Lifting the hood for speed runs and track use - a good or bad thing?

[john chesnut]

Thanks for the info and the link Ron. I went to it and read it, but, didn't see the pictures.
I have seen Morris's car and it's a masterpiece.

My car has a Cobra body but everything else was custom built by me. I was trying to duct the air passing through the radiator out the side. The engine compartment is sealed and the air is ducted to the side. I don't run inner fenders either.

The frame is a space frame skinned with aluminum. It has a flat bottom with full aluminum under tray. The Trans tunnel is a stressed "Backbone". I sit in the frame, not on top of it. The headers are routed up and over the foot boxes. They pass through the cut outs in the aluminum body cradle. (I think the radiator is 14 inches tall not 12. I can't remember exactly.)

I will have to try the yarn test. But, I do know that the car runs cool and is very stable at speed. I have never felt like the front end was light.

I had a blast building the car. With a Tremec 6 speed and C5 Corvette suspension it's a blast to drive too. I built it to be a daily driver. It gets over 30mpg and is still fast. It was the fastest car on street tires at 2008 Run n Gun.