Non-Stillen Hoods for Stillen SC
09-19-2006, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by WA2GOOD
I for one do not mind the looks of the Stillen (SC clearing) hoods for the Z and the G. But I agree it is an acquired taste, once you get used to the way a car with one on looks, it looks kinda plain when the stock hood goes back on. 
Yes, he (Mike S.'s ) Vision619 did opt to leave his CF Stillen hood on even after we removed his SC. Here is Mike S.'s (Vision619) car that we JWT TT'ed, and my G with the Stillen hoods along with a couple more of our cars with them on, I think they look pretty good.
Yes, he (Mike S.'s ) Vision619 did opt to leave his CF Stillen hood on even after we removed his SC. Here is Mike S.'s (Vision619) car that we JWT TT'ed, and my G with the Stillen hoods along with a couple more of our cars with them on, I think they look pretty good.
My god I creame my pants everytime I see that yellow Z. I have never seen a better looking car.
09-19-2006, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by USN HM 350Z
just cut a hole in your stock hood and leave the blow out. That would look pimp
09-19-2006, 12:41 PM
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The G35 hoods are little more understated and seem to flow a little better.
I dont mind the cowl at all... but those stillen hoods with the faux scoop are fugly!!
I dont mind the cowl at all... but those stillen hoods with the faux scoop are fugly!!
09-20-2006, 09:55 AM
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I opted for the cowl only and not the entire hood. My Z is SS, the cowl is CF. I had to cut out a section of my factory hood for my S/C to fit through and the cowl went on top. This would give me the two tone look I wanted without wasting more money to get the whole hood in CF then have the sides painted to match the car. End result looks good. I am going to wash and wax her today, ill be posting up pics soon.
09-20-2006, 10:16 AM
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This seem to be the best solution. AND you get to keep the crash characteristics of the factory hood for the most part. I would be concernd about a carbon fiber hood coming through the windshield in a bad crash.
Send a pic....
Send a pic....
Originally Posted by reptile718
I opted for the cowl only and not the entire hood. My Z is SS, the cowl is CF. I had to cut out a section of my factory hood for my S/C to fit through and the cowl went on top. This would give me the two tone look I wanted without wasting more money to get the whole hood in CF then have the sides painted to match the car. End result looks good. I am going to wash and wax her today, ill be posting up pics soon.
09-20-2006, 10:26 AM
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A buddy of mine that saw it yesterday said the same exact thing, LOL. The front of the cowl wraps around like a clip which holds onto the factory hood, rest of it is down with 3m tape which once on there its a PITA to take back off. Another friend of mine that works for a race team here did the cut out on the factory hood using an air saw and sander. Looks perfect under the the hood.
09-20-2006, 02:53 PM
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I dont know that I have seen just the cowl on anyone's hood. I would like to see those pictures. I know the hoods were like $800+ when I got mine, but how much was the CF cowl?
09-20-2006, 10:20 PM
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That cowl looks a lot better than I expected it to look, do you have anymore pictures of it... there were only a couple of sort of weird angles of it and one really low angled one from the front.
What did the cowl cost? And did it come with a pattern of where to cut your hood?
What did the cowl cost? And did it come with a pattern of where to cut your hood?
09-21-2006, 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by BlackSpec02
The G35 hoods are little more understated and seem to flow a little better.
09-26-2006, 03:48 AM
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This has always been my problem with with the stillen blower. I would be sold on it in a heartbeat if I could find a nice looking hood that will clear it. There must be one out there that will work.
09-28-2006, 02:45 PM
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Here's mine w/ my lip and varis duct finally installed.... Sorry about the low lighting and image quality. I just got the veilside and varis parts installed tuesday.
10-08-2006, 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by BlackSpec02
I dont know that I have seen just the cowl on anyone's hood. I would like to see those pictures. I know the hoods were like $800+ when I got mine, but how much was the CF cowl?
https://my350z.com/forum/media-share/221951-pics-of-my-z-tail-of-the-dragon.html
10-08-2006, 02:09 PM
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these stillen hoods look like a freaken mole on a face. so ugly
Stillen is only 5 min from my house. Untill they get better hood, no stillen supercharge for me
Stillen is only 5 min from my house. Untill they get better hood, no stillen supercharge for me
btw blackspec,the car looks good.