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Message: <blockquote data-quote="massacre" data-source="post: 903260" data-attributes="member: 11752">O RLY?Do you really believe this ^^^^ nonsense?This statement and a couple others did it for me.You guys just aren't fucking getting it.Cowl induction was invented for carburetor use.It was made to suck air in at the base of the windshield AT HIGH SPEEDS to force air back into the engine bay through the scoop to feed the carbs.Why then does everyone not understand that the same design sucks air back into the engine bay AT HIGH SPEEDS on a fuel injected car, when it is not needed?Modern cowl hoods are designed to clear tall intakes, blowers, etc. Other than clearance for performance parts(or looks for the ricer crowd), the modern cowl hood isn't even designed to do the same thing as the original cowl-induction design.For NON HIGH-SPEED use, there's nothing wrong with a little rear vent in the hood of an N/A car.But, by removing the heat from the source of a boosted car before it even gets to the motor, after passing through all of the different fluid/air coolers in the front of the car, it is more efficient and the rear vents aren't so necessary....at least that is the theory.........</blockquote>