[s-cars] Phenolic Intake Manifold Spacers

[James Murray (QA/EMC)]

Perhaps a better question is hot much heat transfer is there from the Intake Manifold to the incoming air?

/Jamu.

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Myers [mailto:robert at s-cars.org]
Sent: Monday, October 17, 2005 1:10 PM
To: James Murray (QA/EMC); s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Phenolic Intake Manifold Spacers



Any temperature measurements?  How hot does the piece get?  How much 
thermal degradation should be expected at that temperature?

At 12:44 PM 10/17/2005, James Murray (QA/EMC) wrote:

>Just thought I'd cross post this for benifit of the S-Car list... this was 
>posted on Audi-doodi-World, a "Phenolic Intake Manifold Spacers" was 
>developed with help of a AW lister, looks interesting...
>
>http://forums.audiworld.com/s4s6/msgs/87854.phtml
>
>" ~10mm phenolic spacer kit, Audi 2.2T, Insulates intake manifold from 
>heat conduction through the heads, leading to lower intake air temps 
>-extends the intake runner lengths for better low end torque. Comes with 
>all gasketing and bolts". $160 shipped http://www.vastperformance.com/
>Maybe the price could be dropped for a group buy?
>/Jamu.
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