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>They also manufacture Thermo Sleeve for lagging exhaust pipes. It is claimed
>that lagging the header pipes improves engine performance. I know we have
>been down this road with Europas before and it seems that the end result is
>cracked manifold pipes. What is the current thinking on lagging the exhaust
>pipes. It would certainly reduce the cowling temperatures.
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>Any thoughts, experiences would be welcome.
>Carl Pattinson
The problem seems to be the high EGTs of the Rotax which stresses the
exhaust pipes even more when lagged. There is another approach which does
work well, ceramic coating, however I don't know if it's available this
side of the pond
Graham
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