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Old 04-09-2010, 01:46 AM   #13 (permalink)
wildfire8
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Racer XD - '06 Hyundi Elantra GT
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard View Post
You might want to try a different balance: bigger opening below the bumper, and block off at least the upper part of the upper grill? Here's a drawing from the Hucho book on this:



Also, is there an opening under the chin where the air can "leak" out before it passes through the radiator?
No there is no opening under the chin. The belly pan is covering that up. I also have some coroplast at the bottom of the bumper angled up so the air that hits it goes in to the radiator instead of just hitting the frame.
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2006 Hyundai Elantra GT 2.0L (Manual)
Weapon-R secret weapon intake with ram air kit ScanGauge Belly Pan

http://www.cars.com/ City 27 mpg - Highway 34 mpg
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/ City 23 mpg - Highway 31 mpg - Combined 26 mpg

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