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Old 02-04-2013, 02:28 PM   #9 (permalink)
Miller88
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: NY state
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XJ Cherokee - '00 Jeep Cherokee Sport
90 day: 12.96 mpg (US)

FoFO - '11 Ford Focus SE
90 day: 36.78 mpg (US)
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For what it's worth, I blocked 2 of the 3 lower grilles on my Focus and it ran COOLER. Without them, on a hot day, with the A/C on, it would run between 87 and 89C, with them, it was 85-87C.

Now, with it fully blocked off, I did manage to get the car q bit on the toasty side on a 4F day. Gotta be careful. Mine is a manual, so no A/T to make heat. I'm going to experiement with blocking about 2.5/3 of the grilles off to see if that helps
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