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Dec 14, 2008 | 02:52 PM

nemss1

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!!!cut grill section out!!!

i cut the grill section out to just one big hole instead of 2 holes

will this play a good part in cooling better since more direct flow of air is going thru the radiator?

Dec 14, 2008 | 05:37 PM

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Have you also removed the foam and bumper support?

Dec 14, 2008 | 05:49 PM

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...remove the a/c condensor and winhshield fluid reservoir, and then I believe that's as much air as you can flow to it. If you get a pin on hood, then you can remove the latch and bracket to give you wide open flow. But all in all it might cause more drag. You should do a test and see if it helps at the strip

Dec 14, 2008 | 05:56 PM

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ya i removed bumper support and foam, radiator plastic, washer bottle and all a/c components. also cut the V section off of the latch bracket. wide open flow

Dec 14, 2008 | 06:05 PM

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Do you still have the air dam?

Dec 14, 2008 | 06:20 PM

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In that case, I don't see why it wouldn't provide a substancial increase in cooling. You could probably remove the lower air damn also. Look at the C6 Z06. GM opened up the front grille area so that it would be front cooled rather than bottom cooled.

Dec 14, 2008 | 08:49 PM

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i was thinking about doing the same thing. Got pics of what it looks like?

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Dec 14, 2008 | 09:58 PM

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yea that be sweet. How flimsy is it in the middle bottom? Does it want to sag down?

Dec 14, 2008 | 10:29 PM

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yea that be sweet. How flimsy is it in the middle bottom? Does it want to sag down?

no its not flimsy at all. mine dsnt sag either. it seems just as sturdy as having the center section between the holes there

Dec 14, 2008 | 11:12 PM

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also does anyone know if the air dam plays a role in aerodynamics with the airflow under the car?

Dec 15, 2008 | 05:54 AM

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mine has been gone for 2 years and never had a cooling problem, but i also done have the AC condensor or windshield washer crap in the way so i get nothing but air to my radatior through my fog light holes so im all good. PLUS i dont get any damn scraping anymore from the damn thing.