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Subject:Re: purpose of air dam???
From:tom ring
Date:Thu, 29 Apr 2004 21:07:17 -0600

And I apologize for not answering your question.  It shouldn't really be a
problem running without it.  You just lose some of the benefits, which are
probably measured in single digits percentagewise.

tom

On 29 Apr 2004 at 18:51, tom ring wrote:

> To the best of my knowledge an air dam does one thing that has several possibly
> good side effects - it keeps air from flowing under a vehicle from the front.
>
> On 29 Apr 2004 at 19:53, Hermann de Boer wrote:
>
> >
> > I know we had this discussion on the list a few years ago. Archives search
> > timed me out several times. Could somebody share the list consensus with me .
> > CanI drive my 89 syncro w/o the air dam?
> >
> >
> > Hermann de Boer
> > Kansas City,Missouri
> > 87 Westy "Eurospec"
> > 89 Syncro GL
> > "...even if you win the rat race, you are still a rat..."
> >
> >
> > Test your �Travel Quotient� and get the chance to win your dream trip!
>
>
> ------
> Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW  EN34hx
> 85 Westphalia GL Albert
> 96 Jetta GL The Intimidator
> taring@taring.org
>
> "It is better to go into a turn slow, and come out fast, than to go into a turn fast
> and come out dead." Stirling Moss
>

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Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW  EN34hx
85 Westphalia GL Albert
96 Jetta GL The Intimidator
taring@taring.org

"It is better to go into a turn slow, and come out fast, than to go into a turn fast
and come out dead." Stirling Moss