In an effort to make my 2000 Honda Civic more aerodynamic, and improve my gas mileage, I have been playing with smoothing out the front.

I had seen references to the “World’s Fastest Civic” (http://www.turbomagazine.com/news/0801_turp_worlds_fastest_civic_bonneville/index.html). I liked the look of the front end. So I set about to mimic that on my Civic. I made covers for the fake vents, and made a partial grill block for the lower grill opening. I made them out of plexiglass, and spray painted them black. I attached them with doubleback tape. I drilled a couple holes in the grill block, and mounted the license plate. I have driven around with it a bit, and the engine stayed in normal temperature range. I will keep an eye on the temp. I don’t think it will be an issue. If it is, I can always remove the grill block.

We are doing a long drive today. It will be interesting to see what kind of mileage I get. The last time we did this trip, we got around 41mpg. But you have to take into consideration weather, traffic, fuel differences. But still.

Posted by Rob in My Car on May 15th, 2009 | No Comments