gistfile1.js

var request = require('request');

httprequest({
	headers: {
	  connection: 'keep-alive' 
	  },
	'pool.maxSockets': 1, //hopefully will make Node to reuse the connection next time it connects to the same host (instead of creating a new connection)
	url: "http://www.google.com"}, function (error, response, body) {

		console.log('');

		httprequest({
	        headers: {
	           connection: 'keep-alive' 
	           },
            url: "http://www.google.com"}, function (error, response, body) {

            	console.log('');
           	});
	}
);