mesh grill

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406BE
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mesh grill

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i woas wondering if anyone has tried changing the grill between the foglights?

i am thinking of taking the original one out and replacing it with metal mesh

anyone done this before ?
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If you've got an intercooler (which having a HDI110, you do), I'd be very careful about the type of mesh you use otherwise you WILL lose power - intercoolers absolutely must have good airflow across them otherwise they do nothing at all. The HDI90 is essentially just a HDI110 without the intercooler, so that gives you some idea on the amount of power you can lose - up to about 20% :shock:

If it's really restrictive mesh you could also overheat in the summer!

Some things on the outside of a car are actually functional :wink:
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406BE
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Re: mesh grill

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mjb wrote:If you've got an intercooler (which having a HDI110, you do), I'd be very careful about the type of mesh you use otherwise you WILL lose power - intercoolers absolutely must have good airflow across them otherwise they do nothing at all. The HDI90 is essentially just a HDI110 without the intercooler, so that gives you some idea on the amount of power you can lose - up to about 20% :shock:

If it's really restrictive mesh you could also overheat in the summer!

Some things on the outside of a car are actually functional :wink:

hehe , i wasnt planning on going to freaky with it , might just take of the grill it has and paint it chrome :D -- wasnt planning on using restrictive mesh though was thinking half inch gaps, there would e more airflow than before ;)

just think my front needs some bling :twisted:
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