Air Dam Removal Complete!
05-13-2013, 10:06 PM
#31
Not sure of the long term effects on the AC and cooling system, but too many other factors effect MPG other than that air dam to worry about it too much. I took mine off and like the look. As for MPG, it depends on wind and my right foot more than anything I think. I'm also going to level and add bigger more aggressive tires, so MPG isn't a real concern for me.
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05-13-2013, 10:06 PM
#33
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Yeah, hell I get 21mpg hwy but I wont sacrifice the integrity of my cooling system or climate control to gain half a mile per gallon.
When everyone else's trucks are sitting in the shop getting $1000 a/c compressors replaced or $300 radiators or $3500 engines replaced all because they wanted their truck to look good.
Trying to dispel a myth is a bitch when no one wants to listen to experience.
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05-13-2013, 10:06 PM
#34
Checked my manual. He's not lying. Ford approves the removal of the air dam. It says in the manual if more ground clearance is required to remove the air dam for off roading purposes.
Go look under your truck. There's no way for the air to deflect into the engine bay. The plastic skid plate/frotn fascia covers any opening.
05-13-2013, 10:07 PM
#35
International man of Myst
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05-13-2013, 10:07 PM
#36
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Some people...
05-13-2013, 10:09 PM
#37
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Yeah, hell I get 21mpg hwy but I wont sacrifice the integrity of my cooling system or climate control to gain half a mile per gallon.
When everyone else's trucks are sitting in the shop getting $1000 a/c compressors replaced or $300 radiators or $3500 engines replaced all because they wanted their truck to look good.
Trying to dispel a myth is a bitch when no one wants to listen to experience.
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When everyone else's trucks are sitting in the shop getting $1000 a/c compressors replaced or $300 radiators or $3500 engines replaced all because they wanted their truck to look good.
Trying to dispel a myth is a bitch when no one wants to listen to experience.
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It probably makes a difference on a stock height truck with the factory rake. Ford put it there to smooth out the air and cut down the wind drag under the truck for better MPGs. But once the truck is lifted or leveled the air dam makes no difference. I've had my air dam off and on 3 times since I leveled my truck and added larger tires and I haven't seen any difference in MPGs. The OPs truck is leveled and awaiting larger tires so he will see a loss in MPGs from those mods. But after those mods removing the air dam won't make a difference.
Last edited by NASSTY; 05-13-2013 at 10:14 PM.
05-13-2013, 10:10 PM
#38
Front spoilers – A front spoiler (air dam) is positioned under or integrated with the front bumper.
In racing, this spoiler is used to control the dynamics of handling related to the air in front of the vehicle. This can be to improve the drag coefficient of the body of the vehicle at speed, or to generate downforce.
In passenger vehicles, the focus shifts more to directing the airflow into the engine bay for cooling purposes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoiler_(automotive)
Now tell me who here is driving a race truck?
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In racing, this spoiler is used to control the dynamics of handling related to the air in front of the vehicle. This can be to improve the drag coefficient of the body of the vehicle at speed, or to generate downforce.
In passenger vehicles, the focus shifts more to directing the airflow into the engine bay for cooling purposes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoiler_(automotive)
Now tell me who here is driving a race truck?
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"A spoiler is an automotive aerodynamic device whose intended design function is to 'spoil' unfavorable air movement across a body of a vehicle in motion, usually described as turbulence or drag. Spoilers on the front of a vehicle are often called air dams, because in addition to directing air flow they also reduce the amount of air flowing underneath the vehicle which generally reduces aerodynamic lift and drag. Spoilers are often fitted to race and high-performance sports cars, although they have become common on passenger vehicles as well. Some spoilers are added to cars primarily for styling purposes and have either little aerodynamic benefit or even make the aerodynamics worse.
Spoilers for cars are often incorrectly confused with, or the term used interchangeably with, wings. Automotive wings are devices whose intended design is to generate downforce as air passes around them, not simply disrupt existing airflow patterns."
Why can't you understand this?
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05-13-2013, 10:14 PM
#40
Well I stand corrected, I'm a city slicker with a 2 wheel drive truck and a reliable 5.0 V-8.
How was I supposed to know Ford would allow this type of alteration on a 4x4 eb ?
Someone help me wipe the Ostrich size egg off my face.
What happened to the 90's ? When I actually could predict what Ford would do.
Ok let me shimmy back under my rock my apologies but I still say for all intensive purposes that air dam does it's job for what MOST of us city slickers do.
You stump jumpers sure know how to make a mess of things.
How was I supposed to know Ford would allow this type of alteration on a 4x4 eb ?
Someone help me wipe the Ostrich size egg off my face.
What happened to the 90's ? When I actually could predict what Ford would do.
Ok let me shimmy back under my rock my apologies but I still say for all intensive purposes that air dam does it's job for what MOST of us city slickers do.
You stump jumpers sure know how to make a mess of things.
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