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Old 09-20-2012, 08:41 PM   #70
the suicidal eggroll
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Originally Posted by stevejones19 View Post
I think someone mentioned it earlier about their intake manifold being hot. I've noticed that as well. Any put any tape on the bottom side of the runners or anything like?
The heat is coming from conduction from the block itself through the TGVs. Tape wouldn't do anything. The only way to stop it is to insulate the manifold from the block, aka phenolic spacers.
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