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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 04:37 PM
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will removing my inner fender wells hurt anything ? im trying to lower my engine bay temp, and was considering just running without, but also heard that it will act like a big parachute and slow me down some what. is this tru ?
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 04:56 PM
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I see no point in doing this, not to mention that any time you run through a puddle or it rains, every thing is gona get soaked..
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 06:21 PM
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How hard is it to remove the inner fenders? I wanna install my Dynatechs sometime next week and heard removing them make it easier.
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 06:41 PM
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Not hard at all. A few bolts, plastic fasteners.. Thats the way I put my headers on, it def makes it easier
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 06:53 PM
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Yea, I saw your build, that is intense. Wish I had the money for a blower, but it's a daily driver. I got a LQ4 that I am doing up, looking at options now, reading threads. Might do a stroker with a L92 top end. I wanna keep the 4L65 and AWD, make like a 450-500hp goal.
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 07:31 PM
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im not worried about the **** getting soaked, will removing them make my engine bay act like a parachute
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 09:03 PM
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Get your headers jet-hot coated - that'll reduce underhood temps
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 09:05 PM
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Haven't seen any tests on this, but I'm sure the effects would be negligible. Except for the extra debris that gets in your engine bay, that won't be negligible. lol
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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 09:49 PM
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its gonna let air come from under and through wheels wells. but air already goes through. you have a cowl hood, remove the rubber piece in between hood and firewall and leave it at that. dont take fender wells off
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Old Apr 22, 2011 | 12:36 AM
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I run without mine, simply because I'm too cheap and lazy to go buy all the new plastic fasteners. Most got ruined when removed.

I don't put hardly any miles on my truck though. It's an 06 and has 20k miles on it.
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