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Thread: louver hood the only remedy?

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    louver hood the only remedy?

    pretty warm today in texas.great day to test my motor in traffic with a/c on etc ..from what i can tell these vettes fully modded out get insane underhood temps! cars not overheating running normal temps.just good god i hit a 172degree i.a.t in a 30 min traffic today.i have a relocated i.a.t for my haltech too. from what i/am seeing only way out is to go full race hood ?
    what are you vette guys doing with bigger motors under the hood to get temps down? i have after market radiator and condensor too.car is not getting hot.just under hood temps!
    tsp LQ9 408, wiesco -10cc, ls7s cam,tsp 5.3Lheads ,stock rockers with upgraded trunions,BBK intake manifold;ported polished intake runners,80MM Tb,haltech CAI,Longtubes,RPM full drivetrain,3:15 gears.

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    Running full time fans can help, so can a good cleaning
    of condenser & radiator.

    If your air is ducted nicely from outside then an outside
    IAT location works well - any error is at low flow where
    closed loop can take out the temperature induced air
    mass skew.

    As long as you're not boosted, anyway. That's a whole
    'nother level of whack.