Engine cooling...Heads vrs Cylinders, what item is more of an impact ? |
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Engine cooling...Heads vrs Cylinders, what item is more of an impact ? |
Mueller |
Aug 30 2003, 10:21 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,150 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
So what item?, the heads or the cylinders have more of an impact on engine performance and longevity when properly cooled?
If someone had a bolt-on kit for watercooling, would you rather have watercooled heads or watercooled cylinders? What temperature do the cylinders get to while the engine is working? |
Katmanken |
Aug 30 2003, 11:18 AM
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You haven't seen me if anybody asks... Group: Members Posts: 4,738 Joined: 14-June 03 From: USA Member No.: 819 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Muller,
My money is on heads. They are exposed to half of the flame front during ignition and they get ALL of the exhaust gasses. That wussy cylinder only gets exposed to a hot ball of exhaust as the piston drops ...and not all at once. Also, as the piston drops to expose more cylinder, the pressure in the cylinder is dropping and the charge cools a little from expansion. Thus, parts of the cylinder never get exposed to the temps that the head does Thats my story and I'm stickin to it. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Ken Pull the pin, drop and run..... |
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