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well, I've removed the 'under the vent' plates on mine MY95 UK.
Now the hot air goes out nicely, but is there any danger of any kind of damage to any parts (as water coming in, concentration of hot air on those 2 places)?
And as planing to put on an cone filter, I guess it should be covered as it is just bellow the grill (again water and heat).
Thanks for sharing any experience or suggestion.
Now the hot air goes out nicely, but is there any danger of any kind of damage to any parts (as water coming in, concentration of hot air on those 2 places)?
And as planing to put on an cone filter, I guess it should be covered as it is just bellow the grill (again water and heat).
Thanks for sharing any experience or suggestion.
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Ive done the same, but yet to fit cone filter... will make shield when I fit one...
More bothered about people reaching in and disconnecting battery..
Did post question myself a while ago..
David
More bothered about people reaching in and disconnecting battery..
Did post question myself a while ago..
David
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Hi,
Well lads i have done the same, only i have got a Blitz Induction System Fitted, now you two have got me a thinkin ! i ain't recievd any prob at this time, there is a fluted type grille available as a replacement from a company
Well lads i have done the same, only i have got a Blitz Induction System Fitted, now you two have got me a thinkin ! i ain't recievd any prob at this time, there is a fluted type grille available as a replacement from a company
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well, I've removed the 'under the vent' plates on mine MY95 UK.
Now the hot air goes out nicely, but is there any danger of any kind
of damage to any parts (as water coming in, concentration of hot air
on those 2 places)?
And as planing to put on an cone filter, I guess it should be covered
as it is just bellow the grill (again water and heat).
Thanks for sharing any experience or suggestion.
the SIDC faq mentions that this might cause heat soak problems, but the people I've talked to who've run thier cars without the blanking plates have had no such problems.
Some people suggest that you might want to put something over the battery to stop corrosion, so maybe a medium sized mesh, plus with the cone filter that will stop any bits dropping down there.
What I've done on the blackbeast (MY94 WRX Wagon) is to remove the plates AND the vents, and replace them with some additional scoops where the vents were. This stops stuff dropping down through the fish gills, plus it looks kinda groovy. I have an HKS induction kit so it also helps feed a little more air to it as well.
I have some pics of the scoops in place, plus shots of how they are connected to the bonnet, on my website.
The url is:
Now the hot air goes out nicely, but is there any danger of any kind
of damage to any parts (as water coming in, concentration of hot air
on those 2 places)?
And as planing to put on an cone filter, I guess it should be covered
as it is just bellow the grill (again water and heat).
Thanks for sharing any experience or suggestion.
the SIDC faq mentions that this might cause heat soak problems, but the people I've talked to who've run thier cars without the blanking plates have had no such problems.
Some people suggest that you might want to put something over the battery to stop corrosion, so maybe a medium sized mesh, plus with the cone filter that will stop any bits dropping down there.
What I've done on the blackbeast (MY94 WRX Wagon) is to remove the plates AND the vents, and replace them with some additional scoops where the vents were. This stops stuff dropping down through the fish gills, plus it looks kinda groovy. I have an HKS induction kit so it also helps feed a little more air to it as well.
I have some pics of the scoops in place, plus shots of how they are connected to the bonnet, on my website.
The url is:
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