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Date:         Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:22:50 -0600
Reply-To:     Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Buese <tombuese@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Fiberglass Exhaust Wrap - Cooler engine compartment
Comments: To: Ken Lewis <kdlewis@NORTHSTATE.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <003c01c8e788$5330e160$0201a8c0@korky2>
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On Jul 16, 2008, at 3:10 PM, Ken Lewis wrote:


> The reason I have always heard to wrap the exhaust pipes is to keep
> the
> exhaust gas from cooling off and hence, expanding.  Expansion
> causes the
> flow to slow down and hinders combustion chamber scavange. Since
> our headers
> aren't designed with scavange in mind I doubt it would help much.
>
> As an added benifit it really does reduce engine compartment
> temperatures.
> Which makes it hard to cook lunch: http://tinyurl.com/yluzag


A classic book!  Wonder how the recipes work on a wasserleaker or AC
engine.


Pax,


Mr. BZ-can you say tinfoil dinners to go?


> Bon Appetit
> Ken Lewis
> http://neksiwel.20m.com/
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