[s-cars] Missing engine undertray

[Wayne Dohnal]

When I got my belly pan at the $tealer late last year it was $158.60 .  The
fasteners are around $3 each.  The 5 fasteners that go through the pan have
a rubber washer to hold them on, at about a dollar each.  The plastic wheel
well fasteners are about $2 each, and use a plastic washer (don't know the
price) to hold them on.  I just got a new catalog from Blau, and they have
the pan for $140, plus s+h of course.

It sounds like a lot of people run without the pan.  I was nervous about
things that were hanging down, most notably the oil cooler hoses.  It also
looks like the pan causes more air to be routed through the intercooler.  I
didn't notice any engine temp changes with it on or off.

Wayne Dohnal
1994 S4

>
> Just wondering what the experience has been as far as running without the
> engine undertray or sound reducing tray or whatever it is called. Mine was
> in rough shape and this morning while going, ahhh, a little above the
posted
> speed limit, the front popped out and dragged on the pavement for about
ten
> miles. Looks like it may impact the flow of air through the intercooler,
and
> at full throttle, the noise level is higher, though I kind of like that
> part.  Any thoughts/opinions/experience/$$cost appreciated.
>