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Old 10-30-2014, 12:50 PM   #7 (permalink)
Xist
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Neat!
Why not just use synthetic oil?
It does the same thing without needing all the bolt-on technology.
Someone asked if they knew what the cheap oil that most people put in their engine does at 300˚.

A later comment stated:
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Motor oil starts burning at about 400 C. Probably not a good idea to heat it up to 300 C. Just sayin.
[Ecky pointed out Over7 is supposed to raise the temperature to 250˚F, which is only 121˚C]
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Sorry, this idea is a failure. The exhaust on your engine runs about 1500 F. You want to heat your oil? Jacket the exhaust pipe with your oil pan. You want to thin your oil? Switch to 10W20. You want to shorten the life of your engine to save 20 cents a gallon? Do either one of the above.

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