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Originally Posted by euromodder
Looks like we hardly need that radiator on these cars, even in summer, so blocking it off even more shouldn't be much of a problem.  |
That's exactly what I was doing while you were posting
A 10 minute job that should have been done long ago...
Sorry for the crappy light in the photos, but that's as light as it gets here lately, especially when it's snowing.
I just slid one edge of the clear plastic behind the license plate and the other edge under the hood. It's probably good as it is, but I'll add 2-3 screws under the hood, just for piece of mind.
I covered the lower slit of the upper grille since it is open on the radiator/intercooler side. The upper slit needs to be open for air intake (driver's side) and hood operation (middle), but I might have the plastic overlap the front of the hood on the passenger side to get better aero. I'll see if I can do it without interfering with opening the hood.
The plastic bulges out so that air can be sucked in through the sides if the fan comes on.
I'll see if my intake air temperatures rise now that the intercooler will be totally blocked. Now I can get full potential out of two two independant grille block openings and the wall between radiator and IC.