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Old 08-23-2019, 08:40 AM   #7
Gene1949
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Default Re: 40 engine temperature drop by 20 degrees

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Originally Posted by JSeery View Post
That was THE thing to do in the 50s. Also, the penny used was your birth year! It was a 50s Hot Rod thing.
don't know about the "birth year penny" stuff but I do know we used to block off the heat to cool the intake charge with a piece of shim stock. Gotta be a regional thingy I guess (birth year penny).

1st time I ever heard of it reducing the engine temp. I was hoping some of the wiser heads here would chime in.
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