2007 Civic Lower Grille Block

[superchow]

So after a seeing Vman455's grille blocks and general ecomodding awesomeness I felt inspired to progress my grille block. I had the upper grille and hood-to-grille space blocked off with duct-tape covered styrofoam and that has held up fine for a couple years now. So I used some of that foam similar to the pool noodle stuff but this came in a sheet form initially intended for an in-window air conditioner. It's about 1/2" thick. I cut out the shape and wrapped it in some duct tape and then black electrical tape. It's just wedged into the grille - no fasteners. See pictures below for the results.




Before Block

After Block

There's a 6" x 2" gap left below the license plate. Any comments on if that should be enough airflow to prevent overheating? Temps right now are in the low 30s to high 40s - but with high humidity. Seems the car never warmed up all the way until about 5 miles into a drive.

[2000neon]

That looks good, I like it. Based purely on the amount of grill you have open, I think you have airflow still, as long as there is part of the radiator near the open section of the grill.

[Krayzie]

I've blocked my lower grille completely with tape and had no problem. Gained about 1MPG on the hwy as well!