Jon Steiger wrote:
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> I haven't had a really good look at the newer bodystyle, but would it
> be possible to mount 2 ram-air inlets in the air dam area, and route it
> through the wheelwell and to brake disk? (Similar to the airraid ram air
> setup except you're using it to cool the brakes instead of the engine.)
> Sounds like it would be a relatively cheap thing to try, but I have no idea
> what kind of impact it would have on braking performance (if any). Probably
> couldn't hurt, unless you drove through a cloud of WD-40. ;-) A lot of
> high-buck performance cars have vents that direct cool air to the brakes, so
> why not do the same?
Jon,
I'm installing some Stillen front end stuff in a couple of weeks. The
bumper cover/air dam has some potential for brake duct hookup, though my
truck has the optional driving lights and that's the ideal place to pick
up from. I don't really want to ditch the lights just for the ducting
work, so I'm looking at what else can be done. By the time you mount the
bumper cover and the accompanying billet grill insert, there's little
room left behind the lower section of the radiators(I looked at
Stillen's project Dakota on Monday).
Man, I have to tell you, I was underimpressed by that project truck.
While their pieces look good from the outside, the quality of the
installs, surely done by their own staff, leaves alot to be desired. I'm
having a local paint shop do it for me. They do lots of this sort of
stuff and I feel they'll make it clean.
And for those who had inquired about power rear sliders, that Stillen
truck has one in it. Clean piece. I asked about it and for a moment
thought I might get a deal on a leftover kit hiding in their warehouse.
No such luck however. They don't stock them or have any plans to.
Bob
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