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Old 2005-10-03, 12:44 PM   #9
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Originally Posted by sperry
However, those backing plate vents are a great idea as well, I'm just not sure how they'd work on my car since I've got no backing plate. Perhaps I could get it to bolt right to the stock holes...
Backing plates of some form are pretty much a must for any ducting. Blowing air at the surface of the rotor is OK, but you realy want to blow as much as possible into the center of the rotor to get it to cool through the vanes.

The backing plate can be as simple as a piece of sheet metal cut to fit the stock mounting points. The stock plate can be used for a template even if it doesn't work with your current brake setup.
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