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Old 05-11-2009, 05:29 PM   #12 (permalink)
binarycortex
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new beetle - '98 Volkswagen Beetle GLS
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Originally Posted by daqcivic View Post
My 2nd mod was a grille block:
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The radiator is tiny, and covers only the passenger side of the grill opening, so the grill block leaves about 30% exposed. I have not measured any significant improvement with this, which is frustrating and confusing, especially since the whole driver's half of the grill was just letting air straight into the engine bay where it slowed down and exited underneath.
I am wondering, and somebody correct my if I am way off, but wouldn't the grill block work better if the block was on the outside rather than inside the grill. It would make the front end smoother and easier for the air to flow around the grill rather than get trapped in it when it hits the block.
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