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Originally Posted by RobertSmalls
I'm still working on a device that allows me to get a 55 mph flying start with a hot engine, right out of my driveway every morning. Until then, I'll have to live with 62-64mpg overall.
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I have three words for you: Circulation. Tank. Heater.
Best $80 I ever spent for my Prius. I have full operating temp in my driveway in an hour. I got the 1500 watt number but you could get away with a 1000 watt unit, no problem. FE on short trips is dramatically better and several mpg better on longer trips.
You probably know already but it works like a coffee percolator, taking cold coolant from the low point of your block and circulating it up and around the block.
To get you to 55, The Acme Giant Slingshot is available from Wile Coyote Sooper-genius supply Nowheresville, Arizona.
Here is one of the Canadian Armed Forces missile defence shield installations:
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Vortex generators are old tech. My new and improved vortex alternators are unstoppable.
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