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Isaac Zackary · 08-07-2018, 11:49 PM

So I ended up with a 2013 Toyota Avalon hybrid.

First things first, I want to install a block heater.
Trailer hitch is also one of the first things I want to do, and then build a small, aerodynamic trailer to pull with it.
Radiator flaps and wheel skirts would be a nice addon.
If possible, in the future I'd like to install a heat tank system like on the Gen II Prii.
A wild idea of mine would be to increase the battery capacity (like with a secondary lithium ion battery) and make it a plugin. There's a company named Enginer that makes kits for this, but they're not cheap by any means.
An even wilder idea would be to convert to CNG. I think I'd rather mess with the traction battery first though.

Any other ideas of what could and should be modded on a car like this?

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Isaac Zackary Full sized hybrid. Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Colorado Posts: 602 Suzy - '13 Toyota Avalon Hybrid XLE 90 day: 37.18 mpg (US) Thanks: 369 Thanked 108 Times in 84 Posts	Avalon hybrid. What to mod? So I ended up with a 2013 Toyota Avalon hybrid. First things first, I want to install a block heater. Trailer hitch is also one of the first things I want to do, and then build a small, aerodynamic trailer to pull with it. Radiator flaps and wheel skirts would be a nice addon. If possible, in the future I'd like to install a heat tank system like on the Gen II Prii. A wild idea of mine would be to increase the battery capacity (like with a secondary lithium ion battery) and make it a plugin. There's a company named Enginer that makes kits for this, but they're not cheap by any means. An even wilder idea would be to convert to CNG. I think I'd rather mess with the traction battery first though. Any other ideas of what could and should be modded on a car like this? __________________