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Thread: Grille block on the newer Mirages. Can't find a write up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Daox View Post
    You will only have issues with coolant temps on the highway, or during summer times.
    Last winter when I was using my grill block, I noticed my cooling fan turned on a lot when outdoor temperatures got above 50℉ / 10℃.


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    I guess I would consider 50F summer.

    I agree though, that seems to be about when you need to look at changing things up if you have a full grill block.
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    Here's my garage entry from last night:

    A few days ago, I got a sheet of white coroplast, black primer, black zip ties, a cheap little razor knife and some pipe insulation. Tonight I did version 1 of a lower grill block. I took basic measurements and added a bit and took the first cuts followed by a lot of hold it up, mark where to cut and cut more off. I cut a pipe insulation thing in half and zip tyed it to the upper part of the lower grill and added the other half to a whole piece (it's more complicated than that, but that's basically it) and zip tyed that to the lower half of the lower grill. One last test fit to see where I wanted the zip tye holes holes in the coroplast. I painted the grill block and took a break for supper.

    Tried to find a Salvadoran restaurant within walking distance of my house. Found a Somalian restaurant instead...I do love goat.

    Well, under 20° is not ideal for that paint to dry in that amount of time, so by the time I got it all put together, I had black spots on my fingers and white spots on my grill block. The early morning drives in a car that doesn't have the fancy heater warmer thingys behind the glove box is taking its toll, so I covered the white marks with permanent marker and called it a night. If it survives my trip to and from work, I'll take some pics tomorrow afternoon.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eggman View Post
    Last winter when I was using my grill block, I noticed my cooling fan turned on a lot when outdoor temperatures got above 50℉ / 10℃.
    I had an overheating incident one time. The only way I could get decent heat out of my diesel truck(s) was to block at least half the rad off with cardboard. Come spring time I forgot to take out the huge piece of cardboard between the rad and intercooler then played in the mud with bald tires. Attachment 14031


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