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2003 S-10, 2.2L, 5 speed, ext cab long bed.
So far: DRL delete, remove bed mount toolbox.
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12-15-2015, 11:01 AM
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Arnie - '00 Volkswagen Golf TDI 90 day: 44.21 mpg (US)
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Thanks for the inspiration! One of the first things I did when I bought my 2000 Golf Tdi was put grill blocks on except for the intercooler and air intake. It seemed to help a lot since she was also missing the undertray and was severely overcooled as a result.... next step is get a skidplate!
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12-15-2015, 05:55 PM
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Pizza pan wheels also, bought for 3$ each at dollar store
Do they rust ?
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12-15-2015, 06:04 PM
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Quote:
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Nice job! Just out of curiosity: how did you manage to get THAT license plate on your car? Photoshop?
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I bought this plate on internet and you can put whatever you want on the plate ...
Your lucky i found my transaction history, i bought it from germanplates.com for 25$ and they send you the plactic holder too
GERMANPLATES.COM Personalized European License Plates
hope it helps
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12-20-2015, 03:57 PM
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Dáčenka - '10 Dacia / Renault Logan MCV 1.5 dCi (X90 k9k) 90 day: 47.08 mpg (US)
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Thank you, didn' know about it.
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01-05-2016, 09:21 PM
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Pizza pan wheels also, bought for 3$ each at dollar store
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The cheap pizza pans most likely will rust if they are not painted.
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04-23-2022, 11:27 PM
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Any of you that covered the grill. Did yall leave it in during the summer? Any over heating issues?
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04-25-2022, 11:10 AM
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I blocked only the upper grill on the Golf with pipe insulation and I leave it on year round. In winter I have a coroplast upper grill cover to protect from rock chips. I remove it in spring as it does seem to make the car run warmer than I would like while climbing mountain passes. FWIW, I am running a Stant Superstat which also runs warmer than the original stock thermostat.
P.S. On the Mk IV the engine air intake is in the top driver side opening. Don’t block that one.
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https://ecomodder.com/forum/showthre...tml#post621801
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The power needed to push an object through a fluid increases as the cube of the velocity. Mechanical friction increases as the square, so increasing speed requires progressively more power.
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10-12-2022, 11:36 AM
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Still at it.
I tried covering the lower driver side and center grill and majority of the upper. The car got to around 207F in stop and go traffic and I got to worried.
I found a dragging caliper when I did the brakes. The caliper, smarter driving and half moon hub caps im up to 51.87mpg.
I am very interested in your under car smoothing. Your images look like you use self tapping screws straight to the floor. Can you elaborate more on how you installed the Coloplast?
Thanks a ton. Im trying to copy yalls lead.
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10-12-2022, 01:00 PM
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