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Old 12-13-2011, 04:25 PM   #2 (permalink)
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HP gains will be there but we're talking a fraction of a HP would be my guess. I'd go with a wrap, not a coating. Before I did either of those I'd try to bend up a piece of scrap metal to go between the two to make a metal heat shield. Its cheaper, easier and will probably even work better.
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