Heat soak causes a decrease in power output, so reducing underhood temperatures allows the engine to maintain maximum power output longer. It was not a direct comparison, but illustrating the point that hood vents & fender vents are used to allow hot air from under the hood to escape.
Yes, from a vehicle with 2 inches of ground clearance and what appears to be less than 1/4 the grille area of the wrangler, with multiple times the heat output.
On any vehicle.
You have shown no evidence that poking holes in the hood achieves “higher efficiency” nor any benefit other than the potential for reduced under hood ambient temperatures. Not even necessarily proof of the latter.On any vehicle.
I'm pretty sure the Jeep and the Corvette are dissimilar. The temperatures under the hood of a 3.6L V6 as used in the Jeep and the Z06 are night (cool) and day (hot) in comparison.The point is to let hot air escape to help reduce underhood temperatures. If the underhood temperatures are lower, the engine runs more efficiently. So yes, having open vents in the hood actually helps in this regard. The hood on my Callaway supercharged Z06 has 20 small vents plus is open at the windshield cowl & the fenders have very large vents to allow hot air to escape the engine bay resulting in much lower operating temperatures. Pretty sure these guys know what they’re doing.
No photo of your Mopar CAI vent ? Are those forward facing ram air scoops ducted into the intake plenum ?I opted to replace the OEM faux-vents with the S&B functional vents and CAI.
After owning them for a while I guess I still like them, but, for me, they’re not worth what they cost.
NO MOPAR CAI vent. Just S& B components.
I'm not sure I'm following what you're meaning to say here.
At least somebody here gets it. ?
Hey! I resemble that remark. LOL. Lets "cool" the temperature down a bit. We're all cool because we have a Jeep. We all have different taste, style, opinions, and end goals for our Jeeps. I've poked fun at other people's choices, but at the end I've always said its your Jeep and do what you wish with it since we don't pay your bills.
Yes. Loved the look of the deck lid standoffs.
Probably. Also I bet there is a slight reduction in mileage. I suspect that the air entering the hood vents is now being directed out the side vents, and that the radiator isn't getting as much flow... but it's probably no worse than adding a winch.
Now this is functional. Pretty cool.NO MOPAR CAI vent. Just S& B components.
The passenger side vent is ducted to the air box. The driver’s side vent is open to the engine compartment. Both can be capped with a rubber insert which is a colossal pain in the ass to insert.
