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Old 01-05-2008, 03:26 AM   #17 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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Originally Posted by SVOboy View Post

It's definately an issue. I think we'd have to worry about how hot the exhaust gets...I'm assuming pre-cat...Where does coolant boil at?
Depends on concentration of antifreeze, antifreeze type and pressure... But I've seen 50/50 mix @ 15psi brings the boiling point to ~275F (number floating around on the interwebs)... Which AFAIK is below precat temps...
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