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Old 01-05-2008, 01:06 AM   #9 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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Originally Posted by Coyote X View Post
How about blocking the exhaust? Somewhere or another around here someone did an experiment that showed the engine heated up faster with the tailpipe restricted.
On the subject of exhaust.... Seems like heat recuperation could be beneficial... I could see it acting like a separate EGR system (or even add a wye valve to the existing EGR) and pipe hot exhaust into an exhaust-->coolant heat exchanger....

Clearly not as beneficial as a block heater, but no plug is necessary

Just a thought
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