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Old 01-07-2008, 09:04 PM   #30 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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Originally Posted by DifferentPointofView View Post
Someone said something about more efficient cars heating up slower than non-efficient cars.

This is only the case if the engines are the same cc's, Because my mom's Caliber warms up in a bout a mile, my Jeep takes about 5 miles to warm up. and it's a 4L I6 VS. 2.4L I4
I think that was a reference to thermal efficiency - not fuel efficiency.... A 100% efficient engine will never warm up (all heat input is converted to useful work rather than a portion going to work and the rest waste heat) Too bad such an engine can't exist
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