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posted October 04, 2011 07:19 AM
If you drag race at all the best place to spend your cash would be a good high flowing fan to cool the bike between runs. Its much cheaper and works lots better than any of the other bull.
  
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Y2KZX12R
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posted October 04, 2011 08:23 AM
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I'm thinking MUCH more leveraging than airbox insulation would be cooling the gasoline in the tank to 40F or so.
This would significantly drop intake temp... 
Jim??????
Yea for sure. The race fuels do a good job of lowering intake charge temps even if the fuel is not cold due to the evaporation of the fuel and the heat it absorbs to do so. Typical vapor phase cooling just like refrigerant systems.
Cooling the fuel helps. However, we have seen icing in the carbs on some circle track engines causing carburetor issues.
The blanket wouldn't have much real effect at large throttle openings and or higher rpm where the air has little time to absorb much heat.
But in stop and go traffic and slow speed riding its noticeable.
Drag racing i wouldn't really worry about it. Your just going WOT and the frame doesn't get a chance to even get hot.
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Rajun Cajun
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posted October 04, 2011 02:26 PM
When you say" the blanket", you do mean the Reflectix product right?
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Y2KZX12R
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posted October 06, 2011 11:48 AM
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When you say" the blanket", you do mean the Reflectix product right?
Yep
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Wheelie
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posted October 06, 2011 11:55 AM
Drag racing i wouldn't really worry about it. Your just going WOT and the frame doesn't get a chance to even get hot.
are you sure about that?
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1badzx12r
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posted October 06, 2011 12:08 PM
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Drag racing i wouldn't really worry about it. Your just going WOT and the frame doesn't get a chance to even get hot.
are you sure about that?
wee
he's talking about the guys that make 2 passes every 4 hrs
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Rajun Cajun
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posted October 07, 2011 09:15 AM
I may not drag my bike, but I do drag my car.... any vehicle warmed up to operating temp and ran hard will build some heat. heat transfers in many ways. I only like wool in the winter! LOL!
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Rajun Cajun
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posted October 07, 2011 09:19 AM
Im thinking of using some 1200 degree paint around airbox section(under, sides and possibly the top portion) of the frame, then(after it dries) install the blanket.
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