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Old 02-20-2009, 08:02 AM   #1 (permalink)
Piwoslaw
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Retrofit engine Stop&Start system

A lot of car companies are incorporating engine start and stop options in their cars, Citreon, Mercedes, Toyota, Skoda (Czech company belonging to VW) to name a few. I'm wondering about how hard it would be to retrofit existing cars with that system. And I'm not thinking about a normal kill switch. I'm talking about something automatic (though it could have a manual mode, or even EOC function): you stop in neutral, engine shuts off, throw in first gear and it starts in an instant. Install this in your friends'/family's cars and they don't even notice, exept at the pump.

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