Best Front Bumper for Intercooler?
02-03-2009, 10:50 AM
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Best Front Bumper for Intercooler?
Hey,
What is the best front bumper when you have an intercooler? I don't want something super ricey though. The 03/04 Cobra bumper looks better than the GT one but are there any other suggestions you guys have?
Thanks
What is the best front bumper when you have an intercooler? I don't want something super ricey though. The 03/04 Cobra bumper looks better than the GT one but are there any other suggestions you guys have?
Thanks
02-03-2009, 11:08 AM
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I checked that one out. It looks like it does have a good opening for an IC.
Only thing is I'm not a huge fan of the Roush kits. But something to consider. Thanks for the input. Any others? (with pics maybe
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Only thing is I'm not a huge fan of the Roush kits. But something to consider. Thanks for the input. Any others? (with pics maybe
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02-03-2009, 11:39 AM
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Nice, that's a pretty mean looking front end.
I think I may have misworded my original post, I'm more concerned with functionality and a larger opening where the intercooler would be mounted to maximize it's usefulness.
I think I may have misworded my original post, I'm more concerned with functionality and a larger opening where the intercooler would be mounted to maximize it's usefulness.
02-03-2009, 12:13 PM
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Just remember the biggest opening isn't always the best. They did testing with Nascar by increasing the size of the opening and they found the air just went around the radiator. They closed the whole down and directed the air better and it had much better cooling abilities.
02-03-2009, 12:18 PM
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Just remember the biggest opening isn't always the best. They did testing with Nascar by increasing the size of the opening and they found the air just went around the radiator. They closed the whole down and directed the air better and it had much better cooling abilities.
02-03-2009, 12:21 PM
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I do follow NASCAR however I haven't heard about that. I know that they have smaller openings in the front of their cars for drag purposes though. On the super high speed races (such as Talladega), they tape up some of the opening to maximize the coefficient of drag but still have just enough to cool the car. I would think that the NASCAR testing only applies to top speed racing (180mph+), not necessarily to street cars.
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