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Old 07-25-2019, 08:48 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Water cooled exhaust manifold = 20% fuel economy gain

Apparently Volkswagen has a turbocharged engine with a water-cooled exhaust manifold built into the cylinder head. They claim a 20% Improvement in fuel economy, substantially because of the water cooled exhaust manifold. The YouTuber "Engineering Explained" does a good job of narrating the design and the reasons for the claims.


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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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