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Old 08-24-2019, 08:09 AM   #17
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Default Re: 40 engine temperature drop by 20 degrees

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Originally Posted by Bored&Stroked View Post
You'd loosen the bolts and slide some thin stainless steel under the gasket in the area of the heat riser ports. Think VERY THIN stainless steel - kind of like sliding a razor blade under the gasket and tightening things back down. Obviously you don't want to disrupt the intake gasket seal in the port areas.
Perhaps use as has been done in the past, Thin Brass sheet, that is more readily available than "VERY THIN stainless steel".
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