Hood idea
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Hood idea
No, i'm not making hoods. I had an idea to lower engine bay temps by having the hood up a bit. You know when you unlatch the hood and its about 3/4 higher now unlatched. Well, I was thinking how you keep it that height and still have it latched. Any ideas on what would work? What do you guys think?? I was thinking, heat rises and if theres a little bit of space, the hot air will leave.
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It's dark like Poe.
It'll work when you're not moving. At speed, though, it might be a bit counter-productive. A lot of S13 guys do that and all that happens is, because of the relatively high pressure air at the base of the windshield, cool air gets sucked IN. Weird, I know, but believe me, the air in your engine bay, heated as it is, is at a lower pressure as the air hitting the base of the windshield at any respectable speed.
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It'll work when you're not moving. At speed, though, it might be a bit counter-productive. A lot of S13 guys do that and all that happens is, because of the relatively high pressure air at the base of the windshield, cool air gets sucked IN. Weird, I know, but believe me, the air in your engine bay, heated as it is, is at a lower pressure as the air hitting the base of the windshield at any respectable speed.
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Me and my friend did that on the way to denver once. It kinda works. Until you hit slower speeds, his exhaust seal was busted so it kinda just filled the cab with carbon monoxide.
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I always thought that was an old hot-rodder's trick to keep temperatures down.
For extended periods of time that's kind of foolish because it won't be supported.
For extended periods of time that's kind of foolish because it won't be supported.
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I dont abuse the 7. If redline once everyday is abusing the 7 then ya. But I take care of her and you can ask all the people in vegas. Everybody is amazed of how well taken care she is. I dont think I need to now. I did have halfway temps for awhile but since I got the bonez race pipe, tempos have been down due to no backpressure I think from the cats.
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