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Old 02-10-2013, 04:15 AM   #1 (permalink)
superchow
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Hamster - '07 Honda Civic EX
90 day: 29.41 mpg (US)

Whooshy Wagon - '04 Volvo V40
90 day: 23.33 mpg (US)

Minotaur - '09 Ford Taurus X SEL
90 day: 19.05 mpg (US)
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2007 Civic Lower Grille Block

So after a seeing Vman455's grille blocks and general ecomodding awesomeness I felt inspired to progress my grille block. I had the upper grille and hood-to-grille space blocked off with duct-tape covered styrofoam and that has held up fine for a couple years now. So I used some of that foam similar to the pool noodle stuff but this came in a sheet form initially intended for an in-window air conditioner. It's about 1/2" thick. I cut out the shape and wrapped it in some duct tape and then black electrical tape. It's just wedged into the grille - no fasteners. See pictures below for the results.




Before Block

After Block

There's a 6" x 2" gap left below the license plate. Any comments on if that should be enough airflow to prevent overheating? Temps right now are in the low 30s to high 40s - but with high humidity. Seems the car never warmed up all the way until about 5 miles into a drive.

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