Mods for speeds 35-45mph?

[mikeb535]

Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard

Hi,

Can you post a picture of the front of your car? I'll bet that a grill block and/or blocking some other "features" would help.

Just added picture to my profile. Don't know how to insert it into body of post.

Mike

[azraelswrd]

You can insert images by uploading to an image hosting site like www.imageshack.com or www.photobucket.com (both free) then posting a link from there to here.

ex:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...tars/shade.gif


http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/1433/azxatu5.jpg

Results may vary on your aero mods. This is why individual field testing is so important because what a grill block gets for me on my route in my Scion may not be applicable to the gains for Bearleener on his route in his Golf. I also had to take into account of the high temps -- full block had the best GPH gains but I was tripping the electric fan after 20 miles of city and idling drives. I compromised and used an upper block and a mesh for the lower block (which deflects air proportional to the speed I'm traveling).

Unbiased testing with repetition also helps remove any placebo gains that mods may create in a driver's mind.

I've also gotten to the point that I can help my FE by driving a new route. A shorter distance is not worth the hit I take when I have to deal with other drivers and all the lights. (I'm on the prowl to beat 43mpg/tank and humanity is not helping... )