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      06-30-2009, 03:36 PM   #6
deamon32
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Originally Posted by izzodesh View Post
100% more rocks on the FMIC!

sounds brillant

lol
I keep hearing that argument but thinking about it really does not make much sense to me.

The mesh MAY block rocks from hitting the intercooler but the mesh is not tight enough to reliably block rocks from hitting your stock intercooler.
Then there are the FMIC that require you to cut the bumper and remove the grill in order to fit the FMIC...
Cars like the Neon SRT4 really dont have a grill in front of their FMIC, so they must be fine as well.

Its pretty clear that you do not want rocks to hit your FMIC but with or without the mesh it will happen, removing the grill will increase the chance of this but I dont see this as being a problem in the long run.
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