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millenniumtree · 08-22-2008, 03:37 PM

Route the exhaust pipe to a stirling engine, which then runs the A/C compressor.
A/C from the engine's waste heat!

I'm not sure how large the stirling would need to be to power the A/C compressor... 1-2 hp maybe?

08-22-2008, 03:37 PM	#18 (permalink)
millenniumtree EcoModding Lurker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Stoughton, WI Posts: 55 Polymer - '89 Honda Civic Hatch Std 4 speed 90 day: 51.49 mpg (US) Woodstock - '69 MG Midget 1275 Nekobus - '06 Scion xB Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Route the exhaust pipe to a stirling engine, which then runs the A/C compressor. A/C from the engine's waste heat! I'm not sure how large the stirling would need to be to power the A/C compressor... 1-2 hp maybe? __________________