They filled in more grille area...not as many cutouts!

 

Yeah, noticed that.
Still doesn't look bad...unless you look up close.

Then you can tell they are filled in.

 

Interesting....okay I guess.

Reasons could be:

- to force more air into the radiator (which is why that lower insert is there as well) - most likely IMO
- to stiffen the grille to support the fogs
- to stiffen the grille as some of the honeycombs were cracking over time due to vibration.

 

More downforce to increase traction...lol

 

Strengthen/channel

The V6 one seems to have the same filled spots, even sans fog lights.

Cut down on the ammount of stones flying into the rad.

I noticed my Mach1 grille added a new whack of speed holes

 

I wonder, can you remove the lower insert (causing less airflow into the rad) and still have the car function normally?

Has it been said anywhere that you can take that out?

 

It can be taken out from what we've heard so far. You basically just stick it on without any tools. My understanding was that this had been done to reduce the amound of stones etc flying into the inside.

 

Question?

Is it more filled in for the part where the super fog lights go? Could that be a pic of a GT without the fogs attached?

 

That pic is a V6 grille/bumper. You can see because it has the licence plate indent.

I think its a rock/airflow/stiffness issue.

 

Hey good find...looking at the two grills close up,even besides the fogs lights they are different...look at the pony,the slot openings around the pony are in different postions from the GT and V6...from the center of the pony,there seems to be 10 slots on the V6 and only 9 on the GT

 

That's why I took that picture of the black GT. It just looked different.... so I took the pic. Thanke for figuring out why.... It has been bugging me what was different.

 

It is definitley an airflow issue

With a smaller opening area the speed at which the air goes through the opening increases, resulting in a higher heat transfer across the radiator

That is the same reason the added the lower filler panel, to force more air through the rad.

 

That pic is a V6 grille/bumper. You can see because it has the licence plate indent.

I think its a rock/airflow/stiffness issue. [/b][/quote]
I'm gonna go with Dan on this one. Or Galaxie. Which ever one is smarter.

 

And now Mr.Galaxie thinks he's an engineer or something....

 

Yeah really!

 

What is this, pick on Steve day? :P

 

At least today isn't pick on April Day LOOK BANANAS

 

Nah, pick on steve week starts when you get back from Alberta. Hurry back now cowboy

 

Nah, pick on steve week starts when you get back from Alberta. Hurry back now cowboy [/b][/quote]
I can't grow a mullet in 4 days :P