Lets see some Engine Bay shots! ;)

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04-21-2013, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Bidwell25

That's awesome marine. When I was putting on my new grille I saw the pop out ur talking about. I wonder if there would be any benefit to popping it open to get more air into the engine bay? I have both air scoops so one is totally non fictional obviously an ones just for looks.

Well I'm far from an expert but i would think there would be plusses and minuses. Air gets trapped in that cavity and whatever pressure exists im sure aids in assisting air into the airbox. On the other hand extra air in the engine bay would add cooling to the engine area. Who knows?