Possible hood for 3sgte, do-able without the gt-4 hood? Options

[ScoobyDooCruiser]

Hey,
I know the 3sgte engine usually is put in a car that has the gt-4 hood and bumper cause it needs the increased airflow or whatever. I was thinking of getting the VIS carbon fiber hood that charlie97 is getting set up for us. If I put a vent in the front stock bumper, and cut a couple more holes in the carbon fiber hood, is there any way this could go with the 3sgte engine. This would save a decent amount of the $$$ that doing the conversion would cost. Any ideas?

[Pvc99gT]

i think the answer your looking for is... it depends. if your going to do a 2nd gen 3sgte, then i believe you will have no problems with the stock hood. if you get a 3rd gen 3sgte, a stock hood will not close all the way, but if you take off the top mount intercooler and put on a front mount i think it works just fine. yea dude i think u were a lil confused. its not really about the airflow, although its a plus. the 3rd gen will physically not fit in the engine bay without the gt4 hood. if you take off the top mount intercooler and put on a front mount, i believe it does fit. the airflow ur thinking of is airflow to the intercooler, which would not be solved by the TRD style hood. also its true that vented hoods will cool down the engine a bit, even more if its carbon fiber( oem style CF hoods will cool down the engine too) if you want the hood, get the hood. a 2nd gen 3sgte will be no problem, but if you want to go for a 3rd gen, i would get confirmation about the intercooler replacement fixing the problem. im fairly sure im right, but i havent done the swap yet so im not sure.

wait whats going on here? where did the wiggle go???

This post has been edited by Pvc99gT: Aug 10, 2003 - 6:44 PM