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Heat going into the engine bay from the BOV also enters the engine cooling fan which passes it on to the cylinders and the oil cooler. So we did not use a 'whistling' vent on the BOV and chose the straight snorkel which made it easy to attach a reasonable size high temp hose to it and route it out through the inner fender on the right side; this also cut down on a noise you'd hear through the rear plastic window on the cab top; making driving more relaxing; you don't want loud mufflers either.

So ya kinda want to ensure you section in where the air is going using baffles.
We wanted to keep the stock decklid look, try to get as much air through the intercooler rather than around it, and provide a separate entrance for the air we burn and use to cool the motor. Had to put on and take off the wing quite a few times, drive it for a few days in between to see what works and what does not work. And, naturally, when you got "stuff" in odd places on a motor you end up spending more time doing more 'stuff'. But, its a lot of fun.

Thinking back, would I do a turbo rather than a supercharger? Maybe, however, the instant linear torque is satisfying.

Oh. Yeah. That's one busy engine bay. I never get bored looking at it.




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