Dave@TM-developments.com
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Heat management is an area that is often ignored during engine modification. Power & heat go together - neither is available without the other, and although some heat is needed (the engine must reach & maintain it's full working temperature), waste heat must be carefully controlled
This Thermal Inlet Gasket will help prevent heat from conducting from the cylinder head casting into the inlet manifold.
In theory, because of the cooler & denser inlet charge, a small & immediate power increase should be evident (if you can run a little more ignition timing before pre-ignition occurs then power should rise), but their main strength will be in helping to keep temperatures under control during & after prolonged engine use.
Thermal Inlet Gaskets (T.I.G.s) - to reduce heat-soak from the cylinder head to the inlet manifold.
Drag race or pit-lane situations where a stationary warm-up period is unavoidable will always result in high inlet manifold temperatures (so making immediate power levels suffer), while hot starting after a period of engine shut-down will also be helped.
24 deg C drop in manifold temperature have been recorded during a pit lane simulation (i.e. engine up to full operating temperature while stationary, then shut-down for a short period before re-start).
This 4mm thick high performance composite gasket is paper coated on both sides to aid sealing. The gasket kit will also include insulating washers (to help slow down heat transfer along the studs) with 50mm studs (M8 only) and stainless nyloc nuts & washers.
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This Thermal Inlet Gasket will help prevent heat from conducting from the cylinder head casting into the inlet manifold.
In theory, because of the cooler & denser inlet charge, a small & immediate power increase should be evident (if you can run a little more ignition timing before pre-ignition occurs then power should rise), but their main strength will be in helping to keep temperatures under control during & after prolonged engine use.
Thermal Inlet Gaskets (T.I.G.s) - to reduce heat-soak from the cylinder head to the inlet manifold.
Drag race or pit-lane situations where a stationary warm-up period is unavoidable will always result in high inlet manifold temperatures (so making immediate power levels suffer), while hot starting after a period of engine shut-down will also be helped.
24 deg C drop in manifold temperature have been recorded during a pit lane simulation (i.e. engine up to full operating temperature while stationary, then shut-down for a short period before re-start).
This 4mm thick high performance composite gasket is paper coated on both sides to aid sealing. The gasket kit will also include insulating washers (to help slow down heat transfer along the studs) with 50mm studs (M8 only) and stainless nyloc nuts & washers.
Link Here