Re: K&N Intake Air Temperature

[Richard Beels <beels@technologist.com>]

Wrapping the exhaust is an old technique.  One thing to consider is the
health of the EM.  Wrapping it will cause it to break down and die faster
because if the increased thermal stress.  How much quicker?  <shrug>

At 01:31 AM 11/13/1998 ,  Nick Bean was inspired to say:
>  I'm laid up here in the hospital for a few days, and was browsing December's
>  Motor Trend for want of something to do (the TT article was OK).  In the
>  advertising section, I found the "QUICK-WRAP SYSTEM" for insulating exhaust
>  headers.  The company, Thermo-Tec, calls these things High-Velocity Exhaust
>  Jackets, and they claim to reduce underhood temperatures by up to 70%.
>  There has been a lot of resistance across the list about having to build a
>  separate intake heat shield to maximize the K&N setup.  For those of us with
>  early '90 coupes (mine's #156) and the factory headers, this may prove to be
>  an alternative.  If they're easy on the wallet, I'm probably going to give
>  it a try.  At any rate, here's the contact info from the ad:


Cheers,
	Richard
	88 90Q "Hannu" - K+N, new vac hoses, still 0.0 bar....
	88 Golf GTi - PRO Rally