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Re: Intake manifold ... ceramic coatings

To: <Gt6steve@aol.com>, <oldskooling@yahoo.com>, <fot@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Intake manifold ... ceramic coatings
From: "kas kastner" <kaskas@cox.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 17:44:35 -0700
If you want to do something that will pays off, coat the piston tops and the
combustion chambers so that they retain the heat of combustion....that works.
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Gt6steve@aol.com
  To: oldskooling@yahoo.com ; fot@autox.team.net
  Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 5:02 PM
  Subject: Re: Intake manifold ... ceramic coatings


  I would like to affirm that this hair brained scheme will do absolutely
  nothing to improve the performance of my competitors and I encourage all
Vintage
  racers to avoid this Voodoo science.  Having applied the same to  my
manifolds
  I want all of you guys to save your money and not do the things I  do.  Any
  perceived horsepower gains were clearly from something else and  I say don't
do
  it.

  And ignore the man behind the curtain!

  Tongue in cheek, Steve

  After  reading some articles on thermal management, especially in regards to
  ceramic  coatings, I couldn't help but notice the V8 guys are making quite a
  few more  ponies when coating the bottom of the intake runners and the
valley
  plate.  Obviously they're keeping heat out of the intake runners making for
a
  denser  and much cooler charge. A quick look at a Triumph's set up and I
can't
  help  but think coating at least the bottom of the half of the intake
manifold
  would  make for even better results being that the exhuast manifold is right
  there. I  know some of you run heat sheilds that go up along the bottom side
  of the  intake manifold, but I would think ceramic coating would work
better,
  and also  save weight. Anyone care to share there thoughts on this?
  -Bob  Adams

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