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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 08:25 AM
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so is anyone going to make into production a brake duck system for the AP2 front bumper?
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Old Apr 5, 2012 | 05:50 PM
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God. The grammar and spelling here...? before the 's...brake "duck"? Lol. Someone talked about making a mold and selling it but it kinda died down. Just try a little DIY creativity.
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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 08:23 AM
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I went to a friend of mine who has a CNC and milling machine to see what he could come up with.
This is what he came up with, this is just a prototype sample, there's still some improvements to be made.







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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 03:03 PM
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There is a vender on this site that sells a great brake duct system for the ap2 I bought one 6 months ago but I don't remember their name.
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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 03:04 PM
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There is a vender on this site that sells a great brake duct system for the ap2 I bought one 6 months ago but I don't remember their name.
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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 08:15 PM
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SoMeOn, have your guy make an oval inlet for more airflow and make it to fit a 2 1/2 duct and you'll be golden (just squish a 2 1/2 inch pipe to an oval shape to fit the AP2 "intake"). The tube in the pic looks really small and pretty much not worth the trouble of running the ducts.
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Old Apr 7, 2012 | 08:42 PM
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Not a bad idea, I'll pass that along.
Running a 2" tube diameter currently. It gets the job done, though not ideal.
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I started with a 2 inch tube and moved to a 2 1/2 inch tube when I pulled my air pump. I didn't notice much of a difference on pad wear but that 1/2 inch is actually a pretty big step up percentage wise. Three inch is just too big to run with 255mm wide tires up front. Two and a half inch is the sweet spot of duct size and an oval shaped intake in that size would be the tits. I think your friend would sell a crap load of them as long as they weren't outrageously expensive.

Clarkster, ease up on the grammar police thing. English is a second or third language for many of the posters here and their second language skills blow mine away.

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Old Apr 9, 2012 | 08:40 AM
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this is true spanish is my first language, and question about the 255's, what is the offset of your wheels that you say 3" wont work

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I started with a 2 inch tube and moved to a 2 1/2 inch tube when I pulled my air pump. I didn't notice much of a difference on pad wear but that 1/2 inch is actually a pretty big step up percentage wise. Three inch is just too big to run with 255mm wide tires up front. Two and a half inch is the sweet spot of duct size and an oval shaped intake in that size would be the tits. I think your friend would sell a crap load of them as long as they weren't outrageously expensive.

Clarkster, ease up on the grammar police thing. English is a second or third language for many of the posters here and their second language skills blow mine away.

What do you call someone that speaks three languages? Tri-lingual.

What do you call someone that speaks two languages? Bilingual.

What do you call someone that speaks one language? American.
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Old Apr 9, 2012 | 11:47 AM
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Hello everyone, I'm the one who made those brake ducts for SoMe0nE2tAlK2. I can press the tube to accommodate a 2.5" hose, however I can't do it out of aluminum. It would have to be made out of mild steel. Aluminum likes to crack when it's bent, it can be done however the price would be through the roof. Metal inlets and metal heat shields would be best and less expensive. The only draw back is weight. Although with something this small the weight difference isn't all that much.
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