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Originally Posted by Boost3d_1M
Makes working in the engine bay alot easier, usually you would first need to remove the cowel before you could remove the engine cover or get to the charge pipe , drain your oil catch can, get to your ecu if you have a jb4 etc etc.
Other benefits would be reduced weight, the stock cowel weights 5kg's+, i dont have access to weigh the m3 one but the fact that its not that solid piece of plastic that spans the width of the engine bay, I am assuming it would be lighter. I stand to be corrected but i also think the M3 cowel will allow heat to be released as its not being blocked by the cowel( I know my bms cowel filters did this as you could see the heat haze off the windscreen in our hot South African summer days)
Lastly, I think it just looks so much neater and nicer!
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^^^^^ All of these things ^^^^^
I can confirm it's probably half the weight of OEM. The OEM one is a much denser and heavier plastic than the M3 piece.