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Just wanted to make a quick thread to go ahead and reinforce the importance of the Racing Beat Oil Cooler Grilles. When I first got my grilles I went ahead and sprayed them a flat high heat black so that it would blend in with my car. After a few months and about 2000 miles here is what they look like:
Crappy images, sorry, took them with my phone, but if you look you can see how the paint has started to come off from debris attacking it.
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Last edited by paimon.soror; 02-05-2011 at 08:42 PM.
It should be pointed out that they are typically only needed with stock set ups. I have an aftermarket MS style bumper and I purchased heavy gauge wire mesh inserts (to replace the crap mesh that comes with the bumper) which were powder coated black. This being said my oil coolers are well protected.
these are a GREAT addition to any RX-8.
I always find it funny what when people register and ask, "what should my first mod be?" that these are never mentioned.
I need to get these soon...esp with the 80 mile a day commute to work they would come in handy. Prob get these and the intake at the same time so I only have to take the bumper off once.
Ya, I'm glad I've got them. They don't look like that yet, but judging from what I pulled out of them, they will before long.
Yea i hear ya, i think after the winter is over i will probably remove them and give them another coat. Either that or if it starts to get real bad i will touch it up with a q-tip
these are a GREAT addition to any RX-8.
I always find it funny what when people register and ask, "what should my first mod be?" that these are never mentioned.
This was my first mod, along with the condenser screen. I was at Mazda not to long ago and one of the techs noticed and commented about how many they see come in with a rock in the oil cooler.
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I tried to put a cam in my Rx8..but these dorito shaped things kept getting in the way!
I will have to grab a screen for my condensor, I didn't think it was critical at first since it sets up pretty high and at an angle, but seeing what my oil cooler grill has gone through, like everyone says, better safe than sorry.
There is like a half grill in the middle I think but the oil coolers are fully open like in the pic above. On mine they have taken some good hits from rocks.
my very first mod. bought em last weekend and waiting for the UPS man to bring them to me. wait....second mod !! as I did tons of zaino already which - btw - gave me about 5 additional horsepower
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