If Bigblue milled a finned VP cover and you ran the 3" flex cool air...

 

Hauling–in-Dixie made that same suggestion to me a few years ago when I had my 1991. It turned out to be the best and cheapest modification I ever made.

 

Just a thought here. In fire school they taught us to remove, chop out the screen window in a burning building. They said it can reduce air flow by as much as 60%. Thats a big reduction when you think of only letting your engine breath 40% of what it needs. This is why I don't run a screen infront of my grill. Like I said, just a thought to ponder.

 

I guess I should have been more clear, I don't run window screen which is 1/16" but rather 1/8" hardware cloth.
I've noticed no difference on my intake air temp gauge with or without the screen.
Even with window screen the restiction has to be less than coolers full of bugs.

 

What color do yall want? I'm thinking anodized blue with a silver ram's head milled into the top of the fins. Beer, helping stupid people have ideas since 1786.

 

 

"Beer, helping stupid people have ideas since 1786"...lol...
Before giving up on some bad tasting cheap beer, pour it in a glass and give it another chance....pouring and enjoying some 99 cent brew

 

Ok so what is hardware cloth? Dont remember ever seeing this??

 

Hardware cloth is the common name for screen.
Usually anything courser than window screen is called hardware cloth.
Either word will get you what you want usually.

 

Hardware cloth usually is a heavier guage wire than screen, with the intersections welded, brazed, or soldered instead of just a woven screen. Openings are usually square with a gradation # or the side length as the size. 1/8 would have a square opening of 1/8" by 1/8". Hardware cloth is much sturdier than most screens, making it useful for building wire cages, lower fencing sections, etc. I have used it buried and running out from garden fencing to deter animals from digging under the fence. My Grandpa used to use it for the same reason around his chicken yard.

 

this is so, but I have been running hardware store nylon screen material in front of my coolers since the truck was new. Never had an adverse affect.

 

There is a factor that most are not looking at...

1. The truck it moving though the air at 55-75 MPH... Different than just sitting at a stop.

2. The fan will help pull the air though the screen and coolers... At slower speeds..

I was also warned about the screen in fornt of the cooler... So I pulled it out until I can figure a better way... Soon enough I will get tired of clean the coolers...

If I do figure out a way... I might have to make on for the bike to keep the bugs out of it's radiator and my teeth... (Spit!)

 

Like I said before, no matter how fine the screen is it has to flow better than coolers full of bugs.

 

I also have always used screen on my rigs to block bugs and rocks, much easier to clean grill and screen with just garden hose, than trying to clean condenser/rad continually. Pressure washer ok IF you don't get too close and dent/bend fins(decreases cooling capabilities). Screen on grill stops virtually all bugs/rocks from getting onto condensor/rad.