Stock 96-98 cobra hood vs wide cowl

[milktasd2]

so which hood do you prefer? For the longest I always wanted a wide cowl hood. Thought they looked mean on the sn95, but now I’m kind of not wanting to get rid of my stock hood because it’s one of the biggest things about it being a cobra.

 

[Blown_By_You]

Stock

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[98 svt]

I vote for the best of both worlds.
The H.O. Fibertrends hood. I've had one on my car for the last 10 years or so. Love it. It's simply an OEM hood with a subtle 1" raised cowl. Those last 4 pics are old from when I first put the hood on. You can see the grills missing in the scoops/snorkels.
Very high quality (H.O.F. made the hoods for Ford for the 95R)
I'm not even sure they still sell them though.

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[Goose17]

I actually like all 3 of the hoods pictured above. I’ll add this though... as these cars age, finding an unmolested one gets harder. If you do swap the hood, be sure to keep the original to put it back on at some point.

 

[scottydsntknow]

If you must have a cowl hood, get the HOF one pictured above. If not, just leave the stocker. All 96-98 Cobras should have those nostrils IMO.

 

[98 svt]

All 96-98 Cobras should have those nostrils IMO.

No doubt. I'm a huge fan of the 96-98 hood.
As good as the curves on the hood look from the outside, they look even more sinister from behind the wheel.

 

[Mr.Sensitivity]

I actually like all 3 of the hoods pictured above. I’ll add this though... as these cars age, finding an unmolested one gets harder. If you do swap the hood, be sure to keep the original to put it back on at some point.

So much this. My cobra is basically bone stock. I catch hell for it sometimes but more than anything people love it, car show judges love it and people want to buy it because it is, again, "unmolested". It's like a unicorn.

No doubt. I'm a huge fan of the 96-98 hood.
As good as the curves on the hood look from the outside, they look even more sinister from behind the wheel.

Plus this. The stock hood is just sexy man. Although that H.O.F hood is a pretty sweet compromise.

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[9397SVTs]

I really like the stock hood. It's one of those things that make it a Cobra.

I went with a cowl hood out of necessity.

 

[Shifty Powers]

What they said. If you get an aftermarket one(which I did), keep the stocker.

I kept mine but there is slight damage on 1 corner of it. But I will fix it and hang the hood on a wall at some point.

Have to get rid of the big ass 00R cowl to put towards more suspension mods. Throwing on a gt hood here next

 

[Frankie1305]

I love the look of the stocker hood as well its #1. But my second choice would be the Cobra R hood with the 3" cowl.

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[Frankie1305]

This is my #2 choice.

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[1stCobra]

This is my #2 choice.View attachment 1551884View attachment 1551885

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that's my old car. Hood was a h.o. fibertrends 3 inch.