Re: Diesel ...NO Manifolds?

"Don Stauffer in Minnesota" <stauffer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> On May 9, 5:59 pm, bob urz <soun...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> http://www.sae.org/automag/technewsletter/080108Tech/01.htm
>>
>> bob
>
> Seems like semantics to me.  Call something by another name!  Even the
> picture shows what sure appear to be manifolds.  From the writeup,
> indeed it sounds like the exhaust manifold design is simpler, and
> depending on how you partition parts and functions, the exhaust
> manifold may be part of another part or assembly.  But to say the
> engine has no manifolds seems like a lot of hyperbole to me.

Interesting, but I would hope this design, if ever produced, is thoroughly

application
tested before being put into service.  Better than even chances that some 
ugly
faults may raise their s****y heads on something like this...not, however, 
new to GM
engines.