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Old 07-01-2009, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by A98Coupe View Post
Maybe a daft question, but what was the purpose of the vents? Cooling of area in front of driver's footbox to keep footwell temps down, or was there some other overheating issues in the engine bay?
That black tube at the top of my picture brings fresh air from the front of the car to the driver's footbox. The mesh vent behind the tire allows cooler air to pass over the hot primary pipes and then out the louvers on the fender well.
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