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What’s up guys. Wondering if the front lower control arm brake air deflectors are needed when using a car strictly for roll and drag racing. I know they are more so for break cooling at the track but seems like they would actually cause some high speed drag when used primarily for straight line performance. Attached is a picture of the deflectors. Let me know your thoughts.


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IMHO there is so much disturbed air in that location that I would be very surprised if removing those brake cooling deflectors would make any measurable performance gains for you. If you are running trap speeds at 160+ you might think about it.
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Originally Posted by TxLefty
IMHO there is so much disturbed air in that location that I would be very surprised if removing those brake cooling deflectors would make any measurable performance gains for you. If you are running trap speeds at 160+ you might think about it.
From a roll the car sees 160+ fairly often
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