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Old 11-24-2011, 11:20 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Kodak View Post
Yeah. A pipe dream I guess, huh?

I'm sure I don't have near the automotive knowledge to come up with a non-hybrid method of free (non-gas) idling, but it's interesting to think about.
Sounds like a job for a flywheel and compression release or all-cylinder cylinder deactivation, if that's what you want (why you'd want that, I don't know. ) Me, I'd just turn it off.
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