ok you know the 2 corner vents on the front end of our cars. is having those open ( covered by grill ) bad. could it cause unwanted corrosion ? or is it good to have open... due to the fact that the transmission and air intake would get direct air ?

Mine are open, I see no bad side eff3ects arising.

2 plusses
1. Looks better
2. My Cold Air Intake filter is right there so I force air into the filter at speeds = better performance
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The strongest way to block, is never to provoke a blow,
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All Motor Beast in the Making

Injen CAI, 55mm TB, Hooker 4-1 Stepped Header, GS-T Muffler, AFX UDP, S-AFC, 8.5mm Magnecor Wires, SS Clutch Line, NRG Susp. Motor Mount Ins., FU/RU/RL STBs, TSW Blade 17x7.5, Bridgestone Potenza RE730 215/45ZR-17. Front KVR Cross-Drilled Rotors and Carbon Fiber Pads

To Be Installed: Ported/Polished Intake Manifold, Rear disc brake conversion kit, SS Brake Lines, Rear KVR Cross Drilled Rotors and KVR Carbon Fiber Kevlar Pads

also, more air is gettin thrown past your brakes, at least the extra turbulence caused by openin the holes up.

i got the two outer hookd up w/ductin that shoot to this ghettoazz airbox. and the two that cover the fogs, i took them off also.

i need to file down the edges inside the fog light holes to make it look betta, but thats what new front ends are 4 right?

tia

You would only get air to your brakes if you ran ducts to them or removed the splash guards.

"The fastest draw is when the sword never leaves the scabbard,
The strongest way to block, is never to provoke a blow,
And the cleanest cut is the one withheld."

Michael J. Kulaga
e-mail: Michael_97RS@2gntDSM.zzn.com aol IM: MJKulga
http://highlander.dsmpower.com/

All Motor Beast in the Making

Injen CAI, 55mm TB, Hooker 4-1 Stepped Header, GS-T Muffler, AFX UDP, S-AFC, 8.5mm Magnecor Wires, SS Clutch Line, NRG Susp. Motor Mount Ins., FU/RU/RL STBs, TSW Blade 17x7.5, Bridgestone Potenza RE730 215/45ZR-17. Front KVR Cross-Drilled Rotors and Carbon Fiber Pads

To Be Installed: Ported/Polished Intake Manifold, Rear disc brake conversion kit, SS Brake Lines, Rear KVR Cross Drilled Rotors and KVR Carbon Fiber Kevlar Pads

I have had mine open for months with my bodykit and I have had no problems. I didn't really feel in performance gains though.

You get a ton of water and air in the engine anyway. (you're engine sits about a foot above the ground). Removing some panels won't do anything bad.

You get a lot more air to the filter on a CAI but you also get a lot of dirt. I took mine off a while ago and the filter was BLACK as could be.

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ok so im glad i have the short ram .. lol .. mike this is kinda funny u mentioned the splash guards .. when i removed the nose to put the grills on .. i forgot to latch the splash guard on properly ....the wind blew it back onto my tires and basically it burned a hole through the guard .. i guess that would help the air flow ..

EVERYONE TRY THIS !! LOL
(ps where can i get new splash guards .. ????? and for how much.. ?)

lol, i have a custom vent splash guard from when i installed the udp. i took her out for a test drive before retightenin the belts, and it flew back and hit the tire. when i was takin the tire back off, there was mad burnt plastic peices all up in the rim and brake assembly.

you arent alone

nope maybe adds a HP ahah