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Are you driving around with your plastic underpanel?

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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 09:25 PM
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Damn this thread is huge. Never thought it would get this big when i started it like a year ago.

For the sake of argument i still have it off and if i were to be driving the car this winter i would either put it back on or get the Beatrush.
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 08:13 AM
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O YEA SAP you would. hahaha
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 12:43 PM
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Took mine off last night to put my exhaust back on. I will not put it back on unless its on a lift. its a royal pain.
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 12:50 PM
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i took mines off when i sold my rs-r turbo back an installed a newer one...plus my intercooler was too big for the undertray to fit
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 04:38 PM
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probably just to add some extra protection. it would be an advertised part if it helped that much
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by JuancaROD
I think the correct question should be:

Are you driving around WITHOUT your plastic underpanel?
LOL.^^
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 04:58 PM
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NO. too much trouble to deal with
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 05:20 PM
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IDK about the aftermarket ones, but the Perrin intercooler i helped install on my friends 9 sat to low to keep the tray...So it was out like a fat kid in dodgeball...

Ohhh yeah and tein coilovers + undertray back on after it's off the lift = not going back on! lol
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 12:23 AM
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Ripped part of mine off after a Dukes of Hazzard "Dip" jump. LOL
Zip tied the b/tch back on and had to take it off 1 week later for the new turbo/02housing/TBE/PWR FMIC. Left it off since I'm droppng the tranny next week to send out for Stage2 rebuild @ TRE.
I plan to put it back on if it fits with the new FMIC and C-west front cover (coming soon).
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 05:15 AM
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You guys do realize that when you install intercoolers without an undertray the air just takes the path of least resistance and mostly flows around the intercooler?

Air is lazy, you need to force it to go through the things you want it to. Besides, the undertray reduces front lift and drag.
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 05:16 AM
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been off and no plans to but it back on. those clips are not only a PITA to get off the are very expensive to replace.
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 06:38 AM
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for the winter , i have put mine back on
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 10:18 AM
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The part of the EVO that I hate the most is the undertray. It is ABSOLUTELY OFF on every EVO that is owned by anyone working here
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Soon 2 B EVIL
naw im not running the pastic one, im running this one.


I was eyeing one of these for a while until someone reminded me that the reason why manufacturers use plastic is because it won't dent when it gets whacked. I occasionally take the car off road and the last thing I want (being somewhat OCD when it comes to keeping the car cosmetically flawless) is to have an undertray dinged to bits
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Old Dec 15, 2006 | 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by LI Pinky
IDK about the aftermarket ones, but the Perrin intercooler i helped install on my friends 9 sat to low to keep the tray...So it was out like a fat kid in dodgeball...

Ohhh yeah and tein coilovers + undertray back on after it's off the lift = not going back on! lol
Wow, that's weird. I just installed a Perrin FMIC on my car the other day and my undertray fit just fine. You might want to recheck that. The Perrin's were designed to use the factory under tray...
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