So Mike how is it holding up and what are your thoughts on it after driving with it for a bit? Initial impressions were good, just wondering, looking for continued feedback. 

Has anybody altered one of the airaid cai systems yet to get colder air to it?  I bet it could be modded to draw air from the fender and to better isolate it from the engine heat. 

As far as other heat reduction ideas go, has anyone tried removing the plastic guard from under the engine? What about the engine cover?  I know it's pretty but it's very insulated.  Also what about the noise/heat barrier attached to the underside of the Hood?  All these combined may help promote better air flow in the engine bay and less heat soak overall in the intake tubing.

I removed my engine cover.  I think it helps.  I was shocked when I saw all that insulation under it. 

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Quote from: mjhpadi on September 10, 2013, 03:34:49 PM
With a nickname like Lord Tubby Tub, I'm sure you'd look good in that black Ninja outfit back flipping your way through Mike's sub-division!

If you were smart; you'd know black makes you slimmer!

So bam; why you think you look all sexy and s*** in your neoprene driving suit?

Well, Mr. Stormy Storm, never thought I looked great...I went with the colors and the "Do Not Shoot I Am A Man" on the wet suit after a Russian Whaler followed me around in the Bay Islands trying to line up a harpoon shot when they thought I was the Great White Whale! 
Now back to topic....
Those who have taken off the undercover engine have found that it causes hood shake and doesn't do much to reduce temps.

I have a ton of Nerf guns to stage a war or distraction long enough to turn some wrenches!

I'll dive further into my experiences thus far with this set up when I have more time to do so, but not today....

Most of it's good, but I am planning on altering and/or tweaking the heat shield a lil bit further than how it was received by me.

As far as removing any of the under belly pans, I wouldn't recommend it.

Most of us who have, including myself, noticed vertical flopping of the engine hood.

This flopping, for me, caused the primary hood latch to fail when my speeds exceeded 140+ on one particular occasion.

Luckily, the secondary latch remained steadfast, and I had immediately deceled anyhow.

I theorized too much air, at speeds in excess of 110+, rushed into the engine compartment, and pushed up from the underside of the hood causing this observed condition.

I have since replaced my underbelly pans/covers and the condition has significantly reduced. Still present on some occasions, but not anywhere near the degree it once was with the covers removed.

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Interesting.   I wonder if opening up the grill air flow in front helps or hurts the situation,  obviously ford was seeing the potential for airflow issues when they put the guard in under the motor

Wouldnt some vents in the hood relieve the pressure?

BPD has hood vents from a new Mustang.

I wonder if hood vents, and removing the lower cover would produce better air flow in the engine compartment? Looks like some testing needs to be done

Quote from: n8rfastback on September 29, 2013, 02:51:05 PMI wonder if hood vents, and removing the lower cover would produce better air flow in the engine compartment?

Looks like some testing needs to be done

Most notably, refer to post 81.... 

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The underbelly pan is there for aerodynamics and, at least in the Flex, there are NASA Vents to cool turbos.  I have posted pix on this in other threads.  I have run at the strip without pan and it does not help times.  It was my opinion that my Flex actually ran slightly cooler with pan installed.

I have the NASA style vents in the under belly cover too, but they are solid and are not cut out, the shape is there but no holes in it

I'm also wondering if the stock opening in front of the airbox could be expanded upon or opened up a little to allow more flow from the grill area?  I looked under and beside the airraid cai and I just don't see where any extra tubing could even go to get fender air into the airraid box?  The fender area is doubled up steel like it's part of the frame and straight down goes right between the radiator and tranny and tranny cooler lines so it's gotta be hot as hell down there

Was your hood lifting even with the vents put in bpd?

Yep.

Worse actually.

I think there are different contributing factors at play......

Notably, the overall compromising of the structural integrity of the hood by cutting holes into it.

The vents performing as intended, by expelling air through them.

Then removing the under belly pans, combined with the higher speeds and resulting higher air velocities, pushing up from the bottom of the engine compartment and towards the underside of the hood.

I would say that anyone travelling under 100MPH is good to go (to remove the pans).... but in the same token, it goes w/o saying that leaving the pans intact, will likely help with aerodynamics in a grander sense.