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Old 08-15-2006, 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Kestas View Post
Yes, heat transfer with copper/brass is greater than with aluminum. That, and you can give it a backyard patch repair with solder, should you ever need that. Count yourself lucky.
No, that's backwards. Aluminum has always been the material of choice for racing applications and large displacement/forced air motor swaps. Heat transfer should be significantly greater for aluminum, not brass.
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