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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 10:49 PM
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ok flipping through the the old Gm high tech mag the other day i saw this..i love the vents on the back quarter ..I think they look great but does any one make anything like this ..ive searched but cam up with nothing but them cheap stick on hood scoops ..What you guys think

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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 11:00 PM
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no i doubt it
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 11:06 PM
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thats what i was afraid of .it would be nice if we coudl find someone to do like a custom piece and sell it im sure it would be do good . Its different but also looks good to me I think ill run this idea by my body shop friend see if maybe we can work something out . WHo knows if we succed may even make a few to sell
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 11:12 PM
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No thats a custom vent, it says it in the article. Also the vent is only on the drivers side of the car and its only their to bring air to the STS turbo.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 11:14 PM
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Originally Posted by ls1chris
thats what i was afraid of .it would be nice if we coudl find someone to do like a custom piece and sell it im sure it would be do good . Its different but also looks good to me I think ill run this idea by my body shop friend see if maybe we can work something out . WHo knows if we succed may even make a few to sell
good luck replacing those rear fenders with anything short of a saw, several hours and 12 pack of beer and then reinstalling the new ones with a welder.
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Old Nov 27, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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can you say RICE!!!
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 12:02 AM
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Whats so ricey about it? The vent actually serves a purpose.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by blacko2ws6
can you say RICE!!!
if it's functional, i say it's not rice.

that car is badass though, on a whole
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people say rice when they see something unique or different. If it hasnt been done 1000 times already its considered rice here. That vent is very functional and since when is wanting your car to perfom good considered rice? "im all american thats why i want my turbos to overheat, cause i dont want rice!!!!"

theres places that sell vents in many shapes and sizes like spoilers.com which is actually erebuni, or you can find a car with really nice vents that you like and purchase them from recyclers. i live right by rscr.com and they are great! they have everything there including ferarris and lamborghinis in fact i deal with the ferarri people on a daily basis and they are great. i cant see the vent in th pic very well or i could make a suggestion but you know what ive seen people do? take a hood louver off a 93-97 firebird and put it on the side to make an air scoop and keep it in the family. Do you have a better pic? i can hardly see it. Maybe he was scared of how it looked so he painted his car black lol
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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people say rice when they see something unique or different. If it hasnt been done 1000 times already its considered rice here. That vent is very functional and since when is wanting your car to perfom good considered rice? "im all american thats why i want my turbos to overheat, cause i dont want rice!!!!"
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 12:05 PM
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I like the idea of rear brake cooling
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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it kinda looks like the ones that are on mustangs, not to say its bad looking...
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 06:48 PM
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They grafted scoops from a Porsche 911 turbo onto the panels. And yes, they were functional... but I'm still not feeling them.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 07:46 PM
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ya it will prolly be a pain to try and do but my friedn jeff has a totaled out trans am that we might be able to use the rear quarter on to play with...they want be funtional but they may look good who knows. if not just scrap it..but ya i agree it is very unique and serves a purpose so i say its not rice...
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 07:53 PM
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it would be cool to make a set towards the bottom and have them feed air to the rear calipers
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 09:42 PM
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if you call david south at sts he will tell you it is off of an older toyota. sorry nothing special about it. but you can get it, just got to know the year. and it aint race. it is bad ***.
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Old Nov 28, 2006 | 10:30 PM
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i think it looks pretty good as long as its functional
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Old Nov 29, 2006 | 02:18 PM
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Its kinda hard to see, but reminds me a little of the fake vents on sides of the 99-04 mustangs.
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