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Old 10-31-2013, 03:38 PM   #34 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by UFO View Post
Yes, all of this data is from my daily 20 mile commute down I-25. It would be good to test on longer trips; I will keep this type of testing in mind if the opportunity comes up. I also intend to re-do this test with my commute this summer, of course the fuel will be B100.

I think I have compensated for the warmup time with the grille block, as I could not run it with the EGR enabled without my temperature rising over 200 before I got to work.
Shoot I should have posted this with my last reply.

I have not noticed any change in MPG with EGR off but I drive 90mi to and from work.

I have blocked 90% of the grill the only thing open is the 1in slot at the very bottom of the bumper and the inter cooler. When I blocked the lower slot I could get the temp to get to 205 and it will sit there after about 25mi driving. That was with a stock 185f tstat now I have a 195 and it warms up a little faster but I have not tried doing a full block yet as it has been to warm but I might try it again in a few weeks.
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