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Original story date - Aug. 20, 2012
Latest date I could find info on - June 09, 2014
Deakin inventor’s gadget helps cut fuel consumption | Geelong Advertiser
According to the article.
"He is under contract to a big European carmaker to test the earlier version of the system in one of its models."
It would be interesting to know, "who".
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10-31-2014, 12:54 PM
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If I'm adding heat to the oil, what's supposed to cool my engine?
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10-31-2014, 01:08 PM
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The stuff that runs through your radiator. |
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10-31-2014, 02:15 PM
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Oil works best at a certain temp. Too low it gets inefficient, too high the oil breaks down.
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10-31-2014, 02:58 PM
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Guys, I hardly use my heater! My friend is still using her air conditioning!  |
If I don't use my air conditioning, my windows fog up...
High humidity and 40°F degree temps make A/C nearly mandatory this time of year. Visibility and safety trump economy. |
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10-31-2014, 04:58 PM
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The best French fries are cooked in horse fat. What do we cook in unicorn oil?
Seriously, $300 would be better spent chasing MUCH bigger improvements from aero mods, which wouldn't put your engine at risk of burnishing and galling itself to a big ugly lump of hard lessons learned.
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I agree, but for most people, it's "out of sight, out of mind," and most aero mods are definitely not out of sight. 
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Hot Rod Magazine article on oil temperatures.
What Is The Optimum Engine Oil Temperature? - Hot Rod Magazine
"A quality conventional motor oil will tolerate oil sump temperatures of up to 250 degrees, but starts breaking down over 275 degrees." [...] "A full-synthetic oil will withstand sump temperatures in excess of 300 degrees, and for hard-core professional racing, some oval-track race teams are experimenting with ultra-thin, specially formulated, race-only synthetics operating at 350 degrees or even higher." |
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Originally Posted by freebeard
If I'm adding heat to the oil, what's supposed to cool my engine?
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The stuff that runs through your radiator.
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That's the joke. My radiator is full of oil. |
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Hot Rod Magazine article on oil temperatures.
What Is The Optimum Engine Oil Temperature? - Hot Rod Magazine
"A quality conventional motor oil will tolerate oil sump temperatures of up to 250 degrees, but starts breaking down over 275 degrees." [...] "A full-synthetic oil will withstand sump temperatures in excess of 300 degrees, and for hard-core professional racing, some oval-track race teams are experimenting with ultra-thin, specially formulated, race-only synthetics operating at 350 degrees or even higher." |
So obviously, synthetic oils are better. I'd like to see this put into practice.
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It is. Check any new car, they all require 0w20. 
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So obviously, synthetic oils are better. I'd like to see this put into practice.
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