Should I remove it. I kinda want to cause I think it would look cool lol. Any cons??
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cons.... cobalt enthusiast will think you have a LSJ, and the other other downside I can think of is that if you run into a plastic garbage bag it could ge stuck on your radiator or intercooler, (but it could happen with the grill.

 

well it protects from rocks and weeds and stuff that would crimple the fins

 

Only TC's I see with the lower grill removed is those with HAHN labeled intercoolers...I question if it helps any air flow or not...more than likely not, but those plastic diamonds might restrict 1% of air flow. As far as cons go yeh...as mentioned above it could damage the fins road garbage hits it just right.

 

dude just remember you are in new mexico the chances of the wind blowing something in front of you are really high, leave it there, trust me I've ran throu a couple huge ass tumbleweeds with dried mud blocks still attached to them roots trust me they come out of nowhere, especially at night, and then there's the rabbits, lol

 

good point. those damn monster tumble weeds haha

 

Funny story about that... I've always liked the look of a big intercooler filling the front grille opening of a car and I wanted to take my cover off right after I got it. 2 or 3 days after I bought the car I was on the freeway here 2-3 cars behind a big truck (distance wise, there were no other cars between me and the truck) and it kicked up a small rock but at 80MPH it was big enough to dent the paint on my brand new car. I couldn't swerve because there were cars on either side so I just kept going straight...it bounced up and looked like it went straight into the front of my car but I didn't hear any clunk or noise so I thought it must have gone under the car and I forgot about it..

I got home later that night and was washing the car, got to the grille...the rock was wedged into one of the diamonds on the lower grille...I mean like WEDGED in there, it took 5 mins to pry the ****** out. Had my grille been removed it would have went STRAIGHT into my intercooler and probably done some decent damage to the fins if not poked a hole right thru it.

Long story short, I no longer feel the need to remove the lower grille, lol.

 

Yeah i spose you all are correct lol. I'm just like you though I like the look of the intercooler filling up that bottom opening in the front!

 

This question was just asked not too long ago.

https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/08-10-ss-turbocharged-general-discussion-152/removing-bottom-grille-173241/

I like the way it looks...but it's there to protect.

 

leave it on like everyone said - your intercooler with thank you lol.

 

i took mine off and havent had any problems with things hitting it

in my opinion it looks less stock and more mean

but do what you do

 

i had my off on my T/C