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In order to make room for the intercoolers, the air ducts on the Trans Am's front bumper need to be cut as shown. This was painful for your author to watch as the mint '99 Navy Metallic T/A had barely a scratch on the entire car, however it was necessary for cramming as much densely packed air as possible into all 346 ci. One benefit of this location is that it actually uses the air ducts (which were previously non-functional) for moving fresh air across the tops of the horizontally mounted intercoolers.
Pontiac Trans Am - Blown Away Part II

 In order to make room for the intercoolers, the air ducts on the Trans Am's front bumper need to be cut as shown. This was painful for your author to watch as the mint '99 Navy Metallic T/A had barely a scratch on the entire car, however it was necessary for cramming as much densely packed air as possible into all 346 ci. One benefit of this location is that it actually uses the air ducts (which were previously non-functional) for moving fresh air across the tops of the horizontally mounted intercoolers.  View Related Article

 

 

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