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----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] srankin@island.net [b]To:[/b] Mg-Tabc@Yahoogroups.Com [b]Sent:[/b] Friday, January 11, 2002 7:02 AM [b]Subject:[/b] [mg-tabc] manifold color Folks What is the proper color for a TC manifold? Steve Rankin TC 6646 Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.

[quote]Folks What is the proper color for a TC manifold?

The actual color of your manifold will make not a whit of difference in dissipating heat however, a coating containing actual aluminum particles may be slightly superior as aluminum is a pretty good heat conductor. Paint in any color may act as an insulation. My personal preference has always been a particular shade of lavender blue poly with a very high metallic content for heat dissipation which I think was original on certain cars. The Badger "................black would be better at dissipating heat, and this is what I used on my Derrington extractor manifold ..............." oc[b]T[/b]agonally Roger

My personal preference has always been a particular shade of lavender blue poly with a very high metallic content for heat dissipation which I think was original on certain cars. The Badger "................black would be better at dissipating heat, and this is what I used on my Derrington extractor manifold ..............." oc[b]T[/b]agonally Roger

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] mrbadger@home.com [b]To:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com ; roger.46tc@virgin.net [b]Sent:[/b] Friday, January 11, 2002 8:09 AM [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [mg-tabc] manifold color The actual color of your manifold will make not a whit of difference in dissipating heat however, a coating containing actual aluminum particles may be slightly superior as aluminum is a pretty good heat conductor. Paint in any color may act as an insulation. My personal preference has always been a particular shade of lavender blue poly with a very high metallic content for heat dissipation which I think was original on certain cars. The Badger "................black would be better at dissipating heat, and this is what I used on my Derrington extractor manifold ..............." oc[b]T[/b]agonally Roger

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] tpoole@columbus.rr.com [b]To:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com ; roger.46tc@virgin.net ; mrbadger@home.com [b]Sent:[/b] Friday, January 11, 2002 8:30 AM [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [mg-tabc] manifold color I assume you chose the shade to pick out one element of the carpeting in your TC! ----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] mrbadger@home.com [b]To:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com ; roger.46tc@virgin.net [b]Sent:[/b] Friday, January 11, 2002 8:09 AM [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [mg-tabc] manifold color The actual color of your manifold will make not a whit of difference in dissipating heat however, a coating containing actual aluminum particles may be slightly superior as aluminum is a pretty good heat conductor. Paint in any color may act as an insulation. My personal preference has always been a particular shade of lavender blue poly with a very high metallic content for heat dissipation which I think was original on certain cars. The Badger "................black would be better at dissipating heat, and this is what I used on my Derrington extractor manifold ..............." oc[b]T[/b]agonally Roger

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] mrbadger@home.com [b]To:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com ; tpoole@columbus.rr.com [b]Sent:[/b] Friday, January 11, 2002 7:25 AM [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [mg-tabc] manifold color But only after consulting with my decorator. ----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] tpoole@columbus.rr.com [b]To:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com ; roger.46tc@virgin.net ; mrbadger@home.com [b]Sent:[/b] Friday, January 11, 2002 8:30 AM [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [mg-tabc] manifold color I assume you chose the shade to pick out one element of the carpeting in your TC! ----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] mrbadger@home.com [b]To:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com ; roger.46tc@virgin.net [b]Sent:[/b] Friday, January 11, 2002 8:09 AM [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [mg-tabc] manifold color The actual color of your manifold will make not a whit of difference in dissipating heat however, a coating containing actual aluminum particles may be slightly superior as aluminum is a pretty good heat conductor. Paint in any color may act as an insulation. My personal preference has always been a particular shade of lavender blue poly with a very high metallic content for heat dissipation which I think was original on certain cars. The Badger "................black would be better at dissipating heat, and this is what I used on my Derrington extractor manifold ..............." oc[b]T[/b]agonally Roger

> Re: [mg-tabc] manifold color"Changing Rooms"? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Badger > To: MG-TABC ; Tom Poole > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 7:25 AM > Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] manifold color > > > But only after consulting with my decorator. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tom Poole > To: MG-TABC ; Roger Furneaux ; Badger > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 8:30 AM > Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] manifold color > > > I assume you chose the shade to pick out one > element of the carpeting in your TC! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Badger > To: MG-TABC ; Roger Furneaux > Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 8:09 AM > Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] manifold color > > > The actual color of your manifold will make > not a whit of difference in dissipating heat > however, a coating containing actual aluminum > particles may be slightly superior as aluminum is a > pretty good heat conductor. > Paint in any color may act as an insulation. > My personal preference has always been a > particular shade of lavender blue poly with a very > high metallic content for heat dissipation which I > think was original on certain cars. > > The Badger > > > > "................black would be better at > dissipating heat, and this is what I used on my > Derrington extractor manifold ..............." > ocTagonally > Roger > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! > Terms of Service. > >

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] pthelander@earthlink.net [b]To:[/b] mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com ; roger.46tc@virgin.net ; mrbadger@home.com [b]Sent:[/b] Friday, January 11, 2002 11:49 AM [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [mg-tabc] manifold color Mr Badger Normally I just lurk here in the background while these debates over trivial production details rage endlessly (and I might add in many cases, pointlessly). But when you get to real physical thermodynamic principles, I feel compelled to set the record straight. Your comment that color will not make a "whit of difference" is simply scientifically not true. I invite you to take two objects of the same material and paint one white and one black. Start them at the same temperature and place them in bright sunshine. After some period of time, remeasure the temperature of each and you will find the black one to be warmer. This demonstrates the property of emissivity, the ability to transfer heat. How many fancy show cars with their lovely polished brass radiator tanks have you seen that are chronic over heaters?? It may have been the technological dark ages and they may not have understood the reason, but those early engineers knew enough to paint radiators flat black. They found it worked better. I have had my exhaust manifold finished in an aluminum plasma spray. It comes out with a rough white finish. It looks very much like the original (as best I can recall - at my advancing age, memory is suspect). Most any stains burn off cleanly. The only draw back I have noticed, is that if rubbed with a hard object, the flat white finish can become polished and appear aluminum silver. Respectfully submitted Pete Thelander ----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] mrbadger@home.com [b]To: [/b]mrbadger@home.com;mrbadger@home.com [b]Sent:[/b] 1/11/02 5:23:24 AM [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [mg-tabc] manifold color The actual color of your manifold will make not a whit of difference in dissipating heat however, a coating containing actual aluminum particles may be slightly superior as aluminum is a pretty good heat conductor. Paint in any color may act as an insulation. My personal preference has always been a particular shade of lavender blue poly with a very high metallic content for heat dissipation which I think was original on certain cars. The Badger "................black would be better at dissipating heat, and this is what I used on my Derrington extractor manifold ..............." oc[b]T[/b]agonally Roger