Removing Cowl Weather striping
08-11-2009, 08:24 PM
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I don't think you would see any benefit by removing the weather stripping. I think if you will take it off you will just run into trouble as it will let a lot of water into the engine bay.
08-11-2009, 08:46 PM
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I have an 05 GXP and have had my WS off for almost 2 years. I have bad winters here and I never have had a problem. Not to mention the recent Monsoon rains we just had a couple weeks ago. I Know it lets heat out since there is about 1/2 in gap between the car and hood with it off. I know a few people that have done this besides myself.
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08-12-2009, 10:05 AM
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yep, have had mine off for years now... no troubles at all...
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08-13-2009, 10:37 PM
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Really,how much heat escapes from removing the strip???not understanding the purpose of doing this with such a small area,does really help take away the heat away from the intake???
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08-14-2009, 11:17 AM
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got one comin'... hang on fella's...
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08-14-2009, 11:21 AM
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it's that looong single strip of weather-stripping that runs across the back of the engine bay...
just pull up on it and it comes off... you can always press it back on at a later date if you needed/wanted to...
just pull up on it and it comes off... you can always press it back on at a later date if you needed/wanted to...
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08-14-2009, 01:07 PM
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this is the hood... it's where I got the pic from 
it's not my hood... I can't afford it...yet...
http://mpd-inc.net/mc.htm
I do have that CAI intake box tho... and run mine without the lid on it...
it's not my hood... I can't afford it...yet... http://mpd-inc.net/mc.htm
I do have that CAI intake box tho... and run mine without the lid on it...
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08-22-2009, 10:53 PM
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I too, removed the crappy K&N trim cause it just kept peeling and tearing up, but not this(Cowl) weather stripping!! LOL!! The cowl weather stripping is tuff & perfect for those who have had the K&N trim-tearing-drama!! The only thing is that once removing the weather stripping on my Crusader, you can hear the motor a little more but nothing annoying.
08-23-2009, 10:31 AM
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I have done this before on other cars - this was a good reminder to do it on my Impala. So now the strip is on my bench.
I wonder if it helps aero since there is usually a lot of pressure at the base of the windshield and now some of that air can escape to the engine compartment. Back in the day when the carb was in the middle of the engine bay that was the whole point of cowl induction - was it not?
I wonder if it helps aero since there is usually a lot of pressure at the base of the windshield and now some of that air can escape to the engine compartment. Back in the day when the carb was in the middle of the engine bay that was the whole point of cowl induction - was it not?
08-25-2009, 07:08 AM
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Last Sunday I figured out one possible drawback to removing the strip. As the heat cycles through that gap it gets sucked in to your ventilation system. It was 71 degrees outside and all this warm air would start pouring in when you would wait at a traffic light. It was not heat like the heater was on, but maybe 10 degrees warmer than the outside air. I'm sure I could override it with the A/C.
I'll have it out whan I need to let off that heat. In the meantime I reinstalled it.
I'll have it out whan I need to let off that heat. In the meantime I reinstalled it.
