hood block off plate and baffels... help
11-28-2009, 10:50 AM
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hood block off plate and baffels... help ok so I got an issue here and I was hoping someone could help me out.
So I was hooking up my knight rider led lights in my nostrils (which looks really cool by the way) and I dropped out all the rivots for the block off plate and baffles. Only problem is the way I mounted the lights to the back, I cannot get the block off plate or baffels re-installed.
Can I do any damage by leaving them out. Would I be running the motor lean? I recall a thread saying you can get water in the intake. I run a stock filter.
If I gotta do it all over again I guess I will, but I just do not want to do any damage to my car.
So I was hooking up my knight rider led lights in my nostrils (which looks really cool by the way) and I dropped out all the rivots for the block off plate and baffles. Only problem is the way I mounted the lights to the back, I cannot get the block off plate or baffels re-installed.
Can I do any damage by leaving them out. Would I be running the motor lean? I recall a thread saying you can get water in the intake. I run a stock filter.
If I gotta do it all over again I guess I will, but I just do not want to do any damage to my car.
11-28-2009, 12:28 PM
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I'm guessing you have a WS6. I debaffeled my hood a year ago and I haven't had any problems with the rain. Also you car will not run lean, thats what the maf is for.
11-28-2009, 01:01 PM
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I had my WS6 hood debaffled for the entire 4 years I owned the car. Even more, I had the hood sealed to the airbox for the full ram air benefit. Never once had issues.
11-28-2009, 02:54 PM
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Debaffled my hood during the summer and havent had any issues. Been through some torrential down pours almost daily here in Florida and driven through rain a lot faster than I should be and haven't had a single problem.
