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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 02:39 AM
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rocks in TMIC

so yesterday i was bored.(plus i don't have money for mods) so i flattened out a paperclip and got to work. i pulled out 22 various bugs, 3 small leaves, and about 30 little pebbles from the fins of my Top Mount! i wish there was some way to gauge if i will get some performance value out of it.
my advice to you all- inspect yours- you might be surprised





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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 02:50 AM
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took mine off 2 months ago and blew all kinds of junk out with an air compressor.
Old Jan 23, 2005 | 05:03 AM
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Isnt there some sort of mesh or something u can put on the IC or mebbe in the scoop to help screen it??
Old Jan 23, 2005 | 08:35 AM
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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 11:52 AM
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Yeah I have mesh on my hood scoop, WHY don't the rest of you? I'm sooo cool.
Old Jan 23, 2005 | 11:54 AM
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i was gonna order one way back when but i just forgot. oh well, i'm getting brake lines...
Old Jan 23, 2005 | 12:27 PM
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Get wire mesh from home depot for $.50 there you go. That is all the making that is required. I bought mine and it was a freekin' rip off.
Old Jan 23, 2005 | 01:54 PM
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you mean kinda like that viper killer kit? j/k. yea i'll get around to it one day.
Old Jan 23, 2005 | 02:08 PM
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^^ if i ever get around to making one, i'll make one for you too.
Old Jan 23, 2005 | 04:46 PM
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Get wire mesh from home depot for $.50 there you go. That is all the making that is required. I bought mine and it was a freekin' rip off.
correct me if i'm wrong but even with that mesh you have its still too big to keep bugs an pebbles out. for what i'm looking for i'd need the same screen that we have on our screen doors




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Old Jan 23, 2005 | 09:15 PM
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so yesterday i was bored.(plus i don't have money for mods) so i flattened out a paperclip and got to work. i pulled out 22 various bugs, 3 small leaves, and about 30 little pebbles from the fins of my Top Mount! i wish there was some way to gauge if i will get some performance value out of it.
my advice to you all- inspect yours- you might be surprised





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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 01:28 AM
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all the taxes i pay and the C&C can't clean them pebbles off the road!
and i have'NT been up there in months...



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Old Jan 24, 2005 | 01:39 AM
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all the taxes i pay and the C&C can't clean them pebbles off the road!
and i have been up there in months...



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You have HUH? Anyway my screen = no rocks. The only bugs that come in are mince meat.
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