REFLECTOR: Cowl Flap?

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I used a straight heated Pitot that is for larger twins. It is a 28V unit, but I am running it on 14V. Looks great to my eye, sticks out the front about 5" (can't find cleaner air than that). I can post a pic if anyone is interested once I get home. 



Kurt Winker


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From: Tom <tomcat05 at comcast.net>
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Sent: Tue, Oct 13, 2009 1:55 pm
Subject: Re: REFLECTOR: Cowl Flap?



Bill, I had mine wrapped on a 4 into one and it helped but it also helped corrode the pipes which were only mild steel. I replaced with the 2 into 1 stainless and had them ceramic coated (inside and out) at jethot. The pipes are much cooler and take up less room in engine compartment (wrapping and crossover)..Tom?
?
I missed much of this discussion, so not sure if CHT or Oil Temp is the?
issue. ?
However, I just had my IO360 in for a top on two cylinders and the shop?
owner (Magnum engines) asked about oil temps. I advised they always?
ran high on climb out, etc. (220+). He wanted to know why I didn't?
wrap my exhaust pipes since they ran under the oil pan (I have a custom?
semi-tuned, 4 into one exhaust system). When I reinstalled the engine?
I bought the wrap kit and installed on all exhaust pipes. Oil temp has?
dropped 30 degrees and has yet to break 220 even on long taxis this?
summer. I probably picked up a few horsepower to boot. It's a simple?
fix I wish I would have done seven years ago. ?
Bill N12WS 173FGE ?
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