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Old 04-18-2011, 12:32 PM   #16 (permalink)
jtbo
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ZX - '97 Citroen ZX Monaco
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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw View Post
Use an aftermarket LED stop light.

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As for overheating, use an openable glille block. Keep it closed when starting, open the intercooler side once the engine warms up, open the radiator side only when needed (A/C use, climbing long hills, etc.). Here's mine:

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Thanks from pics, they tell a lot, also those mods of yours are always pleasure to see as those are made so well

At same route I got 4.2MPG difference with mods, that is something around 0.3l/100km, but wind was from behind and from side instead of front, I would imagine that it is wind that gave me most of that, so technically there was a difference, but really there was not a difference because it was wind that did the change.

Piwoslaw, I did read about thread of your friend, who has Megane diesel in France that he has got really a lot better mileage with his mods, and it has given me idea of buying a Megane Coupe, just need to find finance for that. Megane Coupe has quite nice rear shape and I will need a new car in a year anyway as this my current one has bad gearbox by sound of it.

Anyway I would like to test aero mods bit more, pics of 307sw do show that I should of made my kammback bit differently, also when I look others there was one great flaw in my design, there was big gap to sides of vehicle, also most of others seem to have it dropping down at higher angle.

So next version I hope to make from clear plastic, following sidelines of boot lid and maybe getting it to curve downwards bit better.

I think it should be possible to shape acrylic clear plastic with heat gun, of course to get all angles and shapes right is bit of challenge, but maybe it is possible to heat many times to make small adjustments. Attaching it should not be too hard as I'm not afraid to punch holes to boot lid.

There perhaps should be clear improvement from such kammback mod so that I could clearly see it's affect from hundreds of miles driven with it?

Edit: Oh yes, forgot to mention that I had 150kg less load too, so that + the wind helping and still not noticeably better, it must be that mods have not done much to help, maybe effect was even opposite.
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