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Old 05-10-2011, 01:48 PM   #145 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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Originally Posted by jtbo View Post
It seems to be really small amount of heat that diesel motor makes when getting over 60mpg.
That's efficiency! Diesels are more efficient than gassers = produce less waste heat. But in both cases doing the same driving with less fuel leads to less heat being lost.

You should keep your intercooler uncovered - diesels are more efficient when the intake air is cool, gassers like warm air. My IC is covered only at start-up, once the coolant warms to 60°-70°C I open the IC's half of the grille block.
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