# One advantage of old technology

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**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [June 19, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-advantage-of-old-technology/195179 "2024-06-19T17:50:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 5:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-advantage-of-old-technology/195179/1 "2024-06-19T17:50:31Z")

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![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/e/d/edf8dc7e04de7ad66c45f94a5607b060d71f88e9.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-advantage-of-old-technology/195179/2 "2024-06-19T18:28:50Z")

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I imagine cooking on your car engine will not work so well on an EV 😉

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-advantage-of-old-technology/195179/3 "2024-06-19T18:33:20Z")

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> [@Barkydog](#):
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> I imagine cooking on your car engine will not work so well on an EV

The normal operating temperature of an EV’s inverter is ~140 degrees, so it would be just a little bit less hot than a slow cooker/crock pot.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 6:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-advantage-of-old-technology/195179/4 "2024-06-19T18:39:04Z")

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Not so easy to do on many modern gas cars, either, with their large engine covers and wires/hoses everywhere. Don’t have ready access to two hot exhaust manifolds:  
 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/e/1/e13aead551edcbdcd36281292bbb9b6da47dd7df.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2024, 6:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/one-advantage-of-old-technology/195179/5 "2024-06-19T18:45:42Z")

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> [@texases](#):
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> Not so easy to do on many modern gas cars… Don’t have ready access to two hot exhaust manifolds

+1  
I suspect that they don’t sell many copies of this book anymore:

> **[Manifold Destiny: The One! The Only! Guide to Cooking on Your Car Engine!:...](https://www.amazon.com/Manifold-Destiny-Guide-Cooking-Engine/dp/1416596232)**
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> Manifold Destiny: The One! The Only! Guide to Cooking on Your Car Engine! \[Maynard, Chris, Scheller, Bill\] on Amazon.com. \*FREE\* shipping on qualifying offers. Manifold Destiny: The One! The Only! Guide to Cooking on Your Car Engine!