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I think the heat transfered by air would be negligable compared to that transfered by eng temp. cast iron or aluminum.
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Intercooling?
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My GTO's RAIV manifold is alloy with a removable iron crossover heater.With crossover off, and the heads blocked w/small plates, the manifold gets -very- cold when driven at speed. Some of this may be from the evaporation of gasoline inside and some may be the cold air induction(RAM AIR) but it seems high volume of air is more than enough to keep conduction at bay. If it sits at a light it does get warmer and if shut down does get hot however at highway speeds it is cold, once even saw frost on it. This cold air makes the engine a demon. I have read that ever 10*F is worth 1HP so for a 32*F evening the air is over 150*F colder that the stuff going thru the radiator (the air used when the ram air is off).15HP? I'll bet it's 2-3x that.The cold air also eliminates detonation issues. I'm sold. This is a lot like what intercooling is does.Maybe not much to gain at 12psi but any cold air makes more power, and free power.This will work for all engines though in this context the heat transfer would be much less effcient that any standard air to air intercooler.Any gain would be small.Still if hot coolant can cool anything cooler can only be better. JimK
p.s- Kind of like comparing apples to oranges but using the vericom it's best (non N2O assisted) 0-60 run was after a 10 mile highway drive on a cool morning- 4.6sec- about --.3 quicker-- that a typical hot soaked manifold run.That's 4.6 from nat aspirated pushrod engine,a 4000lb car,street tires,mufflers,pump gas,3.07 rear gears,1st gear only.
p.s- Kind of like comparing apples to oranges but using the vericom it's best (non N2O assisted) 0-60 run was after a 10 mile highway drive on a cool morning- 4.6sec- about --.3 quicker-- that a typical hot soaked manifold run.That's 4.6 from nat aspirated pushrod engine,a 4000lb car,street tires,mufflers,pump gas,3.07 rear gears,1st gear only.
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This might be a bit off topic, but since alchol injection was brought up has anybody tried Propane injection on the MF?
I'm new to the MV truck scene and have just purchased my first M35. I have been playing around with the GM 6.2 diesel for a while but it's time to move up to the real deal.
I'm new to the MV truck scene and have just purchased my first M35. I have been playing around with the GM 6.2 diesel for a while but it's time to move up to the real deal.
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Hot Rod Deuce had it on his multi before swapping in the 6BT.