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Old 01-11-2009, 02:30 AM   #28 (permalink)
Novaz_nz
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Novaz_M35 - '02 Nissan Stagea 250 RX
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Well without any available measuring equipment, collecting FE data from any changes on the car takes ages!.
I have been playing around with the upper grille blocks. They help the car warm up much faster, and keep the engine running hotter - both of which seem to have bumped up the MPG a few notches. At highway speeds, the block in front of the air intake angles back to direct cold air into the intake (the hot, stagnant air behind the grille was otherwise heat-soaking the intake and the car was sluggish and very thirsty!)

Also, I have been thinking about making an aero attachment for the towbar (again). Building a towbar mounted Kammback is going to be tough to keep legal, so instead how about a boot deck extension, and possible undertray extension? It would need to be open at the sides and rear edge.
Something a bit like this:


I imagine the top piece would be contoured to follow the shape of the rear guards, with the lower piece being a similar shape. Would something like this be worth investigating?
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