True if the opening in the hood is sealed to the intake. I was talking
about having the hood installed on a vehicle with the stock intake
setup, or a K&N or something like that. I don't have any evidence, but
it makes sense to me that the air pressure inside the engine compartment
will be higher than the eare just in front of the windshield, so air
should be able to flow through the radiator, and out the cown hood -
which will keep the under hood temps much cooler.
-=Mike Kuriger
1991 Isuzu Impulse RS 1.8
2000 Dodge Durango SLT 4x4 4.7
Seth Hollander wrote:
> The air, I believe, does not push into the back of a
> cowl hood, but it is sucked in by the vaccum pressure
> created by the intake. Even with a hood with nostrils,
> it is not the air being pushed in to the intake, more
> the intake sucking in the air. These hoods provide the
> most efficient way for the engine to access cold air.
> A front-facing opening may push air in more, but I
> believe the effects would not be very noteable. Maybe
> I'm wrong, just my 2 cents....Seth
>
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