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Originally Posted by The donkey CRX
Thanks Mikejd, so far the pre-heat set up has performed great. Even though the circulating heater only warms up the water in the block and radiator to 125 degrees after about 20 minutes, the other heaters are able to bring the oil and water up to between 160 and 180 degrees after 2 hours. this means I can start out each trip with lean burn enabled from miles one. before this setup was installed my MPG average was at about 45 MPG after the first 5 miles in winter. Now I am seeing as much as 70 MPG after 5 miles on the same route. This really helps me be above 80 MPG for my 54 mile commute so far this winter.
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Awesome! I would imagine most cars would experience a huge benefit from starting in closed loop, even if not as much benefit without lean burn capability. I'm guessing you'll be flirting with 100mpg next year with your current setup once temps are back to ideal.
Any chance you would be willing to disclose the materials used for the prewarmup kit?