Miata Mailing List: July 1994, Message #182
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   From: reb@xyzzy.com (Phydeaux)
Subject: Plate in the mouth...
   Date: Fri, 8 Jul 1994 13:04:09 -0400

Well, we got the new plates for our car yesterday, and I mounted the
front one *inside* the mouth, against the two vertical pieces that are
a few inches in front of the AC condenser.  I figured I'd give it a
test and see just what the temperature gauge would do.  Well, I'm
still kind of wondering if this actually had any effect on air flow.
I mean I blocked about half the flow through the mouth, but I drove
about 40 miles after I moved the plate.  Top up, AC on full blast, 95
or so degrees outside.  In stop-n-go traffic it crept from the
standard just-under-half point to a hair less than half point.  It's a
new car, so I doubt I've got a bad thermostat...  I recall someone
mentioning different air handling ducts in the front of the newer
cars...

Has anyone else tried this?  What were the results?
							reb
							'94 M