billr99 Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 Well, regardless I'm not worried about it. As GShyneDM pointed out, the actual opening is a 3-4 inches BEHIND the egde of the hood, AND has a 1" raised lip on the front. Maybe if you like to drive in reverse on the highway in terential downpours a lot you would have to worry about it. I mean c'mon people, the whole UNDERSIDE of the engine is open. The FRONT of the engine has a giant grille in it. The engine is designed to get dirt and moisture on it.That's why man invented Simple Green and the garden hose.←Good grief, you guys sound like a bunch of women! Slater's right, don't worry about it. The seal is there mostly to prevent warm engine air from going into the HVAC inlets (which by the way, you can tell the difference in the heat coming in the fresh air vents in that respect), not about water or snow entering the engine compartment. Remember you got the hard plastic lip plus that area is drained with those big hoses on either side. It s also there for a bit of sound deadening, but in that respect, I've seen no difference one way or another. Beside the idea of getting the heat out; in theory, there may be another small benefit. By allowing air to exit from the rear of the hoodline instead of having to exit out the bottom of the engine compartment, you may actually reduce front end lift a tad.So far the only "negative" thing that I've noticed and its only happened once so I'm not certain that the removal of the seal is the true cause, but the other day it seemed that my windshield had more of a tendency to steam up (without running the AC) in the rain and only when going slow or stopped in traffic. But might be coincendental as it was a fairly cold rain after the car sat in the sun all day with the windows up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lax01 Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 took mine off...I can't say I noticed too much improvement as I had also tightened by throttle cable....however, my AC blew cold all the way home, so much so i had to turn it down and off....just throw the strip in the trunk and you can replace it whenever you need it...not too hard...also, make sure your drains under the hood are not clogged...or else water could rise up over the little plastic thing....the end of the drain hose is right above the two cv-boots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GShyneDM Posted August 14, 2005 Report Share Posted August 14, 2005 The seal is there mostly to prevent warm engine air from going into the HVAC inlets (which by the way, you can tell the difference in the heat coming in the fresh air vents in that respect), not about water or snow entering the engine compartment. ←Agree'd... the AC still works... just a tad less efficient, when you want fresh air instead of recirc...otherwise.. *thumbs up* I'll have to see for myself when we start getting cooler temps in SoCal if theres any effect... so like.. what... late November? December hahahaAlso, I washed my car today, spraying as I normally would, etc.only a little bit of water was found over my turbo heat sheild, but as I blow dry my car, it pushes some water deeper into the area. before 0 oz of water would go into my engine bay from that side... now... 1 oz does... *shrugs* Now, for those in snow storm areas, then maybe the seal should be put back during the winter periods :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slarti Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 My bad, didnt mean to post on this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lax01 Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 I was checking on VADIS and it seems Volvo makes a block-off plate for the intake manifold side of the EGR system...if this is old news, disregard this but here is the print-out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziddey Posted August 15, 2005 Report Share Posted August 15, 2005 I was checking on VADIS and it seems Volvo makes a block-off plate for the intake manifold side of the EGR system...if this is old news, disregard this but here is the print-out←wait I thought that blocking off would cause it to throw a code for low flow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lax01 Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 yes it would...but if we can get a work-around for the CEL, then it won't matter....and this is already usable option to block off the intake manifold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziddey Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 yes it would...but if we can get a work-around for the CEL, then it won't matter....and this is already usable option to block off the intake manifold←very true. and it seems to not be that difficult to install? a lot harder than tps replacement? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobcat Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 have been reading this post with great interest, may have a try of this mod over the weekend.by removing the strip, would you also benefit from removing the turbo heat shield? as the heat front the turbo could now be drawn out of the engine and this would allow the turbo to run cooler?just some thoughts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lax01 Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 since you have a 96, you don't have an EGR (unless you are referring to just the lining under the hood...its a 5 minute job...nothing hard about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziddey Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 have been reading this post with great interest, may have a try of this mod over the weekend.by removing the strip, would you also benefit from removing the turbo heat shield? as the heat front the turbo could now be drawn out of the engine and this would allow the turbo to run cooler?just some thoughts!←Hmm, I was thinking the same thing. But I wonder if the heatshield was there to prevent heatsoak to the intake. Not sure if this would reduce that effect enough? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteT5 Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 wait I thought that blocking off would cause it to throw a code for low flow?←I believe someone else mentioned this, but it seems that physically blocking it off could cause pressure to build up in the system and cause things to go boom.On another note, those who are worried about water, don't be. I drove to work last night in the heaviest storms we've had in a while. It was raining so hard, I could hardly see the car in front of me with my wipers turned on the highest speed. The streets were flooding and some people were pulled over on the side of the road waiting for it to lighten up. When I got to work, I popped the hood and found no water. It seems that it is all draining out or being blocked by the hard plastic piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GShyneDM Posted August 16, 2005 Report Share Posted August 16, 2005 have been reading this post with great interest, may have a try of this mod over the weekend.by removing the strip, would you also benefit from removing the turbo heat shield? as the heat front the turbo could now be drawn out of the engine and this would allow the turbo to run cooler?just some thoughts!←Perhaps Slater can verify/test this with his setup B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GShyneDM Posted August 17, 2005 Report Share Posted August 17, 2005 Finally photodump works... heres some pictures for future reference it may be a tad different for the older models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ping138 Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Where did you get that strut bar??? its kinds cool looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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