Killer build so far!
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I like it. Do it!@audi2nr did this to his hood.
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I'm wondering if I should do the same
What do you all think?
Good pointWill those coil packs like getting rained on?
I have driven in the rain and snow and even washed the truck to test and there is some water that gets in but while in operation its not an issue as the engine bay area is so damn hot on these things that it just evaporates instantly with the engine running. Water only gets in and gets stuff wet when it sits outside and the engine is cool, with that being said i will be making a small removable shield i can remove for the summer months that runs the length of the openings front to back and like 4"wide and it will be bent down kind of like an L shape to shield the the area of the valve cover to keep water from getting into that area when it ever sits outside. As far as its cooling effectiveness i'd say it works amazing, the heat just pours out of the holes when in operation you can just see the heat waves coming up and out, i think any hole even a scoop would work however but after looking at lots of different scoops and louvers this option looked the best in my opinion. the forward most hole is close enough to the radiator that with the engine running and the truck not in motion the air exiting the fan immediately gets pushed up and out instead of circulating in the bay which is probably a good thing for low speed crawling / moving slow down the trail. i currently have an open element filter with a sock on it and at idle and not moving i'll see IAT's in the low 100's but once you start moving IAT's go to ambient, i am looking at eventually getting an airbox setup from @torfab that pulls air from the fender and uses a duramax airfilter. As far as keeping the bay clean, well i think the engine bay regardless is going to get muddy/dusty, how much more than stock or a scoop is hard to say but i think with a hot turbo in the area the effectiveness might outweigh the little bit of extra dirt you can just pressure wash out. i want to do some testing with another truck near me to get some empirical evidence but imo it works well. I also did some more cleanup on the edges as the pic you posted was a rough cut not fully finished, i ended up hitting the edges with touchup paint and painting the grills to match the paint which turned out ok but you can tell the difference in paint due to the 25 year old paint vs new and the difficulty of laying down metallic paint but i love it. if anyone wants more detailed pics or help doing this just hit me up.Good point
No issue with water here and it’s not any dirtier than usual after 5k through deserts and mountains.Good point
Thank you. I have a limited time to get as much as possible done. I think I have a few 4-days coming up, then all of February is a wash (National Training Center (NTC) California ).Moving fast bro! You’re def being extra but it looks awesome.
Well the LC is at @fourtrax house. He lives about an hr away from me. My HOA would go if I worked on it in my driveway. Hell, I can't even park on the grass on the side of the house without them complaining.I don’t envy your work schedule. You don’t think you’ll finish before you deploy? You have no life anymore. Your family is gone. You don’t need to sleep. Eating is overrated. What am I missing