COLDER 'cold air'
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Burning Brakes
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From: Brisbane Queensland, Australia
COLDER 'cold air'
After a discussion with a good mate; I added some heat resisting material (It wasn't TRUE heat shielding, rather noise absorbing material I had laying around with a thin layer of aluminium on it) UNDER the air intake housing of my '85; I just used the car and I SWEAR it's picked up extra 'gee-gees'!
The whole idea was to make the housing less prone to heat and heat-soak since the housing sits ABOVE a hot radiator housing...Seems to have worked!
The whole idea was to make the housing less prone to heat and heat-soak since the housing sits ABOVE a hot radiator housing...Seems to have worked!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Brisbane Queensland, Australia
Originally Posted by VetNutJim
Bidness op!!! Bidness op!!
You should be able to seel those for forty/fity bux including Corvette Tax.
You should be able to seel those for forty/fity bux including Corvette Tax.
Safety Car
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From: Hinckley Ohio
Originally Posted by smacko
After a discussion with a good mate; I added some heat resisting material (It wasn't TRUE heat shielding, rather noise absorbing material I had laying around with a thin layer of aluminium on it) UNDER the air intake housing of my '85; I just used the car and I SWEAR it's picked up extra 'gee-gees'!
The whole idea was to make the housing less prone to heat and heat-soak since the housing sits ABOVE a hot radiator housing...Seems to have worked!
The whole idea was to make the housing less prone to heat and heat-soak since the housing sits ABOVE a hot radiator housing...Seems to have worked!
Your report is real encouraging....I need to get busy..
Le Mans Master
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From: seattle WA
That's why guys think a 160 thermo is so great-supposedly adds HP-it doesn't-maybe the engine runs cooler-but it's the intake COOL air which causes it to perform better-you could and can pack your intake with dry ice or something else to keep the intake cooler which will cause the air to be cooler/colder and the engine to perform better!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Brisbane Queensland, Australia
Originally Posted by VetNutJim
smacko,
I think I'm in love..... with that hottie sitting on the white Vette.
Lawd, what a beautiful face....and all the rest tooooo. Woooooo!!!
I think I'm in love..... with that hottie sitting on the white Vette.
Lawd, what a beautiful face....and all the rest tooooo. Woooooo!!!
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Burning Brakes
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From: Brisbane Queensland, Australia
Originally Posted by rick lambert
That's why guys think a 160 thermo is so great-supposedly adds HP-it doesn't-maybe the engine runs cooler-but it's the intake COOL air which causes it to perform better-you could and can pack your intake with dry ice or something else to keep the intake cooler which will cause the air to be cooler/colder and the engine to perform better!
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St. Jude Donor '05
No matter what thermostat is used, the egine will eventually find the temperature it wants, just might take it longer to get there with a cooler thermostat.
As far as temperature/making hp there is a definite advantage to running cooler. JMO, not trying to bicker.
As far as temperature/making hp there is a definite advantage to running cooler. JMO, not trying to bicker.