LT1 WS6 CAI fitment problems

OK here's the deal- i bought a Warbird hood from Roger at US Exotics, whom say that he casts the lower hood structure directly from a Pontiac WS6 hood. So I buy me a factory WS6 CAI for the car. Well long story short- the intake is too tall and the hood won't shut. If I take out the filter it will close, but it is tight! So I put some lithium greaseon the gasket to see how it was lining up underneath, thinking maybe it was too far back or otherwise misaligned...it is dead centered- just too tall.

Well I start wondering if the WS6 had a different radiator cover that let it sit lower....or anyone else have this problem. I need to get this worked out by tomorrow at noon or the ole moroso is going back in. :cry:

Any suggestions?? :confused:

Could be the radiator cover or the bottom of the airbox; I honestly only know what mine looks like. There are pics on my cardomain website in my profile if those would help.

after seeing yours I guess i am going to have to remove the rubber gasket from mine...A guy on another board said his wouldn't fit either with the factory gasket in place either.

I have my gasket glued to the hood ;) cleaner looking that way... but there still is a gasket there...

do you have a pic of that?

I can e-mail you one probably... but basically I just glued it to the hood instead of the airbox... but I used some other weatherstripping I had laying around instead of the factory piece too.

I did that when I de-baffled the hood, and made it a straight-shot setup instead of having the rain-guard.

"but I used some other weatherstripping I had laying around"

This is what I was thinking about doing- so a Pic would be great!

Leedogg@crownvic.net