I'm in the process of restoring my 72' and I need someones opinion on something. I have the cowl induction hood, but I am not using the cowl induction system. Should I use the flapper door or just get my body man to close the space up?

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Are you crazy???? i would trade hoods with you stock cowl with no flapper at all for one with working flapper etc!! if your intersted let me know my hood is from a 1972 chevelle ss 402 car. brandon don't waste a good cowl flapping hood!!!!!!!

Its not stock, the owner before me replaced the original hood with this one.

I would not have him seal it. Use as is and you may want to add the function later on.

Keep the flapper door!

If you are shooting for a buildsheet correct auto of course replace it with whats original.... I'd go the other way and get the induction system working... best thing I ever did on my 72