Best Intake Heat wrap?

[Need4SpeedXD]

I want to wrap my cold air intake, the part of the intake in the engine bay. Because as we know metal is a great conductor of heat, and the intake absorbs a lot of it. Please let me know what would be the best material to use. Thanks, and of course where to get it..

[Bnystrom]

I want to wrap my cold air intake, the part of the intake in the engine bay. Because as we know metal is a great conductor of heat, and the intake absorbs a lot of it. Please let me know what would be the best material to use. Thanks, and of course where to get it..

Auto parts stores sell the wrap in at least a couple different widths, but I've only seen one type of product. I dont think you have much of a choice of materials, since it must be heat resistant and preferably non-flammable.

[tharptroy]

fiberglass baby, with metal ties

[2XDreme]

Actually the best way of bringing your intake manifolds temperature down would be to fit a Phenolic Spacer between manifold and motor

PM Carbonman and see if he has any left

If you still want to wrap it though then PermaCool is a damn good wrap

[Elantra2.001]

The best heat wraps are the ceramic tape styles that Macmillan-Car sells. Those guys have all kinds of cool stuff.

[faraco3]

Try this place. http://www.heatshieldproducts.com/products.htm

[Gman01]

nice nice

[Bnystrom]

The best heat wraps are the ceramic tape styles that Macmillan-Car sells. Those guys have all kinds of cool stuff.

Do you mean McMaster-Carr, perchance?

[Atomic]

Try this place. http://www.heatshieldproducts.com/products.htm


Thanks faraco3, exactly the info I was looking for.

Has anyone used any CAI wraps that they would recommend?

[panasoanic]

Wrapping your intake won't do anything for performance. When you think about how quickly the air is traveling through the pipe during full throttle, heat soak is really a nonissue. An AEM engineer explicitly mentions this here (http://trucks.aempower.com/press_events_detail.asp?aid=15). He goes on to say, "Whether or not an inlet system is made from aluminum, steel, or plastic, the thermal conductivity of the duct material has little effect on engine power." He also mentions, "the rate at which air travels through the inlet path under open throttle, when one is asking the engine for maximum power, negates the effect of material heat soak, regardless of the material."

[Atomic]

Ahhh, thanks for the info, I'll just let the nitrous cool it down then.