heat wrapping intakes?

Motion Lab · 10-02-2012, 01:24 PM

Its the wrong type of heat control for the application. The header wrap is meant to retain heat in the manifolds. You do not want to keep heat in your intake system. Most companies have come to the market with reflective tape that helps prevent the piping from getting heat soaked from the engine bay temperatures. You can see some reflective heat tape HERE. This would be the right stuff to wrap an intake with!

Thanks,
Alex Goodwin
AlexG@motionlabtuning.com

jcosta79 · 10-02-2012, 01:32 PM

Heat wrap (or insulating wrap) is what you use on the exhaust to keep heat IN. You would want exactly the opposite on the intake side, which is to keep heat OUT.

For that you would use heat shielding, typically gold foil. See the picture below.

icormba · 10-02-2012, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Motion Lab

Its the wrong type of heat control for the application. The header wrap is meant to retain heat in the manifolds. You do not want to keep heat in your intake system. Most companies have come to the market with reflective tape that helps prevent the piping from getting heat soaked from the engine bay temperatures. You can see some reflective heat tape HERE. This would be the right stuff to wrap an intake with!

Thanks,
Alex Goodwin
AlexG@motionlabtuning.com

I used this wrap on our Jeep and it worked rather well. I used the non-tape type as I didn't want the tube all sticky if I decided to remove it, I attached it using reflective tape.

Motion Lab · 10-02-2012, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by icormba

I used this wrap on our Jeep and it worked rather well. I used the non-tape type as I didn't want the tube all sticky if I decided to remove it, I attached it using reflective tape.

Looks great! Heatshield Products is definitely offers some of the highest quality heat control products on the market. I sell their products to industrial manufacturing companies that use specific products to help protect wiring etc. around their robotic TIG welders.

Thanks
Alex Goodwin
AlexG@motionlabtuning.com

10-02-2012, 01:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
Motion Lab A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,676 Drives: Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 20	Its the wrong type of heat control for the application. The header wrap is meant to retain heat in the manifolds. You do not want to keep heat in your intake system. Most companies have come to the market with reflective tape that helps prevent the piping from getting heat soaked from the engine bay temperatures. You can see some reflective heat tape HERE. This would be the right stuff to wrap an intake with! Thanks, Alex Goodwin AlexG@motionlabtuning.com icormba likes this.

10-02-2012, 01:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
jcosta79 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: N/A Posts: 1,430 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 17	Heat wrap (or insulating wrap) is what you use on the exhaust to keep heat IN. You would want exactly the opposite on the intake side, which is to keep heat OUT. For that you would use heat shielding, typically gold foil. See the picture below. __________________ 2012 PW NISMO #0559 - GT Spec Brace Kit - Swift Springs - ARK TP & Invidia CBE K&N Intake - UpRev Tune - 15mm Z1 Spacers & Studs - StopTech Slotted Rotors & SS Lines - ZSpeed CMAK with Stage 2 Clutch and Lightweight Flywheel

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