The Ultra Z scoop is at the front of the intake while the SS hood scoop is behind the intake. More air gets to the intake in the Ultra Z because the air travels to the intake directly from the scoop.

 

I also own a Camaro with the Ultra Z hood too

 

I'm sure the hood scoop helps as the car travels faster.

 

The SS scoop does have some plumbing to dump the air in front of the air box. The WS6, SS and Ultra Z hood are more of a cold air unit than a ram air one (but even bringing in colder air is negligible with the hood).

 

Barely. In order for you to get a noticable increawse in power from pressurized air (based on your speed alone) you would need to be going icredibly fast. There are TONS of debates on LS1tech about ram air and cold

 

Yeah, I know what you mean. I would buy it for looks also, although I'm not a fan of it. Just saying I'd buy it for looks, if I did like it.

 

Yeah, just get it for looks alone. The SLP CAI is a good system and usually does provide a slightly noticable difference.

 

No, the Ultra Z hood dumps the air in front of the air box as well:

 

so its just going to push right into the CAI? that cant do any harm. i think ill go for it

 

The funny part about the "ram air" hoods is that most of them dont put the intake in the right place. The car builts up a low pressure zone in front of the nose and the faster the car goes the lower the pressure is and therefore the less actual air gets into the intake. Bottom breathers like our Camaros need the plastic air dam under the car for this very reason. Having the intake scoop near the middle to rear of the hood would be alot better than right in the front. Also raising the scoop up a few inches will also pick up the air that is pushed up above the low pressure zone. This is the real reason that there are barely noticable gains from the "ram air" hoods.

Massey