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08-21-2013, 11:42 PM
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KASPR
Drives: 2010 Black 2SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009
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Has anybody installed the Functional Mailslot from ACS?
Check it out here:
http://www.phastekperformance.com/20...t-33-4-073.htm I'm considering buying it and just curious what your experience with it is? |
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08-22-2013, 12:07 AM
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Drives: 2012 2SS/RS black camaro Join Date: Jul 2011
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Me to.
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08-22-2013, 12:09 AM
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Drives: 2011 Audi Q7 Join Date: Mar 2013
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Best I could read up on it is that the air doesn't actually go anywhere. Doesn't hit the radiator or the engine. I could be wrong but I did read a few pages into the thread on this. Didn't strike me as a worthwhile mod.
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08-22-2013, 12:19 AM
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Chu no guat a hasa is?
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Also thought about doing this but want sure if theres any benefit from it.
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08-22-2013, 12:23 AM
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Drives: 2011 Audi Q7 Join Date: Mar 2013
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If there are I sort of wonder why GM didn't make it functional.
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08-22-2013, 02:08 AM
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Drives: summit white 2011 l99 ss/rs Join Date: Jan 2011
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08-22-2013, 03:30 AM
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Drives: 2010 ss/rs 6 speed manual Join Date: Aug 2013
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Too bad you couldn't make it as a functional ram air. That's what I was thinking when I first seen the post.
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08-22-2013, 04:31 AM
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I did a little research on this a while back...not worth it, especially for the money. There're really only three things to do with the mail slot - vinyl in front of it, delete it, or put the scanner on it.
If you want air flow, there are functional ram air hoods made, I think westcoastcamaros have several options. I'm sure there's at least a few more if you dig
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08-22-2013, 07:16 AM
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KASPR
Drives: 2010 Black 2SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009
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It looks like the Camaro in your sig pic has HexVents. I would have thought air coming in from the mailslot and going out through those vents would really help cool underhood temps, especially on a car that had a S/C. When you say its not worth it, were you thinking in terms of horsepower gain for the cost of the mod? Or some other critieria? I'm not sure I like the look of the ram air hoods so was looking for an alternative. |
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08-22-2013, 07:33 AM
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Search Ninja
Drives: 2010 Black 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Oct 2009
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With the placement and the size, it wouldn't flow much air into it to make much if any difference. Certainly not enough to justify the cost and hassle.
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08-22-2013, 10:35 AM
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but if it could be modified to feed into into the Vararam or New Era OTR intake... it could be fully functional, and in high demand.
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08-22-2013, 12:52 PM
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Drives: 2013 AGM 1SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Mar 2011
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The amount of air flow that would go through that small of an opening would severely choke the engine. You would have to make some significant modifications to the front fascia to make it worth while.
Does the ACS functional mailslot work. Sure. It will decrease engine bay temps a little and reduce the overall lift but it was designed to go with ACS hood ports and front T3 ports. I really like my HexVents.
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08-22-2013, 12:52 PM
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Drives: 2012 SS LS3 | Silver Frost Metallic Join Date: Apr 2011
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08-22-2013, 01:03 PM
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  Drives: 2SS/RS L99 BLACK Join Date: Apr 2010
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There is quite a bit you can do with the mail slot to make it functional. There are quite a few pictures of what I did with mine in my build thread, especially on pg 2. http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=170726
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