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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 09:53 PM
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Default Louvers on side of front fenders

Do these function to remove heat from the engine bay? If so, I am curious how the heat is routed? I notice that the Impala SS and Monte Carlo SS do not have similar louvers???
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 10:10 PM
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are they even functional?? hahah... if you open up your hood, and look down through, can you see through them?? or are they just stick on's like the Buicks??

and nope, monte's/impala's don't have them...
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Old Sep 30, 2008 | 11:37 PM
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Functional....Nah. They look nice though. Ppl need to quit sticking portholes all over their fenders alongside some 24' Dubb decals and some huge *** wheels looking like a 4 wheel drive car. Does anybody really think that **** looks good? Lol
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 08:05 AM
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Ppl need to quit sticking portholes all over their fenders alongside some 24' Dubb decals and some huge *** wheels looking like a 4 wheel drive car.
Seriously. I haven't seen this craziness until I moved to Tampa over a year ago. It's like the gangsta-thug homeboy wanna be's are competing with the ricers to see who can make their cars tackier and more ridiculous.

This place is right down the street from where I work...They ruin soooo many nice classic cars and quite a few W-Bodys, from what I've seen.
http://www.jakboyscustoms.com/
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 01:08 PM
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I just popped the hood on my GXP and peeked through the side-vents to see...sunshine! The vents DO lead into the engine compartment, but I left my wind tunnel at home and can't tell if they actually serve a purpose.
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 03:23 PM
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On my GP They have heat extractors on the hood thay work very well as you can see right through them
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On other cars I dont think there functional.
As far as the Buick portholes that the homeys put on everything here as well
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 05:48 PM
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Right now offense to any person placing the non-functional stick-on units on, but they look like doggy duty.
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Old Oct 1, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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yeah the big rims and the free advertising on cars is really stupid and a cry out for attention. We see the same shyt here in ATL as well!! And quite frankly, I'm disgusted of it!
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Look what I found on the way home last night see the stupid portholes on the charger and the rest of the garbage
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I got 3 words for that..... GAY, GAY, GAY!!! I woulda blew by that dumb *** and yelled that. Or asked if there is anymore **** they could possibly stick on that car to make it gayer or slower. Just when you thought imports were bad. Dum, dum, duuuuummmm......
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