cooling plates
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It looks good. It can be a functional cooling addition to help reduce heat soak and provide more cool air to the engine and the cooling system.
I don't think it makes much difference in an n/a application. On an sc'd application that draws air from the fender well a flat plate didn't seem to help heat soak etc.
With an aut plate, a custom air box and some additional mods, it does help provide a substantial amount of air to the engine bay with an sc. You do have to remove the factory one to see any effect.
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I don't think it makes much difference in an n/a application. On an sc'd application that draws air from the fender well a flat plate didn't seem to help heat soak etc.
With an aut plate, a custom air box and some additional mods, it does help provide a substantial amount of air to the engine bay with an sc. You do have to remove the factory one to see any effect.
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From: Behind You
Originally Posted by street_ruler,Jul 8 2009, 09:03 PM
do you know the difference between throttle response and hp gain? doesnt seem like it.
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From: Behind You
Originally Posted by street_ruler,Jul 9 2009, 07:32 AM
wow, you;re so cool. wonder what its like to be you...go canada
you're the type of clueless guy who makes people around the world generalize Americans in a negative way. welcome to the ignore list.
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From: Fountain Valley, CA
Originally Posted by chuhsi,Jul 8 2009, 07:32 PM
one of those import car magazines did a "myth or truth" thing about radiator plates. They said they helped reduce temp a little. It was nearly no improvement, though.
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From: lost angeles
Originally Posted by chilicoke,Jul 8 2009, 12:05 PM
... I actually prefer stock radiator air guide over aftermarket "cooling plates" as it slopes smoothly from the front bumper beam up to the radiator. Aftermarket cooling plates leaves a huge empty space between it and where the stock radiator air guide used to sit, which is a low pressure area and theoretically should cause air turbulence...
here is a drawing I did a couple of years ago illustrating this