09-29-2014, 12:28 PM
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Bummer about the left-turner!
I just stuck a similar sized air dam on my '07 Civic.
I didn't test it as an individual mod (tested it as part of a package deal  ), though a similar sized one on a Mirage I tested this summer was good for roughly +2% MPG improvement @ 90 km/h / 55 mph. Different cars. YMMV.
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10-04-2014, 02:00 PM
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Well the weather sure turned to fall in a hurry here. It'll be hard to judge the effects of my mods for now, though I'm sure they're helping. We went from nice room temperature days to high of plus 5 with a crazy north wind. I turned on the furnace for first time this fall.
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10-05-2014, 10:26 AM
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10-05-2014, 02:06 PM
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I find that taking speedbumps on an angle changes the car's travel on the suspension so as to prevent scraping of my side skirts. If i have to go headon, radically reducing the speed accomplishes the same thing. The fact that you cleared the speedbump once indicates you have enough clearance. You just need to prevent bottoming-out, so to speak.
You could also identify where the scraping is happening by looking at them, and trim just in that area.
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10-07-2014, 04:05 PM
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Maybe they'll give you something interesting. Mitsu was selling Mirage CVT's to rental fleets in Canada this year. |
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10-09-2014, 12:39 AM
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Ended up with a Chevy Cruz auto. Ack, I suppose it's not that bad. It's pretty spiffy compared to my 14 year old car. Think I'll enjoy driving like a 95%er for a week or so, then try to hypermile it. 
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10-09-2014, 08:32 AM
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What was the repair estimate for your Civic? I'm a bit surprised insurance is fixing a car that age.
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10-09-2014, 08:23 PM
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It's a marginal repair meaning that they'll have the autobody place tear it apart and look for further damage. If found they'll write it off. 
That's not cool.
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10-16-2014, 09:41 PM
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Turns out they'll fix it! That saves me the time of finding another civic and modding the snot out of it. Now I'll go ahead and manufacture version 2 of the grille block upper and lower. I'm brainstorming for ideas on materials as coro does look just like plastic cardboard... maybe I can find a flexible strip of something to cap the edges? That'd look nicer. 
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10-17-2014, 04:02 PM
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Here I used vinyl siding I had on hand to fashion an air dam that's 2 1/2" lower than the bumper. Painted black. I have no idea how long it'll last, but it seems pretty strong with the curves. I've reefed on it and it's held fast. The bumper deflects more than the siding.
I put this on last night and can't wait to see how it affects FE.
In the last picture you can see the side skirts I installed last night too.
You'll notice damage on passenger front quarter panel from a fellow who tried to turn left through my car. Body shop in a few weeks so I'll pull off the skirts and air dam before I give it to them.
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Air dam looks pretty sturdy. Is that a modular shelving rail that it is mounted to? How'd you attach to the bumper cover?
I assume yours will have to be more stout than most since it will plow snow periodically.
Since you already plug it in for the battery warmer and charger, do you plan to add a block/coolant heater?
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