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Old 07-31-2009, 05:26 PM   #9 (permalink)
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That coroplast came from a Camel cigarette advertisement... see, smoking (advertisements) CAN be a good thing. (/sarcasm)
Here in AZ, 80 cents per pack directly funds public school.

Unlike other legal and self-destructive behaviors like eating rubbish food, living a sedentary (obese) lifestyle, riding a motorcycle, etc.... I'm helping children!!!

I still don't understand this grille block thing. The aero improvements have to come at a cost of decreased lifetime for anything rubber under the hood, at minimum.

Would it be smarter to hood vent like this and then duct directly from the radiator to the vents with dryer tube? That way air's only obstructed by the radiator fins themselves, not by the whole engine/drivetrain/underbody/rear axle/etc.... and you're not heating up expensive parts needlessly?

Granted, I live in AZ where an engine's cooling system is pushed near capacity half the year. May not be such a concern up north... but I just don't like the idea of running organic compounds (like rubber hoses, belts, seals, plastics) hotter than necessary.
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