I know you can obtain exhaust insulating tape, hi-temp exhaust coatings, and many other things you never even knew existed at a place called Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. ( http://aircraft-spruce.com/ ). They have a catalog about as thick as the Bentley manual and it's free. (Usual disclaimer: I have no affiliation...) Order a copy - when it arrives I guarantee you'll spend the entire evening thumbing through the pages with all kinds of little wheels turning in your head! On the subject of exhaust heat - one night a few weeks ago I was in a dark parking lot trying waiting for my cooling fan to kick on. To speed things along, I ran the engine at ~3000 RPM for about a minute. I had a light plugged into the cigarette lighter clipped to the rear seat to illuminate the engine compartment... the light came unplugged and went out... and what did I see? The exhaust header pipes were glowing dull orange! I think I might be "running a little rich", but still - that's awfully hot, isn't it? I'm curious if anyone else has made this observation? > Doug Fitz-Randolph > Freeport, ME > '90 Syncro |
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