^^ Reminds me of a guy I knew in high school who argued that his car was faster in the 1/4 mile with the hood off, because of less weight and more airflow to the carburetor.
Others of us in the group said it would actually be slower in trap speed because of the wind resistance.
This all took place one rainy Sunday, with no chance to get to the track and see. By the following weekend, after he had to drive his hoodless car in the rain for 5 days, he'd put the hood back on.
So...in a stock 289 Mustang: Would 50 pounds (or whatever the hood weighs) less weight and more airflow (assuming more air actually gets to the carb and doesn't just cause engine compartment turbulence) beat the resulting increase in wind resistance?
I realize that wind resistance is not much of the equation until 50+ mph. So, in 0-50 mph, maybe it would/could be quicker by a few hundredths.
Thoughts?