removing the weather stripping creats a gap between the hood and the body at the rear of the engine bay, acting like a cowl. This creates suction by the air passing over the body, effectively removing engine heat from the bay. There was a thread posted way back that compared temp before and after in the engine bay. The only downside is that on the passenger side at the back of the bay, the vent for the climate control catches some of the hot air. The stripping comes off just by pulling up on it and is easily replaced.[^]One way to get around the climate control prob is just to cut the stripping and leave the piece in front of the vent...
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