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Old 12-18-2013, 03:24 AM   #34 (permalink)
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running it off the alternator is going to more than cancel out any gains, as will leaving it idle and plugged into the wall. Gotta use waste heat for it to be an efficiency gain, like the cat idea. Diesels use glow plugs because they have to, and smart ones only when they have to.
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