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Old Jul 25, 2001 | 04:46 PM
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air dam

what is the point of the air dam(air deflector)? i heard its ito keep noise down.
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Old Jul 25, 2001 | 04:58 PM
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From: First one out of liberty city, burn it to the ground
Whoever told you that was a moron... the point of it is to deflect air up into the radiator, since the front end of the cars arent open, air has to get to it somehow...

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Old Jul 25, 2001 | 08:36 PM
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