Maleficio

I wrapped with this tape: http://store.newlevelmotorsports.com/heheshta2wi5.html

dr bob

That looks hot, errrr, cool!

Imo000

So, do you feel the difference?

Jim M.

I did that to my 89GT, but I used window shade material I got at Pep Boys. It had some insulation value and along with a few other insulation steps I reduced the inlet air temp by 31 degrees F. on a 105 F day here in Texas.

dcrasta

Bling Bling.. LOl. But functional . And probably not too expensive. I saw its a Triple Win.

hacker-pschorr

What temp sender are you using to record this?

Maleficio

Yes. Me likey.

Maleficio

Very clean work.

Maleficio

Thanx. I'm going for the NASA look.

beentherebaby

At what vehicle speed did the temp drop by 31 F ?

SnakeFeeder

I did the same last summer...makes a big difference when sitting in traffic. The stuff I used has a fibreglass backing and I had velcro stitched along the lengths with kevlar thread. Easy to remove that way. The airbox is the same stuff but with a self adhesive backing.

Maleficio

Hey, you're the dude that inspired me to wrap mine. Thanks.

Bill Ball

Wow! I didn't think the residence time of air passing through the tube would be long enough to transfer that much heat. Excellent.

Maleficio

The main reason I did it was because the summer heat tends to make mine run weakly, then when it cools off outside the car runs great.

I first wrapped the tubes with Gorilla duct tape, and it worked nicely, but over a few miles would also become heat-soaked, probably more so than just a plain tube, and had an extra-counter-effective result. So far, this new wrap is doing a great job, and seems to resist heat constantly instead of just for a few minutes.

Maleficio

Does anyone know why the intake tubes are shaped as they are? They are round on the front end, but then taper down in the middle and expand at the airbox. Does this odd shape do something for airflow?