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Old 05-19-2011, 09:19 PM   #43 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ChrisSlicks View Post
The dust shield blocks air to the hub pretty significantly. Cutting a hole in the dust shield shouldn't be too difficult, I think I'll just use the dremel. For now I think I'm just going to strip the fender liner all together, run a 3" duct with 2" reducer and come up with a way to direct the air through the gap between the caliper and the hub (probably use a 2" metal coupling and beat on one end with a hammer). Unfortunately with the AP Racing caliper bracket to offset the caliper the gap is even tighter. You also have to deal with the fact that everything moves when you turn the wheel.

Not sure if I'll get this done by my next track day on Memorial day, but we'll see. It's a short track with 3 heavy braking zones and not a lot of time for cooling. Either way I'll have rotor temp paint and caliper temperature gauges installed. I'll be using 1800F MOT Sintered track pads.
I've thought of removing the fender liner also. Just to get one more thing out of the way. But I worried about all the dirt getting thrown around in there for it exposes the headlights and opens up more area to the engine bay.

Sorry for getting off topic.
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