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Originally Posted by red91sit
Aero Warriors - The <I>Scoop</I> On The Scoops
This is the most comprehensive explanation of the superbird / daytona's fender vents. I also vaguely remember hearing that these vents were designed to help remove rubber build up on modern racing cars with their ultra soft rubber compounds.
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This is an interesting article. If anyone else reads it, note that the author's speculation about the fender louvers on the (then-current) 1999 Viper (actually, they appeared in 1996 on the GTS and 1996.5 on the RT/10) is incorrect. The plastic wheel well liner above the tire is solid, and those louvers cannot vent wheel well pressure.
However, the prominent side vents were/are open to the engine bay and wheel wells; the back part of the wheel well liner there is a rubber flap (just visible in the photo above), which may have served to alleviate wheel well pressure.
