I wish I could say it was something like a supercharger --some day -- but I've been having clearance problems with my stock GT motor and my Shelby CS6 hood.
I'll get pics up of this. I've had problems with this hood since day 1, but I've been getting them one at a time. The rear of the hood always sat too low (didn't line up with the fenders), so I shimmed it at the hinges with stainles washers (about 1/4" each side). Even after that I still had clearance issues. The first three all happened at the same time from the outset (actually I think they all did but here is the order I noticed them)
First it was contacting the strut & mount (both the top of the strut and the mount bolts), which I fixed with a strategically used hole saw.
Second was the center of the hood rubbing on the intake plenum (leaving marks on the plenum and the hood). Fixed by lowering the engine 1/2" with steeda engine mounts
Third was, and still is, right over where the throttle body/intake plenum are. I can lower the engine another 1/4", but I'm not sure that's going to help.
Fourth is at the rear of the hood (I see rub marks from the cowl and the battery terminal). I tried to fix this with some 1/4" foam tape to cushion it --and to help seal the underside of the hood from my vents so I didn't get 200 deg air in the summer. All its seem to have done is seal out the hot air, but the foam has flattened out in spots. I also moved the battery over a little bit so the positive terminal sat under a higher spot. Seemed to have fixed the battery rubbing at least.
The main reason this is bugging me so much is whenever I go over decent sized bumps, potholes, etc I can hear the hood contacting stuff in the engine compartment, and I can feel it through the floor, the gas and brake pedals. It drives me absolutely crazy and takes me right back to the days of driving my 1st car the POS '91 Cavalier.
I know this isn't much to go off of right now, as I said I'll get pics posted that'll do a better job explaining the situation. I've been trying to get around to posting this for a couple months now, so I just had to at least get this much posted.
Another hood's not an option. I don't have the money it'd take for another hood and to get it painted to match the rest of the car. Plus...the CS6 looks damn sexy
I'll get pics up of this. I've had problems with this hood since day 1, but I've been getting them one at a time. The rear of the hood always sat too low (didn't line up with the fenders), so I shimmed it at the hinges with stainles washers (about 1/4" each side). Even after that I still had clearance issues. The first three all happened at the same time from the outset (actually I think they all did but here is the order I noticed them)
First it was contacting the strut & mount (both the top of the strut and the mount bolts), which I fixed with a strategically used hole saw.
Second was the center of the hood rubbing on the intake plenum (leaving marks on the plenum and the hood). Fixed by lowering the engine 1/2" with steeda engine mounts
Third was, and still is, right over where the throttle body/intake plenum are. I can lower the engine another 1/4", but I'm not sure that's going to help.
Fourth is at the rear of the hood (I see rub marks from the cowl and the battery terminal). I tried to fix this with some 1/4" foam tape to cushion it --and to help seal the underside of the hood from my vents so I didn't get 200 deg air in the summer. All its seem to have done is seal out the hot air, but the foam has flattened out in spots. I also moved the battery over a little bit so the positive terminal sat under a higher spot. Seemed to have fixed the battery rubbing at least.
The main reason this is bugging me so much is whenever I go over decent sized bumps, potholes, etc I can hear the hood contacting stuff in the engine compartment, and I can feel it through the floor, the gas and brake pedals. It drives me absolutely crazy and takes me right back to the days of driving my 1st car the POS '91 Cavalier.
I know this isn't much to go off of right now, as I said I'll get pics posted that'll do a better job explaining the situation. I've been trying to get around to posting this for a couple months now, so I just had to at least get this much posted.
Another hood's not an option. I don't have the money it'd take for another hood and to get it painted to match the rest of the car. Plus...the CS6 looks damn sexy
