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Old 12-12-2011, 08:58 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I'd say you'll definitely see an efficiency drop by using an electric heater to heat up the air just to improve the efficiency of your engine. The energy expendature will be more than the efficiency gain for sure.

A full but removable grill block would be the way to go and/or a block heater.
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