grill blocks
I'm thinking about doing a homemade grill block on the Prizm. But while sitting in traffic today(with no A/C running) I notice the temp went up to 202F. If I do a grill block, wouldn't the temp skyrocket while in traffic, even with the rad. fan going?
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Oh forgot something. The normal running temp to 188F.
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try half grill block and see where you stand...But if your thinking about using your ac, i would not do the half grill block either, wait till fall..
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Yeah, I have to use A/C with 100+ and the heat index on top of that. So don't even do a half block right now? Any other simply aero mods that could work right now?
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front lip, mirror delete, rear diffuser, underbody panel just to name a few
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I'll look into those. But most I would wait on until the car is paid off.
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My experience: I use a grill block since end 2009 on my black Civic. In summer around 60%, winter 85-95%. I don't suffer the temps you have now in US. But...strangely enough: in summer, if I use the AC my temps (engine and radiator) go down. That's because the fans are forced to run in such case (compressor AC engaged). And with approx. 40% open a lot of air is still sucked in.
Results of this mod are positive, but nothing more than a single % or so. I had much more notible result when going from 10W40 to 0W20 engine oil. An my last mod was an engine block heater. Also positive result of course, but seem a bit less influencing than the engine oil. Allthough the period I only had the 0W20 without the EBH was very short. So I can't show any hard data as I did my mods a bit to fast one after the other. |
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i'm going to be creating a aerogrill for my cobalt soon it's not going to completely close off the grill because we need that air flow for a reason but it will allow the air to flow more smoothly compared to getting chopped up by my factory grill
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Since GM and Ford are currently advertising cars with automatic grill blocks, I have to think there might be something to them.
If your temperature gauge reads hotter than normal; 1. Radiator shops usually don't charge to test the radiator. 2. After shut-down, pull the fan fuze, and feel the bottom of the radiator. if it is cool it needs replacement. |
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yea i only have a grillblock in the winter, temps go too high for my comfort in the summer and one car has no gauge just an idiot light that i dont trust
saveing a few cents in gas isnt gonna do much when its a $900 head gasket/warped head job haha |
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just installed my home made grill blocker today!! let you guys know the result. my air flow is not compromised though because there is a lower grill that lets plenty of air flow in.
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free lol found the plexiglass and rubber hose at our shop.
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grsshpr1,
if your aerodynamics is like that of the cavalier, then about 90% of your cooling comes from underneath. on my car there is a flap that attaches to the bottom of the radiator that directs air towards the radiator while going down the road. I know the old 90's camaro was the same way. if the flap gets knocked off, you start to run hot. I have my entire lower grill blocked off. I used to have the opening between my hood and bumper blocked off all but enough room to pop the hood up. I was just lazy on that and didn't put it back on. I have had my lower grill blocked off for over 3 years. about 1.5 to 2 years ago I permanently sealed it off. I will admit that my body work skills are horrible but it got the job done and looked good for a little while https://www.gassavers.org/garage_imag...fzq4ynuh1i.jpg I would say to research the crap out of your vehicle before doing it but many of us do have complete grill blocks and though I don't see many 100 degree days, we have seen a record number of upper 90 degree days this year. no problems yet. 14 yrs old and 218k miles (7 yrs and about 125k are from me personally). I started with plexi glass too. made a paper template and used a dremel to cut the plexi. put it on with wing nuts, bolts, and fender washers. if you have some time to kill, here is how I did the bumper when I made it permanent.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n6iNOxl5PA ****edit***** I wouldn't mind seeing pictures of what you did too. curious of how you blocked off the top. always good to see how others do things. |
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i'm unsure of how to upload pics onto here? but i came across a shelby cobra carbon fiber front air splitter and i'm going to apply that to my car soon. i'm still getting the parts together for my exhaust.
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what I do is go to www.tinypic.com and upload it there (you don't have to join). chose the size you want it first and then do the download. once it is done, it will give you a few options.
the screen says "share this image" at the top of it. the second option is: IMG Code for Forums & Message Boards if you copy and paste this line of text (should say IMG at the front and /IMG at the end) into your message, the picture will show up in the thread. where I work, they block photobucket so tinypic is golden for me. there are other picture hosting sites but this is what I use. |
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oh ok so i can use photobucket too i'll get a pic up soon then
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