people with front lips!!!
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people with front lips!!!
hey guys I used to run a front lip on my c5. when i put it on, my front air dam was long gone, it fell off on one one side and started dragging. What I did was took it off and didn't have any problems other than running a little hot, I guess. although that was about a year ago and cannot remmber what the temps were prior to the dam being on.
Today I changed my coolent and thought that would make my car run colder, it did but ever so slightly. My question to all of you guys is when you put your lips on did you take the dam off? the lip that I have is curved upward and I thought that would chanel air towards the radatior thus making it run colder.
I do not have the lip on and no air dam so its runing hot.
If I put the lip back on would that make the car run colder, or do I need to order a new dam?
Today I changed my coolent and thought that would make my car run colder, it did but ever so slightly. My question to all of you guys is when you put your lips on did you take the dam off? the lip that I have is curved upward and I thought that would chanel air towards the radatior thus making it run colder.
I do not have the lip on and no air dam so its runing hot.
If I put the lip back on would that make the car run colder, or do I need to order a new dam?
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The air dam acts like a scoop to redirect air up into the condenser and radiator. A C5 is a bottom breather. There is no open grill to transfer heat. You need that air dam.
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Best to have that center air dam on the car for the best cooling.
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I've ran without my full size center air dam for almost 2 years, after I installed the spoiler I trimmed my center dam down to about half of its factory size and have never had any issues with heat, but I'm also running a much better radiator than the car came with, I did this because my car is much lower than it was stock, and I also have a front screen where my tag was and it's opened up to feed my intercooler, I live in the South and it's a hot SOB down here but I'm cool 
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do you guys think I could get bolts at lowes ? I have the two side pices and they are in good shape and every one said they dont do too much other than asthestic purposes. I found a place to order the center one but it does not come with bolts, does anyone know the size of the two bolts for the center dam ? Also will it be okay to mix the two old oe side pieces with a new center pice?
thank you.
thank you.
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St. Jude Donor '13-'14-'15
do you guys think I could get bolts at lowes ? I have the two side pices and they are in good shape and every one said they dont do too much other than asthestic purposes. I found a place to order the center one but it does not come with bolts, does anyone know the size of the two bolts for the center dam ? Also will it be okay to mix the two old oe side pieces with a new center pice?
thank you.
thank you.
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do you guys think I could get bolts at lowes ? I have the two side pices and they are in good shape and every one said they dont do too much other than asthestic purposes. I found a place to order the center one but it does not come with bolts, does anyone know the size of the two bolts for the center dam ? Also will it be okay to mix the two old oe side pieces with a new center pice?
thank you.
thank you.
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I run only the center piece and my temps are fine.I have the ACI front splitter
Can clearly see it in the rear shot.
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Hey thank you, thats the same one I have. got a good deal on it from a friend that sold his z, paid 100 bucks for the splitter and the race mesh in the front.The mesh does a good job of hiding my dual air intake ports!!! I think I try just running the center one too thank you
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The air dams don't direct air into the radiator, they create a low pressure area behind them and the radiator, therefore pulling air through. The middle dam does the most but the sides will further reduce pressure (more vacuum).