Depends on port and chamber design of a given engine. The exhaust ports are typically the hottest areas on the cylinder head. If we're talking VWs, the exhaust port areas are designed to be fan-cooled. Thermal barriers work, so I would think a reduction in heat absorption would occur. Significant reduction? I think you would have to try it and measure the results to see how effective it would be. I doubt if the results could be predicted.
Chris On 2/10/2015 4:39 AM, Rogelio M. Serrano Jr. via KRnet wrote: > Hi, > > Slightly OT but i don't know where to ask. > > Is heat absorption from exhaust port walls more significant than that > absorbed from chamber walls? > > That means if we don't alter anything else but reduce absorption, can > we see a significant drop in cylinder head temps? > > Maybe an effective thermal barrier coated exhaust port makes a > difference? Anybody tried that yet? > > _______________________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://tugantek.com/archmailv2-kr/search. > To UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to KRnet-leave at list.krnet.org > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html > see http://list.krnet.org/mailman/listinfo/krnet_list.krnet.org to change > options > >