WIll the stock heat shield fit over the sock or replace it? THinking both would help. Not too concerned on performance gain, but would like cooler under hood temps and quicker cool down. Towing and then waiting for temps to drop sucks. I wonder if the under hood temps help:
1) less heat to the intake tube. According to bank's intake testing, cooler intake temps although small, do help a bit.
2) Make wires, belts and hoses last longer by keeping under hood temps down.
3) What about better engine cooling? If the air in the compartment is cooler, maybe some effect on cooling? Probably a stretch on that.