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Old 03-02-2011, 11:19 AM   #13 (permalink)
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Unfortunately, from my testing warm air intakes do not effect warm up hardly at all. I'm sure they don't hurt, but its not a noticable difference. You'd be better off blocking your grill off and/or insulating the engine. I'm in a similar situation right now with a 7 mile (11km) commute and I will be insulating my engine soon, adding a block heater and I also have a full grill block.
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