Thermal Tape/Wrap?
#1
Thermal Tape/Wrap?
did a quick search, but didn't find anything.
Just curious is anybody is using thermal tape/wrap on their aftermarket intakes? was considering this idea since its been getting pretty warm recently (random california heat wave) and the VQ doesn't exactly run cool.
Is it beneficial or just a waste of time/money?
Just curious is anybody is using thermal tape/wrap on their aftermarket intakes? was considering this idea since its been getting pretty warm recently (random california heat wave) and the VQ doesn't exactly run cool.
Is it beneficial or just a waste of time/money?
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Originally Posted by obg376mt
did a quick search, but didn't find anything.
Just curious is anybody is using thermal tape/wrap on their aftermarket intakes? was considering this idea since its been getting pretty warm recently (random california heat wave) and the VQ doesn't exactly run cool.
Is it beneficial or just a waste of time/money?
Just curious is anybody is using thermal tape/wrap on their aftermarket intakes? was considering this idea since its been getting pretty warm recently (random california heat wave) and the VQ doesn't exactly run cool.
Is it beneficial or just a waste of time/money?
#5
It certainly can't hurt.
FWIW, I did a bit of testing when I had my prelude. My AEM intake pipe would get hot to the touch after sitting in traffic on my commute so I wrapped it with reflective tape. Didn't notice a performance difference. Took it off and didn't notice a difference, either.
Just my .02
FWIW, I did a bit of testing when I had my prelude. My AEM intake pipe would get hot to the touch after sitting in traffic on my commute so I wrapped it with reflective tape. Didn't notice a performance difference. Took it off and didn't notice a difference, either.
Just my .02
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#9
I doubt there is a significant opportunity for air to heat up in a couple feet of intake pipe with 500 CFM of outside air flowing through the intake. That's not a lot of surface area.
#14
I assumed there would be a change from idle to moving, but i can't see how heat wrap would change that significantly. It's not like air being drawn through the intake has significant contact with hot surfaces before it's in the combustion chamber.