<VV> PARADE HEAT ISSUES?

[Bryan Blackwell]

On May 30, 2013, at 11:36 PM, Mark Durham wrote:

> A General question: has anyone conducted tests on a engine with all GM
> stuff in place, versus the doors and stats off, then the complete shrouds
> off, to see the difference in engine temps? Just curious.

Funny you should ask - there is a "General" answer, as in Chevrolet did several tests.  I'll have to look and find exactly where they were published, but there is a table out there.

The short answer that I recall is the engine runs cooler without the lower shrouds.

--Bryan

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