ads_green Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 (edited) I've noticed that the black plastic box duct mounted to the air chargecooler radiator (the one that has the two black hoses feeding cold air) gets really hot from the radiated heat from the engine. It actually feels hotter to the touch than the chargecooler radiator itself. I was thinking of adding some heat shielding to this - something like http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Motorsport/Car_Preparation/Heat_Shielding_&_Protection/CoolIt_Adhesive_Backed_Heat_Barrier/1471/2035 Or for the ultimate bling http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/Motorsport/Car_Preparation/Heat_Shielding_&_Protection/Design_Engineering_Reflect_A_Gold/1471/1983 Anybody have any thoughts on this? good idea or not? Edited July 3, 2010 by ads_green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Oz Posted July 3, 2010 Report Share Posted July 3, 2010 I have the gold on my car. Don't know how much it actually helps, I have not datalogged intake temps. It looks good and the housing feels much cooler to the touch. I installed a 2bular header with no heat shielding like on the stock header so I have a layer of gold on the bottom of the housing just above the header. Quote Dan #184 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon M Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 The air flow from the inlet will soon sort out the heat soaked tempurature as soon as you start moving at speed from our experience. Usually about 3 minutes. However if you are doing lots of stop starts and need instant performance then yes extra shielding is essential. We use exactly the same adhesive backed barrier you have found although our air feed box is made from ally and I've never tried applying that stuff to plastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ads_green Posted July 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 I checked the temp after a Hugh speed run which is why I thought it was a bit hot. Will try to see the iat sensor reading before and after from the obd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted July 6, 2010 Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 I've done the same as Mr OZ -- added the gold reflective tape. Quote Jack2008 2-Eleven2015 Exige V6 CupR Track videos ... http://www.youtube.com/jackcup2010 Lotus Challenge Series ULTRA Class champion2012 Lotus CUP USA OPEN Class champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ads_green Posted July 6, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2010 All done - stuck with the silver as I preferred the look. IAT is much lower - OBD reporting circa 10 degrees C and the box is almost cool to the touch. Easy to do (although removing the duct to do a proper job is a pain with the location of the screws and nyloc bolts that spin inside the duct!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgn340r Posted July 9, 2010 Report Share Posted July 9, 2010 Ads, Do you have a pic? Thanks Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ads_green Posted July 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 (edited) Here's a pic of my engine bay after the heat shield material fitted. Looks alot better as mat black looks a bit dull in an engine bay. Edited July 10, 2010 by ads_green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgn340r Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 yes, looks good Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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