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Has anybody opened their fenders(Z-3ish) ? I was thinking about doing somthing like this but I wondered if it would help performance?
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i know 2 people have opened up the drivers side fender to allow cold air to enter into the intake. a guy from fco with a black svt and red flame job has it. his car was on ebay just last week. and nclx_notch here from se michigan also did basically the same thing on a silver non svt here locally.
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Also a while back Deroke(screen name) was trying to get a group buy going on for something like this for tours. Not sure what happened to it. 
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Don't forget Rick's car! 
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did these people notice any difference? it seems like a good idea.
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Originally posted by 2G Sport:
Don't forget Rick's car!
dude, i saw that yesterday on FCO and i never got an answer back from the guy. that is something i would like to know how to do.
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I have never seen that car before. That looks sweet!! 
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That doesn't look too bad and there completely functional when moving, seeing how they're angled;) Theres alot of hotrod customizers that do that hood louvering, I wonder how much that cost 
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That's all fine and good but the louvers are facing the wrong way! The openings should be to the rear of the vehicle. Having them the way they are is just asking for trouble. Why do you think they call the snorkels on dragsters Bug Catchers (and the really BIG ones bird catchers). Every little bit of CRUD will get caught in there. You get the same benefits with out as much negative affects with the louvers facing the rear. Look at ALL factory louvers; they all face rear and most are indents (like the Z3). Nice concept, poor execution.
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Originally posted by jocatz:
Nice concept, poor execution.
It's not there for looks. 
It's there for a ram air effect. After, riding in the car before and after, it definately made a few hp (and looks cool in the process  ).
Originally posted by jocatz:
Having them the way they are is just asking for trouble. Why do you think they call the snorkels on dragsters Bug Catchers (and the really BIG ones bird catchers). Every little bit of CRUD will get caught in there.
There hasn't been a "CRUD" problem. But it's only been on there about a year...maybe we'll have to wait a few more before it shows up...
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