[RedHardSupra]

I got a bolt-on ls1 firebird (no ws6) hood from VFN, and I dropped it off to my mechanic to fit it. He calls me up and asks me what's the point. I say weight, he says my stock hood IS fiberglass already and there's no point to replace it, unless I'm going to ram air hood.

Is this true? What's the weight of the stock one? the VFN hood i got is very light (13lbs) and while the stock hood doesn't feel heavy, but it doesn't feel like it's 13lbs either.
Confused and aggrevated,

Marcin

[RedHardSupra]

I got the flat bolt on version, it's only 2 lbs heavier than the pin-on, so not much difference there. Since this is just a hood, vs stock hood (whether it's fibercarbon or metal), could there potentially be 30 lbs difference in sound dampening material + mounts + struts alone? ( since we don't know what does the 44lbs for the stock setup truly entails)

If all SS/WS6/Firehawk people have non-steel, would you have some sort of different codes/part numbers for it?
Could anyone with a 99 Formula (or equivalent) try to stick your fridge magnets to your hood really quick?
I really wanna stick it to my mechanic at this point, as my car been sitting in his shop for few days now.
Thanks for all the info so far, it's good to have all this 'ammunition'!