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crashmy911 02-28-2024 10:22 AM

Engine tin?
 
Okay so my car is only driven on the track. A few years ago I had a company help straighten everything out for the track. When it came back it had no engine tin on it. Guy said it didn’t need it because it’s a track car only, so what do you guys think should I find new tin or fiberglass and put it back in?

mikedsilva 02-28-2024 11:07 AM

gee... I would have wanted it fitted, or at the least, wanted it given back to me.

gled49 02-28-2024 11:35 AM

The engine tin is the only thing that separates cool air coming into the intake and cooling fan, or recycling hot air from cooling the engine back into the intake and engine cooling. I would insist on getting my tin back.

porschedude996 02-28-2024 12:27 PM

a Find a different fellow to wrench for you.

Henry Schmidt 02-28-2024 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crashmy911 (Post 12203319)
Okay so my car is only driven on the track. A few years ago I had a company help straighten everything out for the track. When it came back it had no engine tin on it. Guy said it didn’t need it because it’s a track car only, so what do you guys think should I find new tin or fiberglass and put it back in?

Engine perimeter tin is necessary to promote proper cylinder and head cooling cooling. This tin also reduces the ingestion of hot into the air intake.
Choice of material is personal preference.

Jeff Alton 02-28-2024 09:02 PM

I remember years ago there was a race shop (name escapes me) that build all their race cars with no tin..... It was their thing. Never made sense to me.

Cheers

PeteKz 02-28-2024 11:19 PM

If you're always between 50MPH and 150MPH, I expect you're getting enough fresh airflow back there.

I'd want to use the tin anyway.

930cabman 03-08-2024 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by porschedude996 (Post 12203384)
a Find a different fellow to wrench for you.

sounds about right, and wheres my "left over parts?"

930cabman 03-08-2024 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff Alton (Post 12203628)
I remember years ago there was a race shop (name escapes me) that build all their race cars with no tin..... It was their thing. Never made sense to me.

Cheers

Did any of their cars finish a race?

Jeff Alton 03-08-2024 02:44 PM

^^^lol, Ya, like I said the name escapes me, but they build and supported plenty of cars back then.

Cheers


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