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Old 02-22-2009, 04:14 PM   #13 (permalink)
jjackstone
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Does this mean thermoelectric exhaust generators as these, work better in cold climates?
Probably not a whole lot unless that cold air is directed to the TE junction. We're talking about temperature differentials of a few hundred degrees C in general(once the car is warmed up).

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Driving in first at high rpm is the best way to heat up the exhaust. The car is burning the most fuel it can in a given time and the engine is under the least load, hence the pistons are extracting the least power from the combustion gases and the hotter the exhaust gases.
Alright, I'll give you that one, but I sure wouldn't want to be driving around in first gear all day
JJ
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