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Originally Posted by philipswanson
Yea but it comes in shinny stainless. By the time you go out and buy the material, cut and bend it and drill the holes thru stainless, it might be worth the hundred bucks. You want it to look nice under your hood.
Do you think it helps cooling much?
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Philip: I used a little sabre saw to cut the thin hardboard and then glued it in place. No bending required. I didn't have the heart to drill holes in top OEM grille bracket to secure the stainless piece.
Actually, if you do decide to use the panel, make one out of thin sheet metal like the stainless piece, paint it the color of your car so it doesn't look like an obvious add on. It looks better when you open your hood and don't see that stainless piece on top of your grille. You want it to blend in.
But, that's just my thinking.
I never did any before and after temp checks regarding the panel I made.
It would be neat to see a wind smoke tunnel test showing how the air coming thru the front grille circulates and flows through the radiator under the hood and then exits for new incoming fresh air. Wonder if anyone knows?