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Old May 21, 2003 | 08:29 PM
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Default Side exhaust and ground effects

If i got ground effects and cut some openings for some z28 tips would the heat melt the fiberglass or the paint?
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Old May 21, 2003 | 09:15 PM
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dude that'd be pimp if you could make it work. I doubt that the fiberglass would melt...the paint might burn or melt though....
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Old May 21, 2003 | 09:22 PM
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all i'm really worried about is the paint burning i've seen some of the little beat up ricers that have that exhaust burn stuff but i didn't know if it's just black cause they don't wipe it off or not
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Old May 21, 2003 | 09:22 PM
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The mustangs do it with no problems. It would look killer that's for sure. This question pops up every now and then but no one ever seems to do it.
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Old May 21, 2003 | 09:36 PM
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I'd like to find some used side skirts to try it with i'd hate to buy brand new one's then go and f them up anyone know how much i could get some from a junkyard?
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Old May 21, 2003 | 09:43 PM
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I wouldn't think so, as long as the tips don't make direct contact with the fiberglass. I think the T/As would have a problem if it would melt fiberglass.
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Old May 21, 2003 | 09:57 PM
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how much room do u think i should leave?
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Old May 22, 2003 | 07:48 AM
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Another idea might be to have the exhaust tips ceramic coated to keep some of the external heat down.

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