Why doesn't the Mustang have a fully opened front grill?

[LSchicago]

Cervini's C series grilles open up the whole grille, and gives direct airflow to the airbox. Hard to tell in this pic, but there are full mesh grills in them.

This pic shows it better.

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[IamCDNJosh]

I'm SURE that Cervini's did adequate wind tunnel testing on your aftermarket grill to make sure what they were selling you is an improvement over what is supplied by the OEM......

 

[19gtaz]

All I can say is I do not even know how folks who have removed their entire front grille can drive around without major damages being caused to the A/C condenser core.

My 2018, I drive 500+ miles a week, excluding weekends. Aside from the normal bug accumulations, looking in through the factory upper grille, there’s a rather large impact to my A/C condenser. This impact dented not only the core row fins, but bent a core row back and upward as well. Not sure if that impact was caused by road debris, stone or large bug... I don’t even want to imagine what my A/C condenser core would look like WITHOUT a grille in front of it....

My 2000 F150 that I bought new had the same impact mark you are describing. I started looking at others and some had the same mark. I assumed it was an assembly line error. My 2018 F150 does not have any indents or bent core row.

 

[LSchicago]

I'm SURE that Cervini's did adequate wind tunnel testing on your aftermarket grill to make sure what they were selling you is an improvement over what is supplied by the OEM......

I could give a shit less about wind tunnel testing on a grille. I do know the engine is getting it's air easier, and my Procharger intercooler will get the airflow it needs to stay cool. One grille gloss black, one Matte black from the factory looked horrendous, and that horrible blocked out look of the grilles and the unnecessary grill shutters are gone.

 

[raptor17GT]

All I can say is I do not even know how folks who have removed their entire front grille can drive around without major damages being caused to the A/C condenser core.

My 2018, I drive 500+ miles a week, excluding weekends. Aside from the normal bug accumulations, looking in through the factory upper grille, there’s a rather large impact to my A/C condenser. This impact dented not only the core row fins, but bent a core row back and upward as well. Not sure if that impact was caused by road debris, stone or large bug... I don’t even want to imagine what my A/C condenser core would look like WITHOUT a grille in front of it....

my A/C condenser has a few dings in it but I managed to hang a fabric mesh in front of it to try to protect it a little. Kinda works

 

[Genxer]

I only opened the holes up where my intake charge is coming from, and I have that baffled, so little of the air goes elsewhere. Seems like with one of those Velossa scoops, it would not be a big deal to open holes just in front of the scoop. I DO like having the grill there for blocking debis from the condensor. A couple of years ago I was driving in the country when a small bird flew up from a drainage ditch and pegged my grille. I was doing 60. When I got home I found little bits all over the grille and some of it went thru into the intake area. There was not much left but I found what looked like its heart... Freaky. You never know what kind of crap you are going to hit.

 

[RonsterGT]

Good thing the aftermarket is there with hoods and grills to ruin the aero on the car.

It’s very interesting to note that Ford Performance hasn’t entered into the fray.

 

[Linkster1666]

Engineered, what exactly, does that word mean?

I have a slot on the bottom that feeds air to the heat exchangers, a big hole that feeds the radiator with a slot for air to feed the engine, and holes in the hood to suck off heat.

Which is not engineered to your specifications and please explain, in detail, which and why. Show your work.

Only half assed serious.

 

[IamCDNJosh]

It’s very interesting to note that Ford Performance hasn’t entered into the fray.

Nope, let the aftermarket swoop in and come up with a solution for a non-existent problem.

 

[WildHorse]

I'm SURE that Cervini's did adequate wind tunnel testing

I'm POSITIVE that Cervini's did zero wind tunnel testing.

 

[Dave2013M3]

I'm POSITIVE that Cervini's did zero wind tunnel testing.

I think he was being sarcastic...

 

[rangerryda]

Ford shouldn't have shipped the car with mismatching grilles if they didn't want us swapping them out!

I understand the engineering and design limitations Ford is restricted to but simply making the two grilles have the same finish would have kept me from swapping to a Cervini's upper and lower grille. They look much more aggressive to me, too.

I've had them installed for over a year now and I've not noticed any ill effects. I've confirmed on multiple occasions that the car and its parts are 150 mph proof. That's good enough for me.

 

[2morrow]

More grille opening=More drag.

Reference nascar racing cars. their cooling openings are tiny and strategically place to offer maximum efficiency.

Another example are bonneville race cars. Hardly any opening there.

In my case, I have a fully open grille because I track my car in extremely hot climates (Thunderhill Raceway) and I'm ok trading off top end for cooling.

 

[IamCDNJosh]

Ford shouldn't have shipped the car with mismatching grilles if they didn't want us swapping them out!

I understand the engineering and design limitations Ford is restricted to but simply making the two grilles have the same finish would have kept me from swapping to a Cervini's upper and lower grille. They look much more aggressive to me, too.

I've had them installed for over a year now and I've not noticed any ill effects. I've confirmed on multiple occasions that the car and its parts are 150 mph proof. That's good enough for me.

Always amused at people's responses when they realize they've installed an aftermarket downgrade....

 

[rangerryda]

Always amused at people's responses when they realize they've installed an aftermarket downgrade....

I did it for aesthetics, not performance. It looks 100x better to me so I don't see it as a downgrade.

Always amused at elitists trying to push their opinions as fact.

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