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Giving that hot water heater element 110v would have cut the wattage down to less than 1000 watts if I remember correctly.
I never tested it for fuel economy improvement.
It was nice to be able to start deiceing the car almost instantly.
I think I may need to revisit this mod now that I run an electric coolant pump.
I could do the 3500w coolant heater plus the two 650w for a total of 4800w, and yes I can supply that much power no problem.
That should cut down warm up times a little.
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1984 chevy suburban, custom made 6.5L diesel turbocharged with a Garrett T76 and Holset HE351VE, 22:1 compression 13psi of intercooled boost.
1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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