Atomic,
. . . . Well I am debating whether or not to keep my Mirage. If I keep it I am going to improve the suspension, cooling, add Oil Pressur, oil temp, voltmeter, Amp meter, and manifold pressure gauges, add aluminum wheels, and turbo it!
GOD Bless and Thanks,
rich!
2019 G4 Wine colored. 'Burgundy'
130K miles, 37MPG average at 75-80 MPH with A/C and Lights
I am on the second engine and trans! 4.5 months out of 18 in the shop!
Not so happy any more!
I'm agreeing with this. And then some because of the current car craziness. I don't think I'd do all those mods myself. Except maybe the cooling capacity and underhood temps. Especially because of the need to run the A/C all the time. I get it. My dad had to have a lung operated on, well a lobe removed due to cancer. After that, the temp he breathed had to be just right. Or he felt he was about to pass out. In the winter if the heat from the vents was too strong it would get him. In the summer if the cooling wasn't sufficient it would get him. So yeah, the weird under 25 mph underhood heat you're dealing with, I agree with what you've described (venting) to vent that heat out so your A/C works effectively. But unless you're planning on hauling heavy again (like you just did), I'd bleeve I'd be too concerned about the overall cooling ... especially since you have 2 fans already.
I can't imagine there being a mo' funnuh car to modify (in this auto climate) than the Mirage. I'm very conservative though, so I wouldn't make any modifications that might seriously impair the reliability. Unless racecar. Or way far out of warranty, and approaching worthless in value. Then I might turbo it. But in my case, I'd F all that turbo stuff up, and wind up ruining the car and pushing it off a cliff.
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View my fuel log 2020 Mirage ES 1.2 manual: 42.4 mpg (US) ... 18.0 km/L ... 5.6 L/100 km ... 50.9 mpg (Imp)