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Originally Posted by banshee
Using the Stefan-Boltzmann law (spell it correctly) for radiant heat transfer is not the only means of heating up the airflow. Although you can argue that every little bit helps, the calcs prove that plastic vs. metal for a part such as this (or doing such things as removing the heating lines from a gasser valve body) affect the outlet temperatures only very minutely at max flow rates.
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yeah my spellinnnnnnnnng sucks,
that's what I was hinting at. The real problen for flow is the grid heater (even then it is a minor issue and causes a 1-2 psi drop). IMO, other than having some extra bling under the hood, I'll stick with the stock piece...untill I get off my butt and build my own.