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Old 09-10-2009, 03:55 PM   #21 (permalink)
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: boise id
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The XT - '92 Yamaha XT225 Serow
Last 3: 80.67 mpg (US)

White Civic - '08 Honda Civic Hybrid
90 day: 38.23 mpg (US)

Blue and White Beast - '78 Ford F150
90 day: 11.33 mpg (US)

Red T100 - '93 Toyota T100
90 day: 14.7 mpg (US)
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Originally Posted by Christ View Post
Oh, another thing that's been brought to my attention a few times:
Another aeromod that is often overlooked that doesn't affect cooling in any negative way is to shroud the radiator completely, so that all the air that does hit the radiator has to go through it, rather than around it, into the engine bay.

This creates sort of a parachute effect, but the excess air has nowhere to go, so instead of going around the radiator, like it normally would, it creates a (insert proper term here) that blocks further airflow until the air that's already being pressurized in the grille/radiator area is through the fins of the radiator.

In other words, it builds pressure there, so excess air is forced around the grille, rather than allowed through it.
Wouldn't that be most effective if you used to block more grill so because the air that gets through is more effective?

Also, as far as improvements, I showed a 6% improvement on my Jeep with an A-B-A test. This is probably more than I'll get in the real world, I'd prefer more test runs, but I only have so much time to run tests. When I put it back on soon, I'll see if it has a noticeable effect in daily driving. BTW, no overheating and I believe Wranglers are known for this problem.

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