[Piwoslaw]

Two new mini-mods:
I covered the hole between my intake and radiator. That should keep warm air out of the intake air when stopped. I have no idea why that hole was there in the first place, Arragonis mentioned having something similar in his Fabia.

The second mod is a small tab of plastic in the right half of the upper grille. The plastic funnels air from the radiator half into the intercooler half. With the IC being walled off from the rad, hopefully this mod will increase engine temp and cool intake air by a tiny amount. I doubt that either of these mini-mods will have a visible effect on FE, though.

Next week the Wife and I are driving to Slovenia for vacation. I will remove the rear wheel skirts since I have heard about how anal Austrian police are when they spot a car with Polish plates. I'll keep the Kammback though, since it is easier to remove on the roadside, and probably has a larger effect on FE.

It's getting warm, the daytime temps are above 20°C (68°F), but ever since I lost the upper grille block engine temps haven't been high yet. Is it time to remove that temporary engine insulation? Nah!