like a Big Block. Remember it isn't the intake that is the issues a lot of the time, it is the intake tube, this is where you need to be careful. My C&L 76mm tube clears the side of the rasied cowl by about 1/2" the intake has another 1.25" or so before it will hit the hood. My vote is for the 4", never know what the future holds. ------------------ Check Out My Site 91GT,Holley SysteMAX II Kit-Heads 2.02" x 1.60" port matched to a 1262,Anderson N-61,24#,76mm C&L,Full MAC exhaust 1-5/8" Long tubes,2-1/2" O.R H-Pipe,2 1/2" cat back, No A/C or PS or emissions, 12" K&N Filter,RNH PERFORMANCE Ram Air,Ron Davis Radiator,Full Suspension, SPEC stage III clutch, Lakewood SFI bell, S&W 8pt "X" brace,JAZ seats,3:73's,Welds..etc,4:30's and 31 splines coming very soon! <B