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by The13bats
Tue Sep 03, 2019 12:06 pm
Forum: Dune Buggy Tech Center
Topic: Introduction and heat riser discussion
Replies: 14
Views: 12842

Re: Introduction and heat riser discussion

yellow, once coming back from daytona on a bitter cold night i had frost on the intake it still ran, it got me home it lacked a little power and didnt like to idle but ran, so much for those saying it wont, that was rare for me to be out on it that cold out. what bugs my ocd is it can be 90s out and...
by The13bats
Sun Sep 01, 2019 12:58 am
Forum: Dune Buggy Tech Center
Topic: Introduction and heat riser discussion
Replies: 14
Views: 12842

Re: Introduction and heat riser discussion

im using a pict 34 3, my old first trike had a screaming 1835 dual webers etc but the trike i have now is a kiss idea, the intake is stock dont know what year but its got a big vaccum port out the left side, plugged but im goung to cut it off and fill the hole, heat riser were gone when i got it, af...
by The13bats
Tue Aug 20, 2019 4:54 am
Forum: Dune Buggy Tech Center
Topic: Introduction and heat riser discussion
Replies: 14
Views: 12842

Re: Introduction and heat riser discussion

its good looking exhaust but like i was saying its not going to heat the same as stock, with stock the exhaust is flowing through the heat risers, but on exhaust like that and what i use ( nut mines not hooked up ) the pulse will be back and forth the result will be less heat to the intake not sure ...
by The13bats
Mon Aug 19, 2019 10:55 pm
Forum: Dune Buggy Tech Center
Topic: Introduction and heat riser discussion
Replies: 14
Views: 12842

Re: Introduction and heat riser discussion

Thanks mike, i saw the part you cut and pasted i was hung on the word "maybe" when stated, "will it run better" i also saw someone post somewhere ambient temp has no bearing, hogwash. its odd with my 454 vette carb sitting on engine we want cooler intake but with vw we want warme...
by The13bats
Mon Aug 19, 2019 4:21 pm
Forum: Dune Buggy Tech Center
Topic: Introduction and heat riser discussion
Replies: 14
Views: 12842

Re: Introduction and heat riser discussion

Thank lastmanx, i very likely am letting my ocd get the best of me on this, ive owned and messed with a lot of vw vehicles and just never paid much attention to stock heat risers actually i dont recall messing with anything that didnt have aftermarket exhaust, in the 80s i used a sterling kit car as...
by The13bats
Mon Aug 19, 2019 4:40 am
Forum: Dune Buggy Tech Center
Topic: Introduction and heat riser discussion
Replies: 14
Views: 12842

Introduction and heat riser discussion

I do not own a buggy at the moment but have putzed with countless vw based kits, buggies customs etc over the last 40 + years, and right now my toy is a trike so im hoping you buggy guys will allow me to tag along for open minded tech ideas, i was researching the subject of heat risers and found a t...