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Old Aug 6, 2011 | 11:44 PM
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I agree. And the shroud and radiator cover kinda help hold everything in place too. I just installed a Honker today, and without the shroud and cover, the radiator and cooling fans are kinda loose... Sounds a little sketchy to me!
I'm still using the radiator cover, but I'm not using the shroud. The radiator cover keeps everything in place... in fact when doing the front plate mod, you remove the shroud. If it seems sketchy to you, the search button will be your biggest friend. Removing the radiator shroud will not work with the honker.
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Old Aug 6, 2011 | 11:47 PM
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Heres mine too..!
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 08:56 AM
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Works well for me too and it really does get the temps down!

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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 10:20 AM
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I dont have this setup as Im going thru a pretty different setup. but here's what I did when I deleted the shroud. I had the C5.5 bumper to. Def a CAI with that big *** opening



Hope this shows it enough ( sorry I didnt take many pics of this setup).


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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by All_Motor_C5LS6
I'm still using the radiator cover, but I'm not using the shroud. The radiator cover keeps everything in place... in fact when doing the front plate mod, you remove the shroud. If it seems sketchy to you, the search button will be your biggest friend. Removing the radiator shroud will not work with the honker.
That makes sense. I didn't know you had a Vararam with your setup and were using the cover. The "sketchiness" implied no shroud, no cover, and a non-Vararam filter.
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 01:47 PM
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David,, i am in Plano and seeing the same temps as you.. Glad i am not the only one... Solution... Drive my Charger!


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Yeah pics! Im in Dallas having the same problem. Mines getting in the 230s
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 09:10 PM
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I live in Florida and I have a chip so I always run hotter than average in summer but I read about Water on a post and tried it, I've only taken the car out once since I added it but it did seem to make a difference of about 5 degrees.
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Old Aug 7, 2011 | 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by C5RClone
I live in Florida and I have a chip so I always run hotter than average in summer but I read about Water on a post and tried it, I've only taken the car out once since I added it but it did seem to make a difference of about 5 degrees.
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Or you can put on a Cool-It in about 10 minutes and not worry about it.

I live in Sacramento where temps over 100 are common this time of year. After installing this, my temp gauge watching days are over.

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