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Saw this hood scoop - air cleaner setup at the local car show on a 440 Super Commando Plymouth. Owner wasn't there to ask.
Looks like a vacuum operated damper on the hood underside. The hood exterior had a square panel in the center that was level with the hood.
I'm wondering if that panel opened during acceleration. Anybody familiar with how this setup worked?
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Yep, pretty sure it's vacuum operated.
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It's known as the Air Grabber hood. When you open up all 4 barrels,(floor it),low manifold vacuum releases the smaller door inside the outside panel to reveal this.. 
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It is vacuum but it has a switch in the dash that opens the air grabber!!!!
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Thanks guys!
I never noticed that feature before. I assumed the panel opened up on the hood somehow. The picture is worth a thousand words. Cool looking. The switch makes sense.
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As already stated it has a switch mounted underneath the dash that opens and closes it. Has a vacuum amplifier canister that prevents it from reacting to changes in the manifold vacuum due to changes in throttle position. Much like hideaway headlights on Chargers. Available 1970-72 on b-bodies.
Plymouth referred to it as an Air grabber hood on their cars. Dodge called it a Ram Charger hood.
Last edited by Dave's Garage; Tue Sep 17 2013 06:43 PM.
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