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Old 05-21-2012, 06:43 PM   #22 (permalink)
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vena contracta

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Originally Posted by BrianAbington View Post
My air dam spans from the upper part of the bumper to about 4" above the ground. Only air inlet is Twenty four 3/4" holes in the air dam right in front of the bumper inlet. The drivers side is completely blocked inside the bumper and the AC condenser and the gap between the two is completely blocked. So all the air that goes through those holes goes right into the radiator.

The grill block is held on by only 2 zip ties so if the gauge does start to climb I cut them off and add the upper grill to the air flow.
You might do a GOOGLE search for 'vena contracta.' Wiokipedia has some good images of it and you might think about the holes you're using.Just a thought.
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