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Old Sep 21, 2013 | 07:29 PM
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When I was painting the rotor hats and cooling vanes I noticed the rear brakes have cooling ducts that feed air to the rotor, but the front brakes didn't. On the inside of the front fender well there was just an about 2" diameter piece about 1" long. Is something missing?

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Old Sep 21, 2013 | 08:24 PM
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That is normal for a base car, only the Z06 & ZR1 have more ducting (stock)
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Thanks Ernie. Just seemed odd.
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I added these Z06 ducts to my 2005 Z51. This is work in progress. I cleaned up the area before I reinstalled the tires.
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My 05 has large holes, about 5-6", with a duct tube attached that leads to the front grill area.
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Originally Posted by ErnieN85
That is normal for a base car, only the Z06 & ZR1 have more ducting (stock)
Not true! The GS's have the front and rear brake ducts too!
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Originally Posted by Boomer4955
Not true! The GS's have the front and rear brake ducts too!


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Old Sep 23, 2013 | 07:10 PM
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Hope you didn't take your front wheel off just to take the PIC
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