I did this same thing with my Jag, tested the Fahrenheit with a temp gun, same numbers. Get hood louvers/scoop. Way more effective. My intake temp went from 144 to 103.

I saw a video of an experiment involving hood spacers And interesting enough it pulls in air rather than push out air when driving At a stand still it’s good at releasing heat but not so good when driving

This mod only improves the cooling at a standstill. It will actually reduce the cooling efficiency while driving at speed. The bottom of the windshield is a huge high pressure area. Which is exactly why every car uses that point as the intake for the AC/Cabin fans. Raising the hood back there will allow air to push in from the back of the engine bay and fight against the air flowing in through the radiator.

Love the mod to keep that engine bay temp down . Worked a treat 🔧 🤙

Rotor boys trick for keepin them cool as we have reverse bonnets stock 😎

Cool modification Bryan! I hadn't saw anyone do this for years! I looked at a 1967 Plymouth satellite 426 hemi car in a old garage back in 1980, the guy had the hood lifted in the back like that to clear the Rat roaster intake he had on it! Very cool mod! Thanks for bringing back the memory!👍

Be interesting to see e fine temps when you are pulling hard. I only say that because fluid dynamics don’t quite work the way you think. Firstly the air will go from high pressure to low pressure areas to equalise. High pressure air is fast moving. Low pressure air is slow moving. So over the front of the bonnet you have very fast air and as it compacts up smashing into the screen is becomes high pressure air. I’ve even seen air being pulled down into the bonnet at speeds as the air in the engine slips under the firewall easier than the air passes over the screen. Secondly I bet you’d do better buying a couple of bonnet vents and placing them either side at the front. This will release the slow high pressure air from behind the rad as it hits the engine. Then the air will not only pass out of the grills much better Han the back lid of the hood but will free up the air behind the rad and allowing the air to flow through better and cool the engine better. Hays what I’d do anyway. Looks way more cool too.

Well.... i now know what is on my docket to do this week

old school mod from the 90s that works well and is free

Sorry that I was so harsh when the 318 was such a fail. You have shown that you really can build, and that UTG just pushed you under the bus. He is making click bait and you're making a monster. Bottle Rocket has nothing on this. Now do the same with the Satellite, and the Buick.

cool trick to keep things cool

It's an interesting trick for cheap. My only concern is that if you blow a rad hose (or a hole in the engine) your going to get fluid all over the windshield. I have a better concept from something I ran into as a business owner/mechanic. A customer with a diesel truck who used it to tow boats across state came in for a power steering pump. I told him I'd get on it when it cooled down. He informed me it was cool enough to get started. I went out and checked, the engine was warm but not so hot I couldn't keep my hand on it. Every I/I boat has a blower to evacuate the air in the engine bay. If you look at an I/I boat you will see two scoops on the outside edge of the boat. One facing forward, one backwards. They come in all shapes and sizes. He had purchased two small chrome scoops and mounted them on his hood about 3/4 back. Driver side facing forward, passenger side backwards. This created a ram flow and allowed it to exit through the hood rather than out the bottom of the engine bay. The passenger side being mounted facing back meant anything unwanted coming out went on that side of the windshield and kept the driver side clear. Ever tried to see through an oil coated windshield?

I would just remove the weather stripping underneath the hood.

Most people would assume the hinges are just old and out of line ...

as I saw the hood pop in the back and you saying modding it like modding a video games that turns out getting glitch or freeze or lagging or crash just to realize that the mod need an update LOL.

Holy shit man is that a supercharged 1uz

This is great. I have the original 7m-ge version but it runs hot a lot. My question is did you remove the seal on the hood? Basically let more airflow thru? Also what kind of radiator? Id love to swap mine one day because its a super clean 1988 AZ car that was garage kept. It just lacks power. Ive seen the 1j/2j/1.5j swaps but the fact you went 1uz route makes me think of so much more. I know a guy that ls swapped his, so i need to find something thatll work for me. Have you done much weight reduction? I think theyre 4400lbs which is crazy heavy and im wondering what to do for now to at least get the best out of the 7m NA engine and help stopping distance too. Im happy youre doing so much to the mk3. I think theyre the best of the "wedge" cars and to get mine was a dream come true. Now the car guy in me just wants to work on building it up constantly. 😂

Vehicle airflow is something that is totally overlooked by most people. Build a good ram air intake setup and you can easily have 1psi of boost into your engine at highway speeds.

What software are you using?

what about rainy days? how much water goes in?

Hey, don't mean to be a super creeper here lol but I saw a few road signs and obviously all your NY plates on your videos. I think we're local to each other! Love the content. If you watch my channel you'll see alot of 890 and rt 5...if that means nothing to you then I guess I'm wrong in my assessment. Love the videos!

I’m gonna try this on my el Camino, it has an edelbrock carb and always suffers from the fuel getting hot during the summer

Always seen people do that but didn't think it would drop so much heat. Just watching the hood pop and seeing that v8 and supercharger peak out is pure ecstasy.

Couldn't you slot your hinge bolt holes and tweak the hinges a little? We used to use this material lycra spandex I believe. It would let air move but not so much snow an water. Could add some cool looking vents? Rivet them over the cowl sandwich that material in?

If you're an Ace Rewards member, you might've saved a few cents. And you might get a coupon for a few bucks off a purchase for your birthday (like I did recently). You really can't see the change unless you're looking for it...besides, you're going for cooling, not Concours😁👍

I got a bmw that could use this mod but unfortunately the hood opens backwards. I don’t think there’s nothin I can do about it

Thanks for sharing 👍

What would happen if it rains will water go in thru gap?? Well excessive water?

Nice little trick, Bryan!! I like it. Used to do that to my 69 Javelin😁😁. Cooler is better! Peace my friend

"Do you mind if I smoke?" doesn't work as a smoking tire pun in Japanese, because in Japanese what you're literally saying is, "Is it okay if I inhale tobacco?"

I should've done this on my Buick so the under hood fire would have been obvious.

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