Festiva Aero mods
 

Decided I would give some aero mods a go. So i went with the airdam idea and half blocked upper and lower grills.
I have no results yet as they have just been fitted.

This is before shot
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...3/P2240240.jpg

grill blocks
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...3/P2270243.jpg

airdam on, grill blocks painted
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...3/P2280246.jpg

showing hows its shaped to direct air around the tyres
http://i95.photobucket.com/albums/l1...3/P2280249.jpg

Ahaha yes! I love these cars. Looks like good work - I would focus more on getting the air to join back together more gracefully at the rear if I were you, but deflecting more air to the sides is always a good thing especially if you have moon discs or wheel skirts. Welcome to EM and keep up the festiva fiesta!

Yes a rear kammback would really help, may be some rear wheel skirts too.

Looking good and great start! Welcome to EM! Hope you get more inspiration the longer you're here.

I was actually looking at Festiva's before buying another high mpg car several years later.

My wife kept wondering why I was staring at the small parked cars in the restaurant parking lot while we were making our way inside.

Looking forward to your progress!!

Jim.

hmm interesting- I might have to try this with my 91' lexus

Sweet! I'm in to see your gains to an already economical car.

ok so i got some better fuel economy results but i ended up doing more freeway driving than my previous fuel logs.
so there most likely is a benifit , just not as much as the results show which is nearly 11% ( i highly doubt)

EDIT
11% might be close actually because its 2 aero mods i done. problem with carby cars cant get precise data. but a gain is a gain :)

updated my fuel log.

nicely done.

i have a question though.

wouldnt you benefit more by actually blocking the grills in front rather than behind the entrances?
i would think that the air is still not flowing very smoothly over those surfaces?

anyways i would like to hear any updates.

Here was my upper block. Note the Aussie Capri :p

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...1-18173204.jpg

And here it was with the full air dam, this thing was ridiculous haha

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...fullblock2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...fullblock1.jpg