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: Does putting a grill on front mess with coolant temps?


birdy
12-26-2007, 10:02 AM
Would like to get a grills for front of car and was wondering will this interfer with the cooling of the engine?

Muchacho
12-27-2007, 06:19 AM
Would like to get a grills for front of car and was wondering will this interfer with the cooling of the engine?

It depends on the grills, any car needs to breath. You obstruct its ability to breath and you will find some cooling issues.

tstar
12-27-2007, 09:51 PM
If you're talking about the Z06 mesh, go for it, your fog surround blocks off that area anyway.

hammatime
12-28-2007, 05:38 AM
If it is too tight of a mesh then I would say that yes it would deter a little bit of the air coming in, but keep in mind that I am not a physiologist!

birdy
12-29-2007, 08:35 AM
Good deal guys, thanks for the help. One other question: Are there any noses available for these cars that give more "air" to the motor, but still look cool? I'm more interested in the mesh/grill, but was wondering about the nose.

Smokey66
12-30-2007, 09:16 AM
Good deal guys, thanks for the help. One other question: Are there any noses available for these cars that give more "air" to the motor, but still look cool? I'm more interested in the mesh/grill, but was wondering about the nose.

I have the race mesh on mine and it looks great, didn't notice any difference in temps. If you are looking for different front ends you might want to look at the tigershark nose's. They look cool and I belive will get more air flow as you are seeking.

Lethal Tendencies
01-06-2008, 06:02 AM
I believe the tigershark front end is designed to give more down force to the front of the car and may not give more air to the engine bay.

birdy
01-07-2008, 05:39 AM
I believe the tigershark front end is designed to give more down force to the front of the car and may not give more air to the engine bay.

I see, the Tigershark body doesn't come with side skirts or does it? I have noticed over the weekend I could find the nose and rear end put no side skirts?