Originally posted by Derk2000: chillduke: your car looks awesome. Very very very 
Originally posted by RogerB: Actually, unchannelled airflow into the engine bay via a scoop could make the engine run hotter, as it will decrease the pressure differential across the radiator, resulting in less airflow/cooling of the engine coolant.
You need a sealed duct system from the hood opening to the airbox.
I never thought about that... Is this true and verified or just theory?
Ask Terry Haines.
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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