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H-Man · 09-02-2014, 01:06 AM

So on my last tank I got 38.47 MPG, now due to the current heat wave it is hard to advoid AC since on the uphill drive home my engine heats up my uninsulated hood to the point that the air going over the hood into the cabin air intake often is over 90F. I'd open the windows but I don't need the parachute like drag. How much insulation would I be able to get with in sunny socal, and what would make the best insulation material? I have to climb 700-800 feet in about 3 miles.

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H-Man The brake pedal is evil Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Arizona Posts: 401 Denny's Detector - '08 Mercury Grand Marquis Taserface - '17 Chevy Volt Thanks: 5 Thanked 57 Times in 52 Posts	Bringing down cabin air intake tempetures. So on my last tank I got 38.47 MPG, now due to the current heat wave it is hard to advoid AC since on the uphill drive home my engine heats up my uninsulated hood to the point that the air going over the hood into the cabin air intake often is over 90F. I'd open the windows but I don't need the parachute like drag. How much insulation would I be able to get with in sunny socal, and what would make the best insulation material? I have to climb 700-800 feet in about 3 miles. __________________ Getting sensor data off of a pre OBDII Toyota ECU via TDCL. All of this is on E10: Project E is my current focus.