[Bill in Houston]

Originally Posted by Joenavy85

I take out the gasket at the rear part of the hood(the one that separates the base of the windshield from the engine compartment) when temps start getting hot. It allows a small amount of air to flow through into the engine compartment, but i only do it if my intake temp gets above 130*, since my engine starts to knock around 135-140*

Have you used a piece of yarn to see what direction the flow is? Not that it mattters, maybe, for your purposes, but just for our general knowledge?