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Old 12-07-2008, 01:58 AM   #18 (permalink)
trebuchet03
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Originally Posted by Daox View Post
I can't tell you exact temperatures, but a few years back I did some testing with phenolic insulators to block heat from the head getting into the manifold. It was a performance modification and a successful one. But, the testing showed some very interesting info. You can see it here:

Intake Manifold Insulators


Not to diverge too far off topic... But how did you test HP? Awesome documentation though
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