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Do the brake cooling ducts on the wheel liners have a purpose on touring models?

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Old 05-18-04, 01:17 PM
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Do the brake cooling ducts on the wheel liners have a purpose on touring models?
I was just wondering if the cooling ducts that run along the top of the wheel liner are functional if you dont have the R1 lip? I just dont see how air can get in there otherwise.

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The ducts that run on top of the wheel liners are for the oil coolers, not the brakes. The touring has 1 oil cooler on the driver side so that duct is functional.
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The ducts that run in the fender liners are for the oil coolers. On non-R1 cars, the drivers side is quite functional. The passenger side can easily be made functional if you install another oil cooler. Also see RonKMiller's "Hot-air-out" ghetto mod. Definately another effective use of these ducts.
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hmm... apparently I'm not as fast with the typing as Tom is
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any big down sides to removing them completly?
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