08-11-2015, 09:20 AM
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Why did you decide to go with SS?
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08-11-2015, 10:29 AM
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Nice work!!!
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08-11-2015, 07:27 PM
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I went with stainless steel for a few reasons.
1 Already had some of it on hand, I bought about 40 feet of used 2 inch 316SS steam pipe for exhaust pipe projects.
2 Stainless is very weldable.
3 The pipe fittings were only marginally more expensive than steel or iron fittings plus bushings I would have needed to make it work from lowes.
4 Getting the pipe fittings off ebay I could get them in the size I need, eliminating the need for bushings.
5 It looks cool.
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08-15-2015, 07:50 PM
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Here is what it looks like when you try to use 2 inch fittings all around.
I only mocked it up and thought, mmmmm No.
Big, ugly, heavy and all around looks poorly done.
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1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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08-20-2015, 10:28 AM
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Can you use copper parts to? Or would it corrode to fast?
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08-20-2015, 04:11 PM
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Copper would be fine but the 2 inch fittings needed would be very expensive.
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1989 firebird mostly stock. Aside from the 6-speed manual trans, corvette gen 5 front brakes, 1LE drive shaft, 4th Gen disc brake fbody rear end.
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08-20-2015, 04:34 PM
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I aint need it any more, just orded a 3 glow plug heater
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Originally Posted by TimV
Ok, I orderd the coolant heater, a switch, an 80A relay and a 60A fuse + holder
Total of 88,87€
And this is a good investmend!
I always have a long warm up time, even in summer!
@ 20 degrees Celcius air temps with full upper grill block: 20 minutes (16km) to go from 25 to 85 degrees Celcius coolant temps.
@ -5 degrees Celcius air temps with full upper grill block: 35 minutes (30 km) to go from 0 to 85 degrees Celcius coolant temps
Hopefully those 600W and aditional alternator load would help the warm up times. |
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2017 without holiday: 5,397l/100km
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Current ride: plug in 285hp hybrid
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08-20-2015, 04:52 PM
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I am used to glow plugs like that only using about 10 amps each.
Those draw 20 amps each?
Just remember the alternator likely puts out less than 30 amps at lower engine speed. The alternator needs to get spinning upward of 6,000rpm any where near its rated output.
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2011 leaf SL, white, portable 240v CHAdeMO, trailer hitch, new batt as of 2014.
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08-20-2015, 04:56 PM
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Also, powering heating up your engine with alternator power really isn't a great way to gain efficiency.
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08-20-2015, 05:45 PM
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Ive got an (80)150amps alternator. So probably putting out 80 amps at idle.
I just dont have the ability to plug in with an extension cord.
So i aim forces to use this.
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But keep having fun!
I can drift
Previous car. SUV. From 2011 + 10l/100km to 2017 5,516l/100km.
2017 without holiday: 5,397l/100km
EPA Rated average: 8,1l/100km
Current ride: plug in 285hp hybrid
EPA Rated average: 2,8l/100km
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