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Old 02-23-2010, 05:14 PM
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Originally Posted by TheKingOTW View Post
To pull excess heat out from under the hood. I machined the stock hood louvers between the ribs to open them up. It drops under hood temps by as much as 30-40 degrees and engine temp by 5-10 degrees.
I'm taking note of this idea.

Do you have the fan sucking hot air out of the engine compartment or blowing cool air in? Can't tell if it's a puller or pusher fan in the pics.

Also, I'd like to see some pics of how you reworked the hood internal bracing around the other vents you added.
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