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Old 02-13-2009, 12:49 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
Even with exhaustive testing I don't think you'd ever see noticeable gains from mounting it perfectly. Not to say it can't be done. My point is there are much easier and better mods to do. A grill block is an excellent example that will return greater FE.
Eh ... 2 weeks of testing my 4-runner netted no gains from a grille block. The likely culprit may be the fact that the vehicle has such a high front profile as opposed to a car. But in the end the complete grille block netted me zero benefit, but also did not hurt my FE.
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