full wheel covers & brake heat

[Weather Spotter]

On my cell so no link but click the wiki link at the top of the page, then on to the mods page. It has pages for all the mods.

A grill block closes off your air intake at the front of the car.

[BamZipPow]

Originally Posted by Buddy

I am planning to do 3 of the 4 modifications that you mentioned. But what is a 'grill block'?

Open grill...


Semi-blocked grill...

[Buddy]

Did you do the blocking on the lower part of the grill, i.e., below the bumper? I have a transmission cooler on my Toyota Highlander and will have to see where it gets it air flow. Is that brushes or rubber that you have hanging on the sides? I like what you did to the rear; I have a similar problem with my vechicle. I'm considering either airfoils or a "bubble".

[BamZipPow]

Originally Posted by Buddy

Did you do the blocking on the lower part of the grill, i.e., below the bumper? I have a transmission cooler on my Toyota Highlander and will have to see where it gets it air flow. Is that brushes or rubber that you have hanging on the sides? I like what you did to the rear; I have a similar problem with my vechicle. I'm considering either airfoils or a "bubble".

I have coroplast as my primary material of choice...that's what I have fer my side skirts as well.

This is what my T-100 used to look like...


I ended up dropping the original air dam about 6½" inches...my thread over at ToyotaNation.com.

I put dual auxiliary transmission coolers under there but I've got it blocked off fer now. I still have my factory radiator transmission cooler hooked up though. My temps haven't changed at all with the semi-blocked grill either although my engine has run hot since I got it...around 204°F (Toyota OEM 180°F thermostat). Temp doesn't go up when I'm running the A/C or sitting at a light/ramp. I have a manual/belt driven fan.

[mcrews]

Buddy,
do us a favor.
List your car in your avitar so we know what you drive. I would be glade to recommend a way to keep your brakes cool but ....well......do I guess or give you 10,000 examples of each car.......yeah, you mention it on the second page....but hey.....why do I have to read every post to find out what type of caqr we are talking about?

[UFO]

Originally Posted by Daox

It won't be a problem unless you slam your brakes on multiple times within a short period of time. Any decent ecodriver would not heat the brakes up enough to cause problems. Of course there are always exceptions like driving down a mountain...

Even driving down a mountain, engine braking or gearing down should be the primary means of keeping speed under control. Save the brakes for an emergency. No one should be coasting, especially engine-off, on long grades greater than 8%.

[Buddy]

How do I post my vehicle in the avitar?

[Buddy]

I really like what you did with your truck and read the entire story on Toyota Nation. My problem boils down to a lack of skills to do these projects, and if I hired someone it would be too expensive.

[Weather Spotter]

I started with no experience in modding my car and I have a full boat tail. Give it a shot and see what you get out of it.

Read through the Wiki threads on each mod first, there are many how to hints. PM people who have done the mod to ask questions.

[BamZipPow]

Originally Posted by Buddy

I really like what you did with your truck and read the entire story on Toyota Nation. My problem boils down to a lack of skills to do these projects, and if I hired someone it would be too expensive.

That's why the forums exists...so you can git ideas and expand yer knowledge and possibly yer skill set. You have to be smart and frugal when you do yer designs fer testing. Don't rush out and fork out a ton of cash...you'll only learn one thing. Money goes quick...

Let yer quest fer knowledge drive yer passion to learn...