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Old 05-01-2011, 06:49 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by California98Civic View Post
I have a question. If we doubled and trippled-up screens to create greater and greater blockage, wouldn't that also gradually bring down the beneficial effects of venting at slow speeds or at lights? Thanks.
Well, some, but probably not much. Remember that the air moving through the mesh at stoplights is moving slowly and therefore there isn't much resistance from the mesh. You could of course carry it to extremes and block too much air.
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