Quoting doug@dougbraun.com:
> That's what I have heard. The goal is to eliminate fuel condensing into a
> puddle.
> I think the air itself will pass through the short manifold too quickly to
> heat up significantly, especially
> at full throttle.
Ah, that makes sense. Cold air is good because it's colder than the surfaces it
touches... so cold surfaces are bad after the carburettors.
As I understood it the heated manifold is about getting going on a cold day more
than anything else... but I'm also basing this on half-remembered hearsay.
Steve
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