View Single Post
  #8  
Old 03-08-2003, 06:20 PM
Route666 Route666 is offline
AF Regular
 
Join Date: Mar 2003
Posts: 70
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Quote:
Originally posted by freakray


So you are trying to tell me that if my engine runs hotter I am getting more HP? What a load of bullshit!!

There is a temperature point which the engine will run optimal, but heat does not create power, the thermostat controls the heat.

So, Brian, if heat creates HP, why should I put a cold air intake on my car? To get cooler air into the engine? Cooler air gives me more HP right?

The cover on the headers is a heat shield to protect the rest of the engine, not keep the heat in the engine......
He was trying to tell you that if you keep the heat in the exhaust gasses, you get better scavenging, and flow through the exhaust, leading to a slight vacuum which sucks air/fuel mix through the cylinders, increasing power. Also, keeping the heat in the exhaust gasses keeps the engine bay, and thus the engine cooler, resulting in a better running engine.
__________________
Gripping the wheel, his knuckles went white with desire, the wheels of his mustang exploding on the highway like a slug from a .45, true death.
400 horsepower of maximum performance, piercing the night. This is black sunshine.

White Zombie
Reply With Quote