I see.....But how would air ruching through a hot
radiator lower temperatures?
--- Michael Kuriger <michael@isuzu-mods.com> wrote:
> 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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