Strip Steak on PBC

Another PBC question for all of you PBC people out there. I am going to attempt to cook strip steak tonight. The instructions state to grill as you normally would on the PBC. I am going to put the grates on and cook the steak with the lid off to increase the temperature. Has anyone attempted a steak on the PBC how did you do it? I don't want to leave the lid off and have it get so hot it warps the barrel.

I tried Strip Steaks yesterday and cooked them with the lid on. Since I recently purchased the PBC I am still messing around finding a way to light it properly. I put 16 briquettes in a chimney, let them burn for 15 minutes and dumped them into a full charcoal basket. I left the lid off for 15 minutes and it was running hot around 340F. I cooked the steaks with the lid and took them of when they hit 140F. It was my first time eating steak cooked with Charcoal and they tasted great.
I spoke to Noah (owner of PBC) on a unrelated matter and eventually asked him about cooking burgers and steaks on grill. He told me that the PBC was designed for steaks and burgers. He stated once the PBC gets up to temperature cook steak and burgers with the lid off. Sorry for the long post.

Yeah Carbon that's a good point.