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i know its catching air, or at least i think.
any experiments taking the air dam for the radiator off at the track>?
never thought of taking it off before, maybe pick up a couple hundredths?
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actually i like to take them off for bracket racing because they catch the beams if you lift/break, and really piss you off lol. i dunno how much it'll help stage, just try it and let us know
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actually i like to take them off for bracket racing because they catch the beams if you lift/break, and really piss you off lol. i dunno how much it'll help stage, just try it and let us know
thats another issue i never thought of!
beam is 5", i dont know if mine is higher, so it may catch every pass regardless of lift, or brakes.
ill have to measure.
I'd highly doubt there to be any benefit. W/o it the air it's pusing up to the rad would just become more disturbed air under the car.
W/o the side spill plates I highly doubt it would trip the beams. Hell, they've had plenty of issues with pro stock bikes and dragster front wheels not tripping the beams.
That piece of plastic under the rad has no effect on e.t. Been there, done that. Back to back runs with and without yielded same e.t. and mph on both runs when I had that part on mine.
its not about weight...
its about air resistance.
c'mon guys
im sorry, but duh...
it might help with the air resistance part, but third gens are already pretty slippery, so it wont help much.
you would be better to look other places IMO
its not about weight...
its about air resistance.
c'mon guys
im sorry, but duh...
it might help with the air resistance part, but third gens are already pretty slippery, so it wont help much.
you would be better to look other places IMO
yeah, i meant that there are better ways to improve your times. my concern is that removing the air dam will not direct air smoothly and youll just be left with no gains and no cold air for your radiator.
