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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
Enriched fuel for warm up to get the catalyst going is very likey too. During the winter this car will drive around town with barely 3 temperature bars, which is no where near full operating temperature.
So for next winter I'm thinking grille block at the very least.
But I have to keep the high voltage electronics and motor coolant at winter temperatures if possible.
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Maybe some sort of thermal layer or blanket for the block; retaining that heat in the engine could help keep the inverter cooler too. I've been tossing the idea around for my car, and found
this person who did it on an Insight. BMW also experimented with an engine jacket a few years ago that they claimed kept the block above ambient for up to 12 hours after shutdown.
