Question To The Smart Peeps!!!

[slammed89civic]

if you take out the inner fender linings wouldnt it cool down your engine more? or are they actually there for a reason?

[FourthGenHatch]

I think they keep rocks and mud and shit from flying up into the engine.

[habib_88]

That doesn't apply to me to much But leave them in. You'll probaly end up with dirt and dust in places you won't want it. If you really wanna vent the engine bay better, my guess would be just get a vented hood or something like that. I've also seen some track cars take dryer tubing, run the tubing from the holes in the front bumper and run them to someplace back near the motor. Usually 4th gens seem ok about air moving though the engine bay though.

[BullShifter]

leave them in unless it's a full race car - you will get water, snow, road debris, mud, all types of shit in your engine compartment.

Speaking of fender lines my right front got ripped today after i re-installed the front bumper after some work. I heard it rubbing on the tire during a quick road test, but i thought i'll fix when i get back to the garage. didnt happen that way, ripped off doing some damage to the right front corner turn signal harness. i will need to order harness & fender liner tomrrow at work(honda). i can rig the bulb in there for now. Shit happens



Next time i go the track - i'll remove it

Cold-Air Intake is located right there and will get a lot mor air flow that way. It would be really bad if it was rainging with that one off

[Melt]

I've also seen some track cars take dryer tubing, run the tubing from the holes in the front bumper and run them to someplace back near the motor. Usually 4th gens seem ok about air moving though the engine bay

LOL My friend with a 96 DX Coupe did that from the front into the engine bay so that the short ram will get a bust of air from underneath. I dunno how well it works though.

[Phact]

i dont have mine on it doesnt matter. after the shop got done with my swap they said i didnt need them.

[amy@af]

Originally posted by Phact
i dont have mine on it doesnt matter. after the shop got done with my swap they said i didnt need them.

phat, you better get some before winter. took mine off when i swapped fenders. it snowed. i had to go somewhere. car died 10 street down. intake sucked in a bunch of water. later that day i noticed my speakers got a nice bath too. water was streaming through my speaker grills....whole inner fender & some of the door were apparently full of snow and melted in my car.

i need to get some new ones. some ass thought it would be funny to just steal one from the side of my house. i sure hope they get as much use out of the one they took as the one they left :licker: :hehe:

[BullShifter]

they are there for a reason

if you drive you car in nice weather then leave them off or a race only car