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Old 03-29-2015, 02:45 PM   #14 (permalink)
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One effect I noticed from blocking my grill is that the engine stays warmer for longer when parked. Even after 4 hours the engine is noticeably warmer than ambient.
Simply because it more or less closes off the engine bay so the warmed air in the engine bay cannot escape that easily

Warmup times are indeed faster - but not by much.
You need to measure the temperature. I already had to reduce some grill blocking.
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