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Old 12-10-2023, 07:57 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by norcalpb View Post
It's not exactly a direct fit, you need to get the GR86's front sway bar mounting brackets and it's OEM front chassis bracing ~ $120 for all that.

You could be right about the oil pan opening venting heat, but in my amateur opinion it seems like the opening is far too big to create a pressure differential that will allow effective air evacuation, especially compared with the "louvered" flaps you have created. I'm just thinking that if that area was covered, your louvers would siphon out heat even more than they already are. Could be completely wrong about that though. Would only require some sheet metal and 3 screws for testing though!
I see your point on the oil pan opening. Possibly that may happen on idle or low speed driving, but once highway speeds are attained that oil pan opening would possibly help evacuate air out of the bay.

A smoke machine would be great to see how the air exits...
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