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Old Apr 15, 2024 | 11:46 AM
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Has anyone does this? Just saw this in the manual.



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Old Apr 15, 2024 | 11:55 AM
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Yes.

In fact, I took it off for the first track event and never put it back on (mostly out of laziness). Think it adds drag so for the street you can put it back on for a little better fuel economy. Was slightly worried about over-cooling on the street, but haven't seemed to notice any problems and think some people take them off for "looks" anyway.

Takes a minute to take off.
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Is it just one piece?
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You have two little plastic pieces (one on each side and one of which is also the tow hook opening) to remove and then the center pieces - which are two pieces exactly as shown in the picture (the smaller one goes into the bigger one). Then replace the two little side pieces (or just the one if using a tow hook).
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I took mine off and left it off, looks better without it anyways.
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Never put mine on.
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Never put mine on.
The factory puts them on, you don't (didn't) have to. If they are off, someone took them off.
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Originally Posted by C8Zeb06
I took mine off and left it off, looks better without it anyways.
I don’t track mine, just like the look better without it.
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