Headers Melting Coolant Resvoir?

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manoa matt
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Re: Headers Melting Coolant Resvoir?

Post by manoa matt »

At 1100 deg it would be glowing

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mdrburchette
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Re: Headers Melting Coolant Resvoir?

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Aftermarket steel headers will glow but the original manifold is a thick cast iron.
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