Originally Posted by JHM2K

Good points.

And I agree, it's not dirt-cheap, per se... but it's cheaper than the R&D I would have to employ to find cooler areas. I'd be out the materials, bloody knuckles, time, and possible hacked-up areas underhood. And to me, even an insulated "box" would still be a bit warmer than a direct shot to cool air. We all know how great of a job our hoods do at venting the warm air our of the engine bay...

And yes, scoops look amazing too. Fake ***** don't perform work any better than real ones, but they sure do beat the gravitationally-challenged alternative.

And they cost $8,000, yet many marriages justify them. Hehe