Clearance for RPM Air Gap...

Frnknsteen said

I'm on the opposite side of the others I guess. I just bought the insulation for my Barracuda, and am getting ready to install it right now. My air cleaner will be a close fit too. I am running a 3" filter, so I am going look for a little thinner filter element, or look into different drop base air cleaners.

I prefer not to have the paint on my hood be part of a giant heat sink with the wind passing over it! :) (Messing with AJ!!) :)

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Lol I get it, and like it.
As you know an engine is just a heat pump; the hotter it runs, the less power will go into the rad and/or exhaust. Leaving more power for propelling the vehicle. That is why I run at a minimum of 205*F at the stathouse.
But the fuel system and the engine hate hot air,especially if it is forced to inhale it at WOT. And so I did everything I could to make it easier on her. And getting rid of the hot underhood air was a big priority for me. So I'm not kidding, that hood runs too hot to sit on with bare legs, don't set your grandkids on it,lol. But when I come in from a hiway run, it ain't that bad.I even ventilated it so it could breath after shut-down.
I know you're just funnin', and I enjoy it, and not everybody is looking for the Nth degree. I mightabin a lil anal back then