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Old 12-29-2010, 02:26 PM   #17 (permalink)
mnmarcus
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Originally Posted by Tygen1 View Post
I use a 400w block heater, a 150w adhesive pad type heater on the oil pan and another 150w adhesive pad heater on the transmission pan. Mine were flat enough so they fit perfect, I just measured the pans and choose the appropriate size. My Coolant, Engine Oil and Transmission Fluid are all around 100 degrees F when I start it up in the morning, it goes out of open loop in about 20 yards. I typically see around a 4mpg loss on my morning commute if I don't plug it in.
That's great. +10% mpg and a warm car seem like a no brainer. I assume you park in a garage and have it plugged in all night. If you idled a little do you think it would go out of open loop before driving at all?
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