View Single Post
Old 02-22-2012, 01:44 PM   #15 (permalink)
UFO
Master EcoModder
 
UFO's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Denver, CO
Posts: 1,300

Colorado - '17 Chevrolet Colorado 4x4 LT
90 day: 23.07 mpg (US)
Thanks: 315
Thanked 179 Times in 138 Posts
Quote:
Originally Posted by oil pan 4 View Post
What I really need to do is build a set of grill shutters. Open them manually automaticly with a 190'F degree shutterstat and have a manual backup.
That would be very useful. I would keep it shut until operating temperature, then open it just enough to maintain. The problem with a Beetle is there is not much grille to start with, so it needs most of the opening in any weather warmer than 40F or so.
__________________
I'm not coasting, I'm shifting slowly.
  Reply With Quote