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[chrisuns]

So, I was thinking of how I hate how long it takes my trucks to get up to operating temp in the winter vs my gas cars... Down where I live its to warm to permanently keep a winter front on. So I was thinking of installing steel flaps/shutters behind my grille and the bumper holes and having actuators open and close them when necessary with manual overrides if a actuator ever went bad . Where as they have a circuit where no matter what the ambient temp is. They stay shut until the trans reaches 100F and the engine reaches 200-210F in the winter. I actually want my engine at 200-210 since diesel operate a little bit more efficient the warmer they are. So they went have a pretty heavy duty cycle in the winter, but I think it would be cool. Not to mention those of us who do go to northern states or live up there and idle our trucks. How cool would it be to have a automated system to open shutters based on the cooling needs of our trucks. We all know they can't build heat worth crap at idle or stay at operating temp... Anyone interested in a diy project for this or even a kit?

 

[MadMaxx61]

Fingers was talking about this a long time ago and so was GM

Link http://www.duramaxdiesels.com/forum/showthread.php?t=23319&highlight=louvers

 

[Chevmeister]

I rigged up something with a linear actuator once. Just some old fan shutters, never did go full scale and put it on the truck. With reading this I might actually do it. Efi live could be your input on when to open. I think the DD think tank can come up with something.

 

[Relentlesscummins]

My cummins stays warm so doe smy duramax. I had a a setup behind my grill but took it off cause I didn't even need it. Maybe I am just use to the cold or maybe its the heated seats

 

[chrisuns]

I rigged up something with a linear actuator once. Just some old fan shutters, never did go full scale and put it on the truck. With reading this I might actually do it. Efi live could be your input on when to open. I think the DD think tank can come up with something.

See, I don't even think Efi would even need to be involved, or if it even could. Though, I would be cool to have it control the shutters by monitoring the ect. Efi is more used to change parameters. I'm unaware if it has the ability to right new scripts for the ecm to act upon.

I'm thinking of something more along the lines of what people are using for the taurus fan set-ups. How it monitors the radiator temp and decides when the fans need to be on. Instead of telling the fans to turn on, you tell a linear actuator,"Hey, open up it's hot in here!" Or ,"Hey, close I'm a icebox!"

All in all, I think it's something that is more than simple to do. It's just no one has really taken the time, nor expressed the interest in it to the extent to build it. When I say,"Hey, why the hell not!?" Worst case it doesn't work lol. Best case my truck warms up in 2-3 minutes, instead of 10!

 

[chrisuns]

My cummins stays warm so doe smy duramax. I had a a setup behind my grill but took it off cause I didn't even need it. Maybe I am just use to the cold or maybe its the heated seats

Over extended idling periods(2-6hrs) yours wont cool off? Well, isn't the heated seats thing dandy?.... Mine burned out the first week it got in the 30s. How gay is that? Yeah, that is in the bin of "random ****" getting fixed during my next 1-2 month rebuild project.