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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Franta on 23 November 2015, 22:54:13

Title: Help with Mantzel box
Post by: Franta on 23 November 2015, 22:54:13

Hello, please advice - I Mantzel replica before mounting box and I was warned that he should be shielded box. Anybody got experience and possibly advice on how best to implement it? :y

Title: Re: Help with Mantzel box
Post by: tunnie on 24 November 2015, 08:52:13

Very few people here have had Mantzel boxes fitted, tends to be in Europe mainly, don't think I've really seen on here.

Quick Google suggests...

http://www.der-amok.de/upload/bild.php/4855,bild0490V0MTK.jpg (http://www.der-amok.de/upload/bild.php/4855,bild0490V0MTK.jpg)

Title: Re: Help with Mantzel box
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 24 November 2015, 09:24:01

Not a great deal of heat at the front of the engine and plenty of airflow when the engine is moving plus a good volume of air being pulled through.

Cant see it being a huge issue.

Title: Re: Help with Mantzel box
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 24 November 2015, 09:34:25

Consider that there's a large plastic panel covering the front of the engine - plastic - the temperatures aren't that high, otherwise it would melt!  :)

If you want to put some heat shielding on it to look cool, go for it, but as said, there's not much heat there, really.  :)

Title: Re: Help with Mantzel box
Post by: zirk on 24 November 2015, 10:28:16

The original Mantzel's are alloy casted, a lot of the replica's are made of steel, so some people heat shield them, but as said not too much heat at the front, also helps if you can keep the cold air intake feed system in place.