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Old 04-23-2021, 05:26 PM   #26 (permalink)
Autobahnschleicher
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Aerospyder - '00 Toyota MR2 Spyder
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90 day: 41.98 mpg (US)

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When looking from the front I'm questioning how much drag reduction a full grille block would yield.
The air intake on this car is quite massive, I don't need that much cooling and with over 10L of coolant, I likely don't need any cooling at all on many trips.
These side-vents next to the radiator don't seem to do anything, so taping them shut with duct-tape would't have any downsides.
But with such a blunt grille block I'm not quite sure if the stagnation in front of the car might even get worse

Well, only one way to find out...
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