Subject	Under hood temps
Posted by	pilikua on April 29, 2012 at 12:41 AM
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Message	I am trying to keep a bone stock look but decrease under hood temps and had an idea that I wanted run by everyone. I noticed at the rear of the bay there is a rubber gasket on the pinch rail near the base of the windshield. When the hood is closed the rubber compresses and seals off the engine compartment from the cowl at the base of the windshield. I am thinking of removing this trim piece so that engine heat can escape up and out of the bay. Also while driving I am thinking airflow over the top of the hood will help pull air out of the bay. There is also little trim of rubber over the battery area attached to the hood, I am thinking of taking this out too. Has anyone tried this?
Follow Ups	Under hood temps - pilikua 00:41:30 04/29/12 Yes it's been tried. No, it doesn't work. The meeting - zellamay 01:51:44 04/29/12 eh...I disagree - aliaZ 07:08:39 04/29/12 you sure? - BlackholeZ 21:45:56 04/29/12 Pretty sure. I tried it, with no discernable diff in temps. - zellamay 22:22:14 04/29/12 thermal barrier coatings and/or wraps are the way to go (n/m) - LJZTT 04:11:19 04/29/12 2nd on the coatings. (n/m) - MixManMash 09:15:25 04/29/12 2nd on the wraps. Both DP and TP up to the cats. (n/m) - Gordo 93TT Daytona 13:30:48 04/29/12 I wouldn't wrap the DPs and TPs. But that's from a - MixManMash 21:54:58 04/29/12 IMO probably a couple of theoretical HP. My goal is comfort (n/m) - Gordo 93TT Daytona 22:08:08 04/29/12 Cats?!? What are thees 'cats' choo speak of? - vorpalZ 22:08:19 04/29/12 Well have to agree w/ you on the "Mummy Look", but - Gordo 93TT Daytona 08:09:08 04/30/12 3rd on the wraps, and cabin noise reduction is an added - zellamay 00:32:41 04/30/12 Short of driving without a hood, not much - samsung-Z [Houston] 05:12:25 04/29/12 false (n/m) - LJZTT 10:23:52 04/29/12 Read: "substantial" (n/m) - samsung-Z [Houston] 12:40:52 04/29/12 read: F A L S E (n/m) - LJZTT 08:02:09 04/30/12 One simple thing is I always raise the hood - Boosted1 06:34:12 04/29/12 I've always done the same. - white22sky 17:03:55 04/29/12 (flame suit on) Has anyone ever seen the JDM style of - Jayru 07:31:56 04/29/12 Pretty sure it's pretty popular in Florida too. I remember - AHos(Chicago) 09:02:06 04/29/12 Yep, see here it in FL, esp in Tampa and Orlando on S13's (n/m) - SkiFly01 11:49:07 04/29/12 On the street it just looks retarded I would think - Jayru 12:47:54 04/29/12 Contrary to popular belief, that actually does not vent at.. - MPV TT 15:32:56 04/29/12 Re: Under hood temps - pilikua 09:33:59 04/29/12 What are you using to read your under hood temps? - samsung-Z [Houston] 10:03:17 04/29/12 Re: What are you using to read your under hood temps? - pilikua 11:06:28 04/29/12 aaaaah, I get it.... - samsung-Z [Houston] 12:47:12 04/29/12 Make sure you have glass insurance. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 22:05:56 04/29/12 The seal forces the EB air down and out under the car - DVDBURN (MD) 15:16:24 04/29/12 Maybe that explains why the tunnel was so hot on my NA too - OverZealous (CT) 16:56:59 04/29/12 You can add a bottle of Water Wetter to the radiator - 300ZMang 21:28:22 04/29/12 As I remember, WW doesn't reduce water temp, just - zellamay 22:14:22 04/29/12 Re: As I remember, WW doesn't reduce water temp, just - 300ZMang 08:18:59 04/30/12 They wouldn't be the first... I'm interested to know how WW - zellamay 14:05:40 04/30/12 Water Wetter is simply a surfactant. - dogpile 17:04:22 04/30/12 put in a double f duct (n/m) - ztunerz 22:07:08 04/29/12
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