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Old 08-10-2009, 07:37 PM   #12 (permalink)
Eddles
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Eddles's Astra - '01 Vauxhall Astra ECO4
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Originally Posted by Matt Herring View Post
There are some very good MPGuino threads for installation on here if you search for them.

Sheffield usually doesn't get much over 65 degrees peak this time of year and certainly nothing near that in the Fall/Winter...you might want to look into an easy to install grill block to quicken your warm up time. It's certainly something that will raise FE (keep an eye on your engine temps this time of year though) and it's easy enough to do with simple materials.

Good luck!
65?! That's damn hot... oh you're talking in Fahrenheit! :P It's supposed to be about 80 degrees F around this time of year! It was about that in the weekend. However, last week it was mostly 55 degrees F last week which probably explains why I get poor FE. I also go to work at 4am, which is pretty cold at about 50 degrees F if it's going to be a cold day.

I've been thinking about grill blocks, but I'm worried about overheating the engine especially if I block the air flow to the intercooler. I'll have to do some research on this soonish. There also doesn't seem to be an easy way to block the grille, but again must be do-able after some research.

Thanks again for help
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Best tank @ 65mph: 864.2 miles 69.36MPGus 3.4l/100km
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