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Old 08-04-2009, 06:07 PM
Tom Kirkham Tom Kirkham is offline
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The 289 FIA Cobras had a stone shield in the hood scoop not to keep rocks out, but to make the airflow more turbulent for the Weber carbs. Seems without the stone guard the two end cylinders would not be happy. You might want to try something similar before giving up on the hood scoop...
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