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Old 11-15-2014, 03:56 PM   #1 (permalink)
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'99 Subaru Outback Grill Block Attempt!

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since it's gotten cold again, I've noticed a significant difference in my mpg action. it takes forever for my car to even warm up and sometimes it never really gets up to temp at all. Thought I should attempt to put up a lower grill block. I know I know it's certainly not perfect, and I had to leave a small space on one side for my deployable block heater plug, but don't be too hard on me...I'm trying!

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Old 11-15-2014, 09:27 PM   #2 (permalink)
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If it's not heating up, get a new thermostat in there!
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Looks good to me!
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yea, it seems like this mod has already had a level of negative effect on suseptibility to heavy winds. is this normal. is it harder to handle a car that's more air tight in this way? i guess it would make sense.
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handling

I've not run across any mention of handling issues associated with grille modifications.Even EVs with totally sealed front ends.
Would you describe the new behavior asitch ?
-------------------------------------- roll ?
-------------------------------------- yaw ?
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I"ve never had any "handling" issues with only a simple grill block mod

For the sake of curiosity, have you tried removing the grill block to see if the handling issues went away?
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These single-wheel trailers look interesting. I wonder if I could get exempt of road fees with one where I live.

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