race LS hood
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I think its sharp! DO you have any other pics of the hood? Different angles?
What about all you LS people? If you all want it, Ill start working to find a way to get it.
What about all you LS people? If you all want it, Ill start working to find a way to get it.
ONEBADMK8
Dedicated LVC Member
That hood is way wrong for that body style. it needs a suttle bubble or mild cowl.
Thats way to "Mustangy" looking for a Lincoln.
Heres a shot of my factory prototype Supercharged Mark VIII as an example.
Nice clean barely noticeable, just enough to clear the Blower.
Thats way to "Mustangy" looking for a Lincoln.
Heres a shot of my factory prototype Supercharged Mark VIII as an example.
Nice clean barely noticeable, just enough to clear the Blower.
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GrayGhost1
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Rafael, you must get permission to use those pictures outside of LLSOC. Those are trademarked pics.
As for the hood scoop, at this point it is non-functional. It's only purpose is hood clearance for the super charger.
As for the hood scoop, at this point it is non-functional. It's only purpose is hood clearance for the super charger.
ONEBADMK8
Dedicated LVC Member
GrayGhost1 said:
Were they phtographed by LLSOC?
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GrayGhost1
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ONEBADMK8 said:
YES! The pics are digitally trademarked.
Gothicaleigh
Active LVC Member
I agree that the scoops should be subtle. That big square hole doesn't go with the car at all (and why would you want your car to look like a Dodge anything. Even the Viper is hideous).
ONEBADMK8
Dedicated LVC Member
Gothicaleigh said:
I dont think he meant to section out that truck hood and graph it to the LS I think he just meant that style. The smoother cleaner look.
The new Viper is a monstrosity. Looks like an overblown Honda S2000.
Now thats a serious LS. It looks like it kept an almost factory look. The other LS race cars are just gutted shells with a new engine and tranny. This LS looks like the real deal. This post is two years old, why is there still so much hub-bub about redoing an LS. Putting an engine like that is the way to go, not all the sillyness that is discussed mostly here. I would love to know the cost of that swap. I was quoted a starting cost of around 3k running up to around 10k to slap a turbo on my LS. Thats a little crazy for a setup that probably wont be too stable in the long run. But 10k for that engine in an LS would be a steal if it was reliable.
FreeFaller
USAF LS8
If I'm not mistaken that was the LLSOC OLOA car. It did pretty well IIRC.
That LS was done by Lincoln engineers, and even they had trouble making everything work (and I think I read that not everything does work). That's a 4.6L V8 in there, not the LS's AJ, and it's a completely one-off race car, not a daily driver. IIRC, they used two PCMs, an EEC-V (I think) to control the engine, and the LS's computers to control everything else.Fla02LS said:
Those guys had trouble making things work, and they designed the damned car, for cryin' out loud.
TheRebel
Dedicated LVC Member
Has anyone ever seen a cowl induction hood for the LS? I think a wide cowl but not aggressive, maybe a .5 to 1 inch raise would look good. Also it would give a little more clearance for something like Quik's supercharger. I would like to see it rise from the two lines that are already in the hood to give it a more subtle look, wouldn't a cowl induction also help keep the engine cooler since the heat could dissipate through the opening? Just an idea, it might even look like crap but the picture I get in my head looks good.
I'd love to have a hood, even carbon fiber, it would go nice w/ my LS aslong as I get some other CF things to the exterior. Either that or paint it the stock color, CF when painted looks great imo.
I do not know if I'd want a scoop though, maybe if it was dual scoops w/ the openings facing the windshield.
I do not know if I'd want a scoop though, maybe if it was dual scoops w/ the openings facing the windshield.