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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 09:08 PM
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I haven't. That website has a couple different ones.
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 09:13 PM
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These ones, you can get them in black power coat or unfinished

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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 09:15 PM
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I got mine unfinished. It saved me $10.
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 09:22 PM
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Your going to want to have them face backwards to let air out. There is plenty of air coming into our engine bays but it is going almost no where from there. Air blowing over them as they are backwards facing will create a vacuum and draw the hot air out while moving. The 5.9 louvers work 100% if not better. I have a complete 5.9 hood on my 5.2 and I removed the drip trays. You can see the hot air rising out of them at a dead stop. Nice hand warmers in the winter time!!

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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mrtoofast4u
I got mine unfinished. It saved me $10.
Did you just spray paint yours then?
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 09:30 PM
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Yeah.
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 09:32 PM
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Okay, do you like the way they turned out?
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 09:36 PM
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I love them.
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 09:39 PM
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Sweet. Thanks. I think I'm going to get them.
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Old Mar 20, 2012 | 11:48 PM
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Originally Posted by country_boy454
Nice hand warmers in the winter time!!
x2 Just what I need on mine.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 08:47 AM
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Originally Posted by country_boy454
Your going to want to have them face backwards to let air out. There is plenty of air coming into our engine bays but it is going almost no where from there. Air blowing over them as they are backwards facing will create a vacuum and draw the hot air out while moving. The 5.9 louvers work 100% if not better. I have a complete 5.9 hood on my 5.2 and I removed the drip trays. You can see the hot air rising out of them at a dead stop. Nice hand warmers in the winter time!!



Sweet.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by ol"blue
Sweet.
Thanks! Work in progress, hood is slate color jeep is dark rosewood pearlcoat. Hoping to soon get the hood painted to match although from a distance its hard to tell they are different. Was going to cut my stock hood for the louvers but everywhere I went they wanted ~$100. Got the whole hood delivered to my front door step for $80!
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 12:11 PM
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This is a pic of the final placement.

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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 03:04 PM
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How are they working out for you?
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 03:05 PM
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They are great. I did a trail yesterday and finally didn't run hot.

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