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Aug 6, 2008 | 02:13 PM

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Overheating with GFX

I have a 96 LT1 camaro with Wings west ground effects, its overheating. I dont have the longer airdam. I was wondering if I cut out the plastic piece in the grill and removed the shield behind it to get direct airflow to the radiator, if this would help? I like this look and I will probably put a billet grill there anyway. Ive searched and searched and it seems the only info I find about cutting the grill are for FMIC installs. Id rather not get a longer air dam cuz I dont have much ground clearance as it is. Has anyone done this?

Aug 6, 2008 | 02:54 PM

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If you're overheating while cruising on the highway there's nothing you can do except put the air dam back on....thats whats its there for.

If you're overheating during stop-and-go traffic i nthe city, it has nothing to do with the air dam.

Aug 6, 2008 | 02:55 PM

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The air dam is still on. Its overheating while driving down the highway. The ground effects block flow to the air dam. Its a common problem with them. I was just wondering if cutting the grill out would help or make it worse.

Aug 6, 2008 | 04:12 PM

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cutting it out should help since it would allow more air... but screw the kit, I don't think they look all that great on these cars anyway and as you have found they can cause trouble too!

Aug 6, 2008 | 04:15 PM

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cutting it out should help since it would allow more air... but screw the kit, I don't think they look all that great on these cars anyway and as you have found they can cause trouble too!

Well I like the kit. LOL

But you are right, it causes problems. I didnt know if cutting out the grill would affect the direct flow of air from the air dam. I know it will affect it some, but I wasnt sure if it would enough to hinder cooling.