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Old 05-13-2008, 08:39 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Blocking the top tends to smooth airflow over the hood better. Without a bellypan the air under the car is never smooth so theres really no benefit to smoothing airflow over the lower grill. However, the lower IMO is still huge compared to what it needs to be. You could get away with partially blocking it, but your going to need to monitor coolant temps with a scangauge or similar device.
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