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Old Oct 10, 2010 | 11:58 PM
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Do the slits on either side of the rear bumper have any performance attributes or are they purely cosmetic?
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I like to believe that they help with the airflow over the mufflers to assist in keeping them cooler. But, that may just be a figment of my imagination.
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nah i believe you're correct in that it's for muffler heat ventilation.
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Thats kinda what I was thinking too but Since I dont have mufflers there I was hoping they did something for aerodynamics.
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Originally Posted by m6 c5
Thats kinda what I was thinking too but Since I dont have mufflers there I was hoping they did something for aerodynamics.
If you believe hard enough, they do!!
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In a small way they may help undercar air flow,keeping pressure from building under the rear,couldnt hurt.
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In a small way they may help undercar air flow,keeping pressure from building under the rear,couldnt hurt.
That is kinda what I was thinking they would do, just act similar to a rear diffuser.
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they help the flux capacitor from over heating
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they help the flux capacitor from over heating
So I guess its running extra cool since I dont have those heavy mufflers in the way? Right?
Or is it running below optimum temperature and hurting my performance?
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So I guess its running extra cool since I dont have those heavy mufflers in the way? Right?
Or is it running below optimum temperature and hurting my performance?
what do you have there, straight pipes or turbos?
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They are there so you can see your highly polished stainless mufflers, of course.
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Originally Posted by jdmvette
what do you have there, straight pipes or turbos?
I just have straight pipes, dont have the money for turbos and personally prefer a NA motor to FI or the bottle.
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