Well it looks different...bling! I have the same set up... Spearco, bosch pump, distilled water with water wetter (can you really make water wetter?) I even have a vented hood, and I just love the "feel" of the early morning low iat's and the that extra brute feeling....but no matter what you do, you will never be able to keep it as cool as you want. If you put something in an oven it is going to get hot, no matter how hard you try and keep it cool...and the longer it is in there, well the more difficult the battle.

 

Yeah i also run a Top Secret cf vented hood with hood spacers but your right no matter what it will get hot but this will help slow it down from getting hot.

 

and yeah im not a fan of the gold!

 

not sure if its worth mentioning but why not try a small puller fan on the HE itself...

 

thought about that too.