

| Subject: | Re: Fiberglass Exhaust Wrap - Cooler engine compartment |
| From: | Tom Buese |
| Date: | Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:22:50 -0600 |
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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