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  1. Edwinproxp

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    #1 Edwinproxp, Dec 8, 2009
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    A while ago, I discovered that there is a plastic pipe (highlighted in pictures below) present in front of the left rear wheel on my F430. I hated the look of it and decided to trim it down a bit.

    Does that actually put any risk on safety? will there be enough "water" to make the left rear wheel to lose grip???

    Thanks
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  2. FerrariDublin

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    #2 FerrariDublin, Dec 8, 2009
    Most likely an overflow pipe from the fuel tank. Trim away I say :)
     
  3. teak360

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    #3 teak360, Dec 8, 2009
    Your car won't look very "manly" without it.
     
  4. Oengus

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    #4 Oengus, Dec 8, 2009
    coolant overflow tube
     
  5. Edwinproxp

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    #5 Edwinproxp, Dec 8, 2009
    Any idea why it has to be there instead of behind the wheel?
     
  6. ZIP22

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    #6 ZIP22, Dec 8, 2009
    Because it's designed by Italians...LOL
     
  7. Oengus

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    #7 Oengus, Dec 8, 2009
    Nope

    I think its basically in the same spot on the 360's as well.
     
  8. Hawkeye

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    #8 Hawkeye, Dec 8, 2009
    I thought the same thing, then I was watching an F1 race (in the rain) and the announcer was saying that these F1 cars, with full wet tires, displace 16 gallons of water per second. So I thought, hey, a few drops of coolant in front of the rear tire won't hurt anything :)
     
  9. RSQP

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    #9 RSQP, Dec 9, 2009
    It's a boy.
     
  10. Cyprus16M

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    #10 Cyprus16M, Dec 9, 2009

    Its the overflow for the fuel tank as I have experienced it when I over filled the tank:D
     
  11. pmotoring

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    #11 pmotoring, Dec 9, 2009
    I think is the A/C condensations pipe, water dipping out while ideling the car with a/c on.
     
  12. andrew911

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    #12 andrew911, Dec 9, 2009
    Sometimes forums are sources of mis-information as demonstrated in this thread. With a few short posts we have that the hose is for antifreeze overflow, gas overflow and A/C evaporative overflow. Mine is connected to the onboard urinal :)
     
  13. PCH

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    #13 PCH, Dec 9, 2009
    Bingo!
     
  14. andrewecd

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    #14 andrewecd, Dec 9, 2009
    I agree. I trimmed mine also after looking at some track day pics. took 20-25mm off.
     
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    #15 andrewecd, Dec 9, 2009
    forgot to mention the end was all chewed up and ragged..must have been scraped at some stage.
     
  16. hiros

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    #16 hiros, Dec 9, 2009
    LOL, feel sorry for him then. How do they mate?
     

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