Ram Air Hoods

[94stangfan]

All,

I am going to buy a ram air hood for my 86 GT. I also wanted to get the ram air kit that would make it functional, but it says it is from 87-93.

Anyone have any idea why it wouldn't work on an 86? I have the EFI engine like the 87+ and it is still the same body.

Thanks,

Keith

 

[a91what]

Most of the parts i buy for mine say 87-93 which is efi.. some parts say 79-93.. i know i just sold a cobra R hood to a guy in plant city he has a 86. the hood came off a 92.

 

[Maryland Stang]

It's because the hoods are different. In 87 the Mustang went with the aero nose which changed the entire front of the car. Look at a picture of the front of an '86 and 87'+ Mustangs.

Images courtesy of stangbangers.com

 

[94stangfan]

I did some reading yesterday and I found out the the EFI was an option in 86. It was included in the GT models, but not the LX models. I think that may be why they are excluding 86 because it isn't universal for all 86 models. Only those LX and GTs with the EFI. I am going to call Cervinis to verify.

The bodies on these cars are the same. I can bolt the front of an 87+ to my car and it will be fine. It is just a slight difference in the slope by the headlights.

 

[94stangfan]

I just got off the phone with Cervinis and they said the difference is the air box. It has to be moved down a slight bit in order to make it work. I think I will be ordering mine with the hood.

 

[a91what]

Nice, personally i like cold air kits, but nothin says fast like a working ram air hood..

 

[dgollem]

I have a Cervinis Stormin Norman hood and always wondered if the Ram air "adapter" would work please post up the results if you get it.

 

[Maryland Stang]

So you're going to swap the entire front nose from an 87+ just to get a hood?

 

[94stangfan]

Oh gosh no... I am not butchering my 4 eye... They make a hood for an 86. I only have to lower my air box to make the ram air fit.

The comment about the nose was just to demonstrate the cars at basically the same just look different.

 

[Maryland Stang]

Oh gosh no... I am not butchering my 4 eye... They make a hood for an 86. I only have to lower my air box to make the ram air fit.

The comment about the nose was just to demonstrate the cars at basically the same just look different.

Yeah, we're pretty much hip to that.