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Originally Posted by eastbay
Sometimes the gas mileage will go down a hair but the bonus is usually the temp gauge will read much lower with the covers off.
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After having an alternator failure in my 348 (the alternator is positioned close to the underside of the engine near the exhaust headers), I elected to keep the cover off to allow for more fresh air into the area and was pleased to see cooler temperature readings in the engine bay after doing so.