Eventually i'll reach a plateau and actually give you guys some usable info and number stats!! But until i reach a point where i'm happy with my work
, and not just this prototype stuff, i'll pretty much be doing my thing every monday that my time allows. Once i make this stuff convenient enough to get some A-B-C-D-etc. figures Hope you enjoy the mods! And as always, i appreciate any concern/thoughts/ideas/critiques about my work. It helps this newbie, create safe, reliable and accurate results.
Back to topic!
SIDE SKIRTS! Though not major, or unusual, or potentially useful of mods...
Stock...
"Conservative" Side Skirts...
(2) 10' pieces of Black Gutter Edge Flashing. $4.70/ea
Cut to size, then folded the end edges inward for stability, also slight tapper for better flow.
Doesn't look too shabby for $10
. No one really noticed it. My gf and her dad thought it came with the car...
?! haha
AND, Of course the (Cd)trivial extended Airdam mod. This was pretty straight forward...
^^^NOTE: Revised Grill Block)
Bought 20ft Roll of Garden Barrier Stripping for $8
Cut a couple inches wider than width of stock airdam, then trimmed up once mounted.
Filled up tank again, then later went to the in-laws for game night. Full drive there and back concluded... 59.4mi/0.972gallon re-fill = ~61mpg. Also updated and made first entry to the "Trip Log"... We'll see how this improves with the gf driving over time. it'll take some time with that tho.
One thing i can say is, even without the 5-10mph headwinds on the drive there. Coming back with a tail wind, the car still felt "heavy"... The airdam, may have caused this, but sure as hell, it may not gain speed as fast downhill, it does definitively coast much further!
Overall for about an hours worth of work, and 10mins at the hardware store, im pleased with the results.
