Does This Look Right?

[quiksta]

Hey all,

About a month ago i purchased a 32 gtr but it wasn't until recently i noticed that the front left air duct is blocked off with what feels like a piece of rubber. Is this normal on a stock gtr? The front bar has been resprayed and i'm starting to think that its been left on afterwards. Would this having any effect on the intake?

Thanks

[R338OY]

Have you checked to see what's behind the cover? If there's an oil cooler there it's got the cover there to keep oil temps up during winter, and taken off during summer/track days.

During a respray the bar will be removed, so it wouldn't need covers to be placed on it.

I'd remove it, but as long as it's not blocking airflow to radiator/intercooler it won't be a drama.

[dmr]

looks like they forgot to take it off after a respray. there's still paint on it. most people spray with front bars on the car.

Edited June 4, 2008 by dmr

[E33]

Got my stock gtr r32 and It also came with the rubber flap. It's factory fitment

If you have a look under ther wheel well plastic lyner you will also have a box resinator.

I removed all those and some more plastic intake crap

Got to be at least an extra 100kw worth of more power now

[rb26s13]

Hey all,

About a month ago i purchased a 32 gtr but it wasn't until recently i noticed that the front left air duct is blocked off with what feels like a piece of rubber. Is this normal on a stock gtr? The front bar has been resprayed and i'm starting to think that its been left on afterwards. Would this having any effect on the intake?

Thanks

LOL that looks like masking tape thats been left on after the respray...

[PAV34]

I have that too, worth removing?

[rb26s13]

hmm im goin to go look at mine tomorow.. cbf now interesting tho.. i dont think mine has it

[Beer Baron]

it's factory. you can remove it if you want but just removing it wont do anythnig except cost you some aero.

however your car has definitely been resprayed (and not too well by the look of it). the blanking plate from the factory was just black on call cars. damn, I just noticed they painted the factory lip too. what a shame

[rb26s13]

interesting.. my 32gtr doesnt have it

[Beer Baron]

well lots of GTRs have had them removed over the years. people remove them, and remove the resonator box behind it too. and the duct can be useful if you put an oil cooler in there or use some pipe to duct cool air up to your airbox/pods. but unless you put either of those in there you may as well just leave the blanking plate in.

[Mr. Keets]

Behind the wiper bottle on 32R's is a bung that when removed allows air to travel from the left duct...ARC make a vented plate that fits on the wheel well to allow the rest of the air to pass through or vent hot air from an oil cooler. Or you could get a local shop that does vents for hot rodders to do one for you and save some cash

ARC Wind Master

[Adriano]

Or most sheetmetal fabricators have a louvre press

[quiksta]

Thanks for your reply guys. If it came like that from the factory i may aswell leave it. Will the ARC vent significantly reduce heat around the intercooler? As Mr Keets & Beer Baron said, I can't see it being very beneficial unless you have an oil cooler.

[Ronin 09]

Behind the wiper bottle on 32R's is a bung that when removed allows air to travel from the left duct...ARC make a vented plate that fits on the wheel well to allow the rest of the air to pass through or vent hot air from an oil cooler. Or you could get a local shop that does vents for hot rodders to do one for you and save some cash

ARC Wind Master

go down to bunnings and get a house vent cover and cut it in half... $5 / 2 = $2.50

gold.

[tin-pain]

well lots of GTRs have had them removed over the years. people remove them, and remove the resonator box behind it too.

what tis resonator box you speak of?

as in wats its purpose

[femno]

WTF are all you people on about LOL

Its tape left on after the respray...thats all the guy wanted to know....

[GTR-Ben]

He said it feels like plasitic.. people have also mentioned that their cars also have a plastic cover.

I think he could tell if it was a bit of left over tape or paper..

[GeeTR]

Femmo - Duno man, doesn't look like tape / butchers paper to me. Looks like black ABS plastic with a grey sheen due to the camera flash... looks kinda factory lookin? lol.

A resonator is a "tuned space" (empty box) attached to the inlet track, used by manufacture to try and tune intake resonance drone out of the system. Theres nothing factory that takes in air from that brake duct.. hence filling it up.

Edited June 7, 2008 by GeeTR

[E33]

GeeTR is correct. Some cars have a resinator on the intake before the air filter to quieten the induction noise. It's the first thing I took off my wrx and r32 gtr. I see em as a restriction to the air intake. I would suggest if you got one on your car remove it.

[PingBoy]

Edited, already answered.

Edited June 7, 2008 by PingBoy