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Jordo! 10-30-2011 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 370guy (Post 1384115)
:icon18:this is almost commical now:icon18

Back on topic:

Would exhaust wrap not suffice for this? Correct me if im wrong but isnt that just an insulator thats heat resistant?

As long as it's designed to reflect radiant heat, it should work. The tube wrap wstar used is good stuff. They have other similar products that should work too.

theDreamer 10-30-2011 06:35 PM

On the exhaust side, the only thing I would consider would be headers and on that I would not do a wrap I would do a coating.

370guy 10-30-2011 06:47 PM

ill try that stuff that wstar used, it seems pretty easy to work with.

Methodical4u 10-30-2011 09:39 PM

They make a reflective tape that gets great reviews and it's good to like 1100 degrees or so. I'm not sure if that would be good enough for this, or if the actual wrap itself would be better. I would do it myself... every 10 degrees cooler is a 1% increase in HP.

Methodical4u 10-30-2011 09:50 PM

oops... didn't see the other posts about that tape lol

370guy 10-30-2011 09:51 PM

I'll look into that, that could work well. I was just thinking that while the stainless tubes may look nice they really hold heat bad. On my other cars (I come from a mustang background and my last car was an '09 GT500) I've used carbon fiber intakes and they seem to be awesome and not hold heat at all. Been searching and can't find one for our cars though. Kinda surprised to because they are the popular ones for the mustang guys for this very reason. Oh and they look bada$$!!

KevinB 10-30-2011 09:53 PM

Can't u just use an obd scan tool to monitor the intake air temp and compare it with the air temp at the intake of the gen 3 before and after you wrap it to compare? I'm not sure where the intake air temp sensor is but if it's at the level of the MAF I would think that info may be helpful. Jordo can u clarify this for me? Thx

370guy 10-30-2011 09:55 PM

That's how I'm going to do it. I e got an aero force scan gauge that I'll be using

Methodical4u 10-30-2011 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by 370guy (Post 1384272)
I'll look into that, that could work well. I was just thinking that while the stainless tubes may look nice they really hold heat bad. On my other cars (I come from a mustang background and my last car was an '09 GT500) I've used carbon fiber intakes and they seem to be awesome and not hold heat at all. Been searching and can't find one for our cars though. Kinda surprised to because they are the popular ones for the mustang guys for this very reason. Oh and they look bada$$!!

there are carbon fiber post maf tubes, but not the entire intake as far as I know.

Nissanboy 10-30-2011 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by KevinB (Post 1384274)
Can't u just use an obd scan tool to monitor the intake air temp and compare it with the air temp at the intake of the gen 3 before and after you wrap it to compare? I'm not sure where the intake air temp sensor is but if it's at the level of the MAF I would think that info may be helpful. Jordo can u clarify this for me? Thx

I was thinking about doing the same

370guy 10-30-2011 10:01 PM

Someone should market a full carbon intake. In reference check out jlt performance (it's what I've always used). If someone could make intakes like these for our cars I think they would sell great. I definitely wouldn't be wrapping those bad boys haha

Methodical4u 10-30-2011 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 370guy (Post 1384288)
Someone should market a full carbon intake. In reference check out jlt performance (it's what I've always used). If someone could make intakes like these for our cars I think they would sell great. I definitely wouldn't be wrapping those bad boys haha

the problem is that most of the time carbon fiber anything = A LOT of money vs. a standard material.

370guy 10-31-2011 09:04 AM

That's very true, depending on the price level though it could be worth it

anthonyy 10-31-2011 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Methodical4u (Post 1384280)
there are carbon fiber post maf tubes, but not the entire intake as far as I know.

Who manufactures these carbon fiber tubes?? I think Evo-R is working on a prototype...


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