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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 08:21 AM
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I am in the process of fabing some cold air intakes out of poly resing and fibreglass to run air from the front airscoops to the radiator. Going to cut holes in the plastic that channels the air up off the ground into the radiator. I don't run hot, but want more air at the radiator. Has anyone done this??
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 09:23 AM
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I am in the process of fabing some cold air intakes out of poly resing and fibreglass to run air from the front airscoops to the radiator. Going to cut holes in the plastic that channels the air up off the ground into the radiator. I don't run hot, but want more air at the radiator. Has anyone done this??
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Thats a great idea, I might try this for my intercooler. The only thing I can see that might be a problem is having debris go thru the tubes and smack intot eh radiator and damaging it. But screens would help block this from happening.
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 10:40 AM
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I was going to place some screening material between the intakes and the big old flat black piece (don't know its nomenclature).
Looks like I start fabing it up this weekend. Don't know if I will go round or square (rectangular through the end hole yet).
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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 11:10 AM
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just get a real radiator and you won't need to go through all this.
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