02-24-2011, 04:52 PM
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...attach a bunch of thermopiles to the exhaust pipe system to produce heat-generated DC-electricity!
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02-25-2011, 05:01 AM
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C'mon t_vago, tell us, tell us. I can't take it anymore!!!!!
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[Old] Piwoslaw's Peugeot 307sw modding thread
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02-25-2011, 06:52 AM
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Steam powered vaccum cleaner? (to get that back pressure to less than atmospheric during cruise load)
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02-25-2011, 10:47 AM
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Interesting way to solicit ideas.
Converted to turbocompound drive?
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02-25-2011, 11:12 AM
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02-25-2011, 12:56 PM
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...baking bacon?
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02-25-2011, 05:33 PM
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Magnets ?
Or a turbo.
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02-26-2011, 02:28 AM
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Cooking on hot engine components is a time honored tradition. We had an engineer who us to bake the most wonderful lasagnas, enchiladas, and cakes on the exhaust manifold of our boat's diesels.
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02-26-2011, 03:22 AM
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You redirected the exhaust inside the car so you don't have to run the heater in the winter.
You've routed the exhaust into the inflatable boat tail to keep it inflated.
Ok, I don't know. Tell us.
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02-26-2011, 09:33 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Odin
on a serious note, did you find a small sterling engine and stick it in the trunk? by simply having the exhaust gases flow over the hot end you could turn your alternator via the sterling engine, and depending on how close to the exhaust you got you could even maybe turn a power steering pump, vac pump, water pump- making the gas engine do very little
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This is what I have been thinking about for a while now...sounds good in theory, but I would like to see if someone else has tried it yet.
and I'm gonna have to say you have left us pondering this question long enough......so please do tell....
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