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Originally Posted by greazzer
Temperature Limits: Motor is equipped with thermal protection. For user safety, optimal performance, and maximum motor life, the motor surface temperature should not exceed 150°F (66°C).(See Heat Rise graph)
I guess you know something I don't, or I should say the folks at Devil's Own?
I can drive around a bunch, even on the hottest S.C. days, and I can grap the intake manifold with my bare hand and it's not "hot" or even something where I would feel I needed to pull my hand back in a hurry. Since it's seperated by rubber feet, I have a hard time believing that the ambient air by the intake ever gets above 150F even on the worst of S.C. heat ...
I will contact Devil's Own on Monday and ask them about your concerns. I am guessing they know perhaps better? 
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You forgot about the exhaust manifold and the turbo, which is under the inlet manifold. Heat rises and you have the pump mounted at the highest point in the engine compartment above the hottest components. There are much better spots, like next to the aux water pump, away from the heat of the turbo.