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| minnesota loon |
  Jun 8 2013, 05:58 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 111 Joined: 30-September 07 From: white bear lake mn. Member No.: 8,173  |
Since i dont drive in the rain i took out the rain tray. I thought it might cool down the engine. Any thoughts on this... cooler? or does it screw up the air flow to the engine compartment?
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| ConeDodger |
Jun 8 2013, 06:29 AM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 24,025 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California 
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My guess is that it would cool it down or the race teams wouldn't have built the GT lid and removed the rain tray...
But, the engineers must have tested and found the air flow adequate for the engine compartment, at least when new... |
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| vw505 |
Jun 8 2013, 09:13 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 228 Joined: 17-April 03 From: San Antonio, TX , Navy retired Member No.: 579 Region Association: None |
I took mine out. I have alittle more engine noise thats about it.
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| Dave_Darling |
Jun 8 2013, 12:49 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 15,161 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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Mine is out, until we get to rainy season, when it goes in. Driving in the rain isn't a problem with the tray out, but once I'm parked for a while the water can cause problems.
--DD |
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| damesandhotrods |
Jun 8 2013, 01:12 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 568 Joined: 26-September 10 From: Santa Cruz California Member No.: 12,218 Region Association: Northern California |
What about when you wash the car?
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| pcar916 |
Jun 8 2013, 01:45 PM
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Is that a Lola? Group: Members Posts: 1,523 Joined: 2-June 05 From: Little Rock, AR Member No.: 4,188 Region Association: None
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Are your engine temps too high? If not I'd leave it alone under the heading of "if it ain't broke don't fix it".
I don't have one ('cause it's a six) and occasionally I have to cover the engine compartment if I think it's gonna rain while I'm parked. No big deal right? PITA when it's wet and I have to store it in the trunk with other stuff. Mine's a daily driver so I have to deal with that more often than you do, but you'll get caught at some point, and have to dry out the hell-hole when it happens. In the south, that's fairly often with a DD. Good luck |
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| balljoint |
Jun 8 2013, 01:46 PM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,001 Joined: 6-April 04 Member No.: 1,897 Region Association: None |
I took my perfect early rain tray out and put it on display over the fireplace.
The engine bay sheds heat a lot faster without it when stopped. At least, that is how I deal with hot start issues. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mellow.gif) |
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| championgt1 |
Jun 8 2013, 10:48 PM
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Don't embarrass me Filmore! Group: Members Posts: 2,681 Joined: 3-January 07 From: Tacoma, Washington Member No.: 7,420 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
QUOTE(balljoint @ Jun 8 2013, 12:46 PM)  I took my perfect early rain tray out and put it on display over the fireplace. The engine bay sheds heat a lot faster without it when stopped. At least, that is how I deal with hot start issues. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mellow.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| ConeDodger |
Jun 8 2013, 11:28 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 24,025 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(damesandhotrods @ Jun 8 2013, 11:12 AM) What about when you wash the car? I spray on the waterless cleaner and wipe it off with a microfiber towel. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
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| minnesota loon |
Jun 10 2013, 04:21 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 111 Joined: 30-September 07 From: white bear lake mn. Member No.: 8,173 |
Thanks for the input. I am going to leave it out.
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| rhodyguy |
Jun 10 2013, 12:08 PM
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Chimp Sanctuary NW. Check it out. Group: Members Posts: 22,240 Joined: 2-March 03 From: Orion's Bell. The BELL! Member No.: 378 Region Association: Galt's Gulch |
find a lid in the same color. 1 with, 1 without.
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| Kraftwerk |
Jun 12 2013, 10:58 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: 6-September 07 From: Bbbbbrroooklynnn Member No.: 8,085 |
Tray kind of gets in the way when working on the engine... not a heck of a lot of space to move around back there... And I under 6'
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