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But to ppl removing the intercooler panels, those are there for a reason... they force air onto the intercooler.
+1..I'm no engineer, but it appears to me that space on the sides of the intercooler will allow the air pressure to be closer to equal on the front and rear of it; Thus less air will be pulled/pushed through it.