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Old 02-26-2007, 08:43 PM   #41
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Re: Phenolic Intake Spacers Are Here

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Originally Posted by wdwrdcrzr View Post
This sounds like a good idea but I dont think there will be any benefits over the aluminum spacers.The Idea behind a phenolic type spacer on carbureted car was to prevent the carb from absorbing heat from the intake manifold,keeping the fuel cool.On our cars the fuel rails are attached to the intake runners negating this affect IMO.
Their also used a lot between the upper and lower on the EFI 5.0L push rod motors. If there’s a benefit there this will be similar. I think it would help more on super charged motors where the inlet temps are higher.
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