FiaCobra Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Was at a car meet this morning and someone pointed out to me a bit of information concerning my new "KR master cylinder cap" The fella told me to "touch it". When I did, I nearly burnt my finger !! That bad boy was HOT to the touch !! It seems, the aluminum cap acts as a heat storing source as it absorbs heat from the header just below it. I'm not so sure if it's a good idea for a hunk of aluminum absorbing and dissipating heat on top of a brake fluid reservoir. I'm going to keep that aluminum cap and only show it off during a car show. During daily driving, i'll stick with the plastic cap. Food for thought for you fellas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Beyond Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 ...hmm, maybe that's why our cars didn't come with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08KR525 Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Was at a car meet this morning and someone pointed out to me a bit of information concerning my new "KR master cylinder cap" The fella told me to "touch it". When I did, I nearly burnt my finger !! That bad boy was HOT to the touch !! It seems, the aluminum cap acts as a heat storing source as it absorbs heat from the header just below it. I'm not so sure if it's a good idea for a hunk of aluminum absorbing and dissipating heat on top of a brake fluid reservoir. I'm going to keep that aluminum cap and only show it off during a car show. During daily driving, i'll stick with the plastic cap. Food for thought for you fellas. FiaCobra, I was under the impression that you were unable to get one of the original allottments that Robert had found and that you were waiting for another order to arrive like all the rest of us. Even with the heat absorbtion I don't think it should be an issue because the master cylinder itself is aluminum too. I bet if any of the other aluminum caps are touched after operating the vehicle for any length of time that they would also be hot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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FiaCobra Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 FiaCobra, I was under the impression that you were unable to get one of the original allottments that Robert had found and that you were waiting for another order to arrive like all the rest of us. Even with the heat absorbtion I don't think it should be an issue because the master cylinder itself is aluminum too. I bet if any of the other aluminum caps are touched after operating the vehicle for any length of time that they would also be hot. The cap showed up with my KR rim order. I was surprised it was in the box with the rims. You bring up a good point about the body of the master cylinder being aluminum also. It was just an interesting point someone brought up at the car meet. Our biggest enemy (GT-500/KR) is heat. Man do these cars generate a ton of heat. I sometimes open the hood after a drive to help cool things down. I wonder how much the Shelby cooling kit (radiator/heat exchange/reservoirs) work? I'm sure they help out quite a bit. It's something i'm thinking of doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
08KR525 Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 The cap showed up with my KR rim order. I was surprised it was in the box with the rims. You bring up a good point about the body of the master cylinder being aluminum also. It was just an interesting point someone brought up at the car meet. Our biggest enemy (GT-500/KR) is heat. Man do these cars generate a ton of heat. I sometimes open the hood after a drive to help cool things down. I wonder how much the Shelby cooling kit (radiator/heat exchange/reservoirs) work? I'm sure they help out quite a bit. It's something i'm thinking of doing. This engine is really just a two stage air compressor as the blower is trying to compress all the air it can into the cylinders before it is then again compressed by the pistons. Compressing air generates alot of heat as everyone knows. Anything you can do to alleviate this will only benefit the engines longevity. If the car will not be driven in extremely cold weather, I would also suggest a lower temp. thermostat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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