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Old 07-10-2013, 10:37 PM   #7 (permalink)
YukonCornelius
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Crapolier - '98 Chevrolet Cavalier base
90 day: 34.81 mpg (US)

05 CTS-V - '05 cadillac cts-v
90 day: 33.01 mpg (US)

95 Accord - '95 Honda Accord
90 day: 38.06 mpg (US)

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Originally Posted by Diesel_Dave View Post
I wouldn't make too much of it unless you can actually quantify it.

Are you saying you're warm up happens more slowly, or that you're final operating temp is lower? A grille block can potentially slow warm up a little because the engine doesn't have to work as hard. That being said, I would think the effect would be really small.
I can't quantify it unfortunately, the car is OBD1 so I can't get a quick answer. I was talking about final operating temp.
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