To cut, or not to cut?

[4g63tcrazy]

I did a photoshop of my bumper uncut and cut. I'm not sure on what to do.. If I cut it, I will get more flow to the radiator and eliminate the possibity of over heating. But it looks cleaner without it cut. What do you guys think?

UN-CUT:
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/nashmkna/P1020769uncut.jpg

CUT:
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd75/nashmkna/P1020769cut.jpg

Clean look or mean look?

[Kracka]

A cut bumper can look very clean and aggressive IF cut properly, smoothed, then painted.

[4g63tcrazy]

I just picked up a bumper from GREASEMONKEY and I would be cutting it just like the photoshop. Then after having it cut, it would be painted. I cut my old bumper and it was pretty clean.

[Forced Fed]

Un-cut looks better but cut is gonna be better performance wise, so I would recommend cut.

Edit- Get rid of those fog lights while you are at it.

[Constant_Project21]

I usually don't like the cut look, but that looks mean if that's what it will look like. I'd go with cut.

[4g63tcrazy]

Edit- Get rid of those fog lights while you are at it.

I just made a bracket for them last night to keep them haha. They're the main light for my car since my headlights don't pop up. Plus I think it just looks too plain without them.

[CVD]

I'm not sure the extra surface area is going to solve all your problems. I would start by making sure that all of the air coming in the front cant go anywhere but through the radiator by blocking areas where airflow can go around the IC and radiator. Then maybe vent the hood if you still have cooling issues.
Also your headlight intake probably isn't helping in the cooling department. By letting that air into the engine bay it's increasing the overall air pressure resulting in less air thru the front of the car.

So I would say uncut. Because if you are overheating, I don't think that will fix it.

[Swifty1638]

Another option, one that I've been looking into, is holes. NOT circle holes, as those look tacky, but ones sorta like this:

http://www.tunerzine.com/articles/339/images/evo8_talon_020.jpg

You can also use really small vaccuum line, split it the long way, and then use it as trim once the hole, or bumper has been cut.

[Forced Fed]

Oooh, Thanks swifty, that reminds me of what I always planned on doing... Put about 5 circular cut outs to get more air-flow but this looks nice too. :D

[twack]

sorry swifty but i think it looks like a hitler mustache. The only problem i have with cut is that you better do a damn good cuttting job ive seen to many hack jobs, and i also worry about if the plastic will sag and distort over time. If it does that then it never looks good. Maybe make some good bracing for all of it so it can hold its shape