Originally posted by Pudmunkie:
Id do that if it didnt look ghetto


It's not too bad.

That picture shows it at the worst and most noticable angle. Looking up from the ground level.

You can look at the newer pics on my site and see that even with the camera moved up just 1 foot the gap closes.

The picture from the front doesn't even show the gap.


Either way I saw big drops in underhood temps with the various mods I have done. (which include that & removing the weather seal)

Also the thinking behind why the weatherstripping is there is in correct.
For instance the air above the cowl is low pressure as well. Hence the entire idea for cowl induction hoods. If they wanted the engine bay sealed they'd weather strip the entire hood. The seal on the cowl is to stop rain from getting in. Even with it gone there still is the plastic channel the stops rain anyway.

2000 SVT #674 13.47 @ 102 - All Motor! It was not broke; Yet I fixed it anyway.