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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 07:39 PM
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I saw this on a local car, looks simple enough.(couple brackets) Wonder how much it helps?
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 07:39 PM
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 07:50 PM
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A/C won't work as well... But that will help some I'm sure.
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 08:07 PM
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Chris Reagan has the same thing done to his car...or at least he did.



Definitely can't hurt the cooling system.
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 08:15 PM
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what exactly are we looking at?
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 08:16 PM
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Im sure it helps some but at the cost of A/C is not worth it in my world.

Buiy a mazdacomp radiator and youre fine.
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by FikseRxSeven' date='Sep 24 2003, 05:15 PM
what exactly are we looking at?
He moved the AC condensor and lowered the radiator a bit.
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 08:18 PM
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Wait, my bad. After looking again he seemed to of lowered the AC condensor some to make an opening for more air to get to the rad core.



Not a bad idea..
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 11:19 PM
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A/C is not lost, it just get moved. Has to allow more airflow to the radiator, therefore better cooling. This is a poormans mod, only 15-20 in brackets.
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Old Sep 24, 2003 | 11:33 PM
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now that i know what is goin on.... looks like a good idea
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