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      09-07-2008, 09:43 AM   #47
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Originally Posted by sflgator View Post
However, the thing that I don't like is the fact that with these "open, in engine" intakes, they are not fully a connected and sealed box system like the oem stock intake (so the outside air comes in directly through the grill, through the snorkel, and into a closed, sealed intake box, and then through the air filter to the engine); this means that these open intakes suck a lot of hotter air from the engine bay into the engine...that can't be a good thing.
Cut some vents in your hood right above the intake.
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