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Re: [T3] Is this a myth? Backwards side vents?


On 12/31/05 7:22 AM, "Constantino Tobio" <ctobio@gmail.com> wrote:

> Indeed, if the vents are pointing the wrong way, they can severely
> restrict airflow at higher speeds.
> 
All '69 and earlier vents face "backward".  I think Brian had it right when
he said that VW changed them because of public perception that the direction
of the vents somehow affect the engine cooling.  Keep in mind that the fan
draws the air in, not the car motion, and the fan moves a LOT of air
regardless of vent direction.

Mark Fuhriman
'69 Fastback 

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