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Old 12-10-2010, 11:21 AM   #9 (permalink)
tiderfish
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First off thanks for all the replies.

I am not looking to do a grill block yet. I just want to block off the radiator. I was under the impression the intercooler was right next to the radiator. However I looked a bit closer and the IC is about an inch away from the rad. The IC occupies the lower portion of the grill. It is behind the chicken wire mesh so I dont' think I can get to it easily to block it. The radiator however is in a good place to block. However if i just stick some chloroplast down there and cover the most of it, then the back side of the IC will be blocked. I suppose I could block the top half of the radiator, and leave the bottom half unblocked. This would still allow air through the IC and the same air to hit the radiator.

There is something behind the cooling fan that almost looks like another intercooler. It's made of plastic, and has small slats in it. This could just be the down pipe I guess. I was under impression this was the IC until looking at it closer. I have pics of all of this and I will upload them when they finally transfer.

I do not have a scangauge yet, but it is on my Christmas list. If I don't get it from Santa, I will get my own. I
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