Ceramic coating of the exhaust header reduces the heat by 35%.
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On Jan 6, 2013, at 6:32 PM, "Jerry Van Vlack" <jerryvv@roadrunner.com> wrote:
> Joe's Heat Shield solved issues with my 4A as well. They are especially
useful if the engine driven fan is replaced by an electric fan. In slow
traffic or in stopped traffic there is not a sufficient amount of air being
moved until the electric fan kicks in which could be a few minutes or longer.
That's enough time for the exhaust manifold to radiate a lot of heat up and
under the carb float bowls. An excellent improvement for our cars, well
designed and manufactured, perfect fit too.
>
> JVV
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Joe Alexander
> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 3:59 PM
> To: fot@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Fot] Fwd: TR6 hot start problems A.R.E HEATSHIELDS
>
> Joe's heat shield did wonders for my TR3, but I guess you knew that. I
also
> recently learned to hold the throttle about 1/3 down while starting (with
no
> choke obviously), which seems to help some, too.
>
>
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>
> My contention is that street TRIUMPHS need heatshields more than race cars
> because of heat buildup and quality of gas.
>
> Jack & I made up aluminum heatshields for our race cars. Then I
> reprocessed then into a design in a superior stainless steel material and
on
> production equipment, with the help of Jack and Irv Korey....and Sean
> Alexander.
>
> They are well distributed by TRF, Moss, Victoria British, and we do an
> exclusive one for GoodParts.
>
> Still there is no guarantee that this will cure the problem of hard starts
> if there are other issues. But cool fuel is always a good idea, eh?
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