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Originally Posted by Xist
How do you increase the oil 100˚ without heating up the engine further?
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You don't, but the cooling systems in most vehicles have a lot of extra capacity, such that this could probably be done safely. Us ecomodders would need to open up our grille blocks some.
I can attest to the effectiveness of even a header waterjacket though. Autostop supposedly doesn't work until the engine is up to temperature, and I often get it before I'm a quarter of a mile from home with my tiny 1.0 3-banger. The radiator is about the same size in a Civic, probably to cover the extra cooling needs.