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MetroMPG · 09-24-2012, 11:54 AM

Whichever brand you choose, get a powerful one. You want lots of watts. Shorter warm-up times & higher temp achieved.

I stuck a 800 watt inline tank style heater in the Firefly/Metro after initially installing a 350w external contact element style. Night & day difference.

EDIT: http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea....html#post7274

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