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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 10:39 AM
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Is it safe to remove the hood baffles in my WS6 hood? If it is, how do I go about removing them, and where can I find a kit? It's not a DD so I'm not worried about rain.
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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 11:00 AM
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Do a search, this has been gone over *quite* a few times.
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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 11:18 AM
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i removed them on my old Ws6, honestly 5 min after i took them off, i thought it looked horrible, and put them back on. the black was kinda fading off of them, so i repainted them black and stuck them back in. it looked much better then a big hole there.
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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 11:20 AM
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Is it safe to remove the hood baffles in my WS6 hood? If it is, how do I go about removing them, and where can I find a kit? It's not a DD so I'm not worried about rain.
I would remove them, i sealed my hood to the airbox and i love it. ohh, i have driven in rain before and had zero problems, and this is with a regular paper filter.
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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 12:56 PM
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Well I Only Removed The Big Air Baffle In The Hood. Since There Is Two Of Them, I Left The Small One To Block Any Debri. It Helped Wit The Air Flow.

To Remove It, Get A Drill And Carefuly Drill The Rivets Out. Then The Baffle Should Slide Right Out!
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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 03:42 PM
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thanks guys
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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 05:25 PM
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Take all the **** out!
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Old Jun 19, 2006 | 07:33 PM
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i thought the baffles didn't restrict airflow,i could have swore judson "s a m" did that on his car and didn't pick up nothing,or am i sadly mistaken ?i know it definitely wouldn't be the first time
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I am going to be removing both baffles this weekend and using the BGRA gasket to seal the hood. I added a K&N filter, left my MAF screen in place, and will try to rig the BGRA rain blocker for extra security. Can't wait!
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