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| AZ914 |
 Apr 19 2005, 02:00 PM
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914 Dumbass  Group: Members Posts: 1,463 Joined: 6-January 03 From: Sunny Tucson Member No.: 98 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
Hey all!
Just wondering if removing the rain tray will give me some additional cooling that might be noticable on the temp gauge. Anyone done this or have any data to support it? Also, the side grills in my car have some sort of plastic covering over the holes underneath (no air passes thru). Not sure if this was standard on the late model cars or not. Thanks! |
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| 914GT |
Apr 19 2005, 02:33 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,101 Joined: 11-October 04 From: Tucson Member No.: 2,923 Region Association: Southwest Region |
Jason, bring it over sometime. Once the engine temp has stabilized (you driving it over to my house) we can measure the temp where the air exits the heads for a minute or so with my digital thermometer, then open the engine lid and see if it goes down any. If it does not go down, or very little, then probably no point in removing the rain tray. My thermometer has a remote pickup and reacts almost instantly to temp. changes.
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AZ914 Will removing rain tray help cooling? Apr 19 2005, 02:00 PM
Dave_Darling Yes, removing the rain tray "should" result in add... Apr 19 2005, 02:06 PM brant Yes a little bit.
I don't have any numbers for... Apr 19 2005, 02:06 PM nebreitling yup, i got about 5 degrees. it was noticable on m... Apr 19 2005, 02:08 PM jkeyzer I am trying to decide on whether to ditch my rain ... Apr 19 2005, 02:09 PM Brett W I agree with Dave. When I put mine back on I saw ... Apr 19 2005, 02:11 PM tat2dphreak <... Apr 19 2005, 02:26 PM Mueller <... Apr 19 2005, 02:31 PM Elliot Cannon <... Apr 19 2005, 02:40 PM grantsfo I removed mine this past week. ...it added at lea... Apr 19 2005, 02:58 PM Jake Raby The testing of the 914 DTM is almost finished. I o... Apr 19 2005, 03:08 PM AZ914 Thanks for the posts! It won't rain here ... Apr 19 2005, 03:23 PM Demick An infrared temp gun is a great way to find out wh... Apr 19 2005, 03:37 PM Rand 
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