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Old 08-17-2006, 08:16 PM   #4
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Your car is really a bottom breather. Notice how Pontiac selaed the nose up ~84/85? Look at GTAs. Those vents matter not.

If anything, the air damn under the nose is more important. I forget the application I used to order a new one for my 82. I remember looking at other f cars - some had larger ones than others (the stock on on mine was like 2", I got one like 5" tall). I had a big radiator, an electric fan out of an 85 (185* on switch, 180* stat) and the bigger air damn and the car never ran hot. Ever. Simple and effective.

If anything, you might want to seal up between the nose & rad support so no air escapes around the rad. But that is probably way overkill with a mild setup.
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The looser the waistband, the deeper the quicksand. Or so I have read.

Feather-light suspension, Konis just couldn't hold. I'm so glad I took a look inside your showroom doors.

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