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Old 02-11-2017, 07:45 AM   #67 (permalink)
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I just remembered two mods I did a long time ago for faster warmup:

1. Keep the oil at the low level.

2. Concentrate the coolant to about 80% glycol.

Both of these decrease the thermal capacity of the engine+fluids.

(However the effect is likely to be small.)
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