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Old 04-03-2012, 05:20 PM   #23 (permalink)
HowGudAmI
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Clio - '03 Renault Clio 1.5dCi
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post
Ideally, you should block your grille such that your cooling capacity matches your new, efficient driving style. Then you kill 2 birds with one stone: you get a somewhat faster warm-up (and retained heat), while also gaining the benefit of reduced aero drag.

Edit: another mod that would help the big picture is a coolant or block heater. (Though I wonder how common they are in the UK.)
I thought that a grill block would help here- particularly as most of my trips are short. - but it is something i would have to remove when i took any 'hard' trips for the car (it has gotten too hot on me before from pulling a constant 70mph uphill in hot weather for the UK - i know this is worst case but i do not fancy reducing my cooling capacity when i know it can struggle)
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