In a message dated 2/18/99 1:43:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, TSmit@novatel.ca
writes:
> I think the heat shield is a good idea, but the insulation is a bad idea.
The
> last thing you want is for a leak to soak a whole bunch of gas into the
> insulation, and _then_ have it set on fire by the muffler. The heat shield
> would
> act as a deflector to keep gas from dripping on the muffler, if nothing
else.
>
Yep. I'll probably bend a piece of sheet metal. One thing I'd like to do is
slant the metal such that any leaking gas would drip away from the muffler.
>
> Obligatory War Story:
> Years (about 12) ago, I had a Civic set up with a single DCOE and a
Japanese
> (dual-outlet) exhaust manifold, which I piped into a collector using a pair
snip
> just evaporate when it hit the pipes - no smoke, no flames.
> I don't know how hot the mufflers on the Tiger actually get, and how close
> to the flashpoint of gasoline that is.
Yikes, let's say I don't really want to find out.
Rob Kempinski
Melbourne, Fl
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