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Date:         Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:22:14 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fiberglass Exhaust Wrap - Cooler engine compartment
Comments: To: Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net>
In-Reply-To:  <533B8BD7-506D-468F-BD80-E0B53718B108@comcast.net>
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The only drawback is all the unpacking you'd have to do to check for doneness!

On our '57 Chevy with straight six the non-cross-flow manifold made a great 'cooktop'.

On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 2:22 PM, Tom Buese <tombuese@comcast.net> wrote:

> 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/ >> >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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