I'm concerned that wrapping everything will just keep heat IN components that really need to dissipate it. That's why I didn't coat my cartridges- for fear of baking my bearings.
I also thought about running some sort of venting, like you see for brakes, through the engine compartment, but I think taking air from the front of the car and jamming it up into the compartment would end up creating lift.
I have my cowl seals and stuff off, and air escapes through there, but it has already baked the gloss off the paint on the cowl panel near the scoop. Doing any tuning with the car parked and hood up results in incredibly hot outer fenders, too. After cruising, the hood hinges could brand you.
My main intake tube, into the carb, is ceramic coated inside and out, and then powder coated for aesthetics. But the outer surface temp is very hot during operation. Without an intake air temp sensor I can only imagine the super-heating of my intake charge as it passes through the engine bay.
I'll wittle together some shiedling ideas and share them with you guys soon.
Thanks a ton for the input
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