Shaun,
I don't think anyone is taking exception with your claims as to the thermal
protection offered by the SF2600 material. Certainly, for the wires & hoses
in the engine compartment it would be ideal (if not somewhat expensive!). I
think the questions pertain to whether we would really want to keep 2600
degrees F. burning through the headers. That is ALOT of heat - possibility
of incinerating the ceramic coating & excessive condensation (then rust)
inside the headers is a very valid concern. Certainly, you want to retain
some of the heat in the headers (or keep it out of the engine compartment)
but the headers need to be allowed to dissipate the heat to some degree. As
I believe Ben Franklin said "all things in moderation!" - well, except speed
at the track. Just my opinion of course - but I think that is what folks
were getting at.
Duff
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From SHAUN@SMTPGATE {Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com}, on 24/8/98 02:37:
To: DAKOTA-T@SMTPGATE {dakota-truck@buffnet.net}
For any of you that think I'm blowing smoke up your a$$ on this SF2600
thing, I did some quick internet research and found that NASA listed Santa
Fe
Textiles as one of their contractors for the thermal protection system for
the
shuttle. You can see this for yourself at:
http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/sts-subs.html
with detailed information on the TPS and it's function on the Space Shuttle
at:
http://www.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/sts_sys.html#sts-tps
Here's Santa Fe Textiles information:
Santa Fe Textiles Inc
(714)251-1960
16951 Murphy Ave
Irvine, CA 92606-512
I make no claims as to how much this would cost or if they even do this
kind of thing anymore. All I know is that before (over a decade ago) they
were bought out by a much bigger company (why my mother quit) they used to
do
all kinds of things like this. They even made one of the first carbon fiber
baseball bats (one of their employees trying to come up with new marketing
ideas) before they became common. I doubt they still have that same "give
it
a try" spirit but who knows. If you're trying to cut down on heat in your
engine compartment, this might be one way.
Shaun
Tustin, CA
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