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Ben,
I figured as much, about the cost, that's why I put up the corn starch recipe. If you were doing something that was very expensive or a commercial application the Aquacore would be good for that application.
The inlet tube is cooled by the fuel, however it's the heat soak that could kill the resin, That's why I suggested Al manifold, as it will take most of the heat and dissipate some before it gets to the fiberglass inlet tube.
I would be tempted to use a good epoxy resin and see how that goes before going to the expense of high temp resin.
Just some suggestions.
George (down under)
George,
I spoke with a guy from the company, Aquacore is available in only in 5 gallon and 55 gallon containers. The 5 gallon is $125 US. They recommend using Aquaseal after the part is completed to seal any surface imperfections and porous surface of the material after machining. A quart of aqua seal is $40. Then was told to apply peel ply, or some sort of removal agent.
So not a cheap system. Think I will have a go at the corn starch method and see what develops. He did say that they would make custom molds from CAD drawings and ship them ready to lay up with glass, but I am sure that is not a cheap method either.
I will likely try this whole crazy idea with corn starch and fiberglass to see if it will work, then decide from there how to proceed.
Any one have any ideas what temp the intake would be exposed to under the cowl? Someone in a previous post mentioned high temp resin, and it got me thinking I really don't know what to expect there since I am not running yet. I have my exhaust Jet coated inside and out, and will have a shield between the exhaust and intake.
Ben
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