So I am one of these unlucky people who has heat buildup issues in the engine bay. It is not overheating, staying consistently under 215 or 220, but the hood become to hot too touch. Today I have burned my fingers while opening the hood. While I am driving above 30MPH, the engine temperatures are lower, never crossing 210.
I do have a bad case of heat soak and i usually pop the hood open when i stop for more than couple of minutes and shut down the engine, like going for groceries. It does look weird that I have to popup the hood, but it works and completely eliminates the heat soak.
I did buy the design engineering kit, but it did not eliminate the heat soak issue completely.
I am Houston area, so it is really hot here, maybe this explains the heat buildup issues.
I have ordered my Poison Spyder louver, and plan to install it soon.
That sounds excessive … even in my experience with the 4.0 here in the Phoenix desert.
After a drive one night, pull in the garage and open the hood as soon as you can and see if your pre cats are glowing. If they’re clogged, you’ll have some excessive heat problems
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