Belly Pan Yes / No?
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From: Southern Ontario
I would like to install one as mine was missing when I bought the car. Is there any drawback to adding the aftermarket aluminum belly pan without the attached ducts or does it still provide the added cooling benefit without them? Or are the ducts available for sale somewhere? thx.
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Mine is missing also but so is the front spoiler, going to replace both one day with the stock plastic ones, pretty sure they will get destroyed again soon after that cause the roads are horrible around me but I gotta try. I wouldn't go with one of those aftermarket metal belly pans, could do some serious damage if it ever falls off while you're driving down road for whatever reason (mechanic's fault, road strike,etc) unlike a plastic one which will mostly likely harmlessly pass under car and I don't think they have the proper/same cooling vents built into them.
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For the improved engine cooling comments, I'm betting that applies a lot more to the later models (S4 and up) than the older ones. The belly pan on my '86.5 isn't very big and doesn't seem like it would have much impact on cooling at all.
That being said, I need to put it on. It was missing when I got my car, so I picked up one from 928 Intl, but I keep saying to myself "I'll put it on after I go in there and fix X." X keeps getting updated lol...
That being said, I need to put it on. It was missing when I got my car, so I picked up one from 928 Intl, but I keep saying to myself "I'll put it on after I go in there and fix X." X keeps getting updated lol...
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Yes, but... the OP and Jim M deserve a beer for this mod to the pan: https://rennlist.com/forums/928-foru...il-change.html
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Yes for better cooling and protection. But very understandable how it can sit in the corner for long periods once it's off and you don't get around to putting it back right away.
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Get an aluminium one.
I run mine without the ducts- not by choice- just that they come without on the basis you will reuse the one from the icky stock plastic pan- unfortunately there was nothing left of mine after the S4 accident 10 years ago. Whether this is detrimental no idea. Some say it is required to protect the life of the hydraulic engine mounts- jury still out on that one in my case.
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Fred
I run mine without the ducts- not by choice- just that they come without on the basis you will reuse the one from the icky stock plastic pan- unfortunately there was nothing left of mine after the S4 accident 10 years ago. Whether this is detrimental no idea. Some say it is required to protect the life of the hydraulic engine mounts- jury still out on that one in my case.
Rgds
Fred