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Old 11-26-2012, 09:34 AM   #7 (permalink)
Daox
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CM400E - '81 Honda CM400E
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Daox's Grey Prius - '04 Toyota Prius
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Daox's Insight - '00 Honda Insight
90 day: 64.33 mpg (US)

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Thanks mechman. Its a fresh start and a chance to rethink and improve the original mods I did to the black Prius. Stuff that worked well I'll keep and hopefully even improve. The lower grill block is a good example. I reused the main design, but some brainstorming with Ben found a way to improve it in looks and usefulness.

Speaking of improvements, I was really able to realize the benefit of the top grill block this morning on my commute to work since its a much more familiar trip. Combined with a preheat of about 2hrs with the block heater, I was up to temperature almost as fast as summer! Within one mile my coolant temp was up to about 140F, and it was 25F out this morning. In summer it is up to about 155F at that point.
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