It's cold..... Really cold.

[_paralyzed_]

Awesome. If I said that on the kiddie forum 9 people would have cried, 11 would have argued with me and 4 would have asked for a ban. I just got kicked off of there yesterday for small minded people. VIVA LA RCM!

Metallover- off your license plate I have your parents names and social security numbers and your home address. I may open a new credit card! j/k, but be careful what you post on the net

[What's_nitro?]

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

I just got kicked off of there yesterday for small minded people. VIVA LA RCM!

I think you out-lasted the rest of us.

Metallover- I would cover the side that isn't in front of the intake. It's more about functionality than looks.

[Metallover]

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

Awesome. If I said that on the kiddie forum 9 people would have cried, 11 would have argued with me and 4 would have asked for a ban. I just got kicked off of there yesterday for small minded people. VIVA LA RCM!

Let me guess!.... Micro T forum?!?

I got the next section on. Now everyting is covered except for the original open area on the left which is where the intake is. If it gets too hot I'll go out and rip out some cardboard. Thanks for all the help guys!

Think I should say there's a heat wave next week and it'll be about 35! It's gunna be a big thaw!

[JThiessen]

You'll need to do much more than you have, and doing the whole thing (including over the intake area) will be fine. Look at a few semi's and guys with diesel pickups - they will have the entire front covered. When it warms up over xero, they will unvoer some of it.
Your intake will be able to suck air from behind the grill.

What's Nitro: When you get to temps that are below -20, and with wind, just being enclosed will likely keep the temp up about 10+ degrees than outside. And at those temps, over a certain period, fluids can and will start icing. Oils, espeically in the tranny and diffs, gets extremely stiff. Fuels start to either form frost (gasoline), and the parafin in diesel will start to solidify. The wind chill will accelerate this process. If you cant park inside, at least park with the radiator pointed away from the wind.

[What's_nitro?]

Originally Posted by JThiessen

When you get to temps that are below -20, and with wind, just being enclosed will likely keep the temp up about 10+ degrees than outside. And at those temps, over a certain period, fluids can and will start icing. Oils, espeically in the tranny and diffs, gets extremely stiff. Fuels start to either form frost (gasoline), and the parafin in diesel will start to solidify. The wind chill will accelerate this process. If you cant park inside, at least park with the radiator pointed away from the wind.

Like I said, there must be some part of the equation that I'm missing. It's been a long time since I took any classes on the subject. I've been outgunned 3:1 on this one, so I will take what was said as fact. The details really are irrelevant.

Thank you for the advice. My car is parked about 3' in front of a solid picket fence. I'm not sure where the wind comes from relative to my car's orientation, so I'll just hope it starts when I need it too. I have two batteries in it and that has seemed to help in the past.

[_paralyzed_]

maybe think of it this way-

when you are outside on a cold windy day your balls are much colder than if you were standing in a shelter, even though your balls aren't actually touching the wind. As things around you get colder you get colder. Basic thermal dynamics.

[Metallover]

Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

maybe think of it this way-

when you are outside on a cold windy day your balls are much colder than if you were standing in a shelter, even though your balls aren't actually touching the wind. As things around you get colder you get colder. Basic thermal dynamics.

To back this up I must add your balls get.... well they shrivel up. Not the actual balls, but... you get what I mean. They are just trying to get out of the wind more because the wind makes everything cooler.