Jump to content
SAU Community

Heat Wrapping Your Intercooler Pipes

O.I.C Napster

By O.I.C Napster,
in Engines & Forced Induction

 Share

Recommended Posts

O.I.C Napster Collaborator

O.I.C Napster

Posted
Posted

Hey guys

does anyone know if there is an advantage of wrapping the intercooler pipe that runs over the radiator/fan with heat wrap to try keep the heat down as it seems to get quite hot.

Has anyone done it with better results?

Let me know

Cheers M

West Grand Master

West

Posted
Posted
Hey guys

does anyone know if there is an advantage of wrapping the intercooler pipe that runs over the radiator/fan with heat wrap to try keep the heat down as it seems to get quite hot.

Has anyone done it with better results?

Let me know

Cheers M

I did, in my old 33gtst. Works the treat, do it, temputure drop at least 10 degrees.

BAMR33 Mentor

BAMR33

Posted
Posted

Yeah, you can even tell the difference by hand. After a bit of spirited run, feel the temp of the pipe straight out of the intercooler and then the return pipe near the cam gear cover....big difference.

Just go to an exhaust place and get some of the insulating fabric they put around headers, isn't too unsightly and works well

O.I.C Napster Collaborator

O.I.C Napster

Posted
  • Author
Posted
the air moves to quick through the piping to heat up

oh really its just seems quite hot when i touch it thats all, mind u i guess it does kinda move quick. Never thought of that. Thanks paul

paulr33 Grand Master

paulr33

Posted
Posted

yeah it will be hot to touch for sure, blow air over it at few hundred km/h and it won't heat up at all. when its mashed through your IC core the contact surface is much much much larger so it has a chance to extract the heat from the intake charge, but when its in the pipe work its just wooshing past and wont heat up much. id be suprised if someone could measure in and out temps before and after wrapping the pipes and showing a difference

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • sunsetR33
      Replacing turbo water line - any recommendations or advice?

      By sunsetR33 · Posted

      One thing I can tell you is, do it properly the first time. If you encounter unexpected problems just let the car sit for a week or two if you have to get some other parts or figure stuff out.  I'd have said go and use as many OEM parts as possible but since you want to change the turbo later on a custom kit is probably the better choice. Since I have no experience with RB25 just compare parts diagrams and images before buying a line kit and it should be easy to see if it has everything you need. Amayama has very good parts diagrams and part number lists, that is what I used a bunch to figure out what I might need. And don't forget to plan ahead and possibly renew other stuff that's easy to get to while you're in there doing the turbo lines. Happy wrenching
    • sunsetR33
      Unpeeling the Orange

      By sunsetR33 · Posted

      Update 4:   Hi all, good news. Engine is running and all the gaskets and seals seem to be working as intended. No leaks so far, even the JB Weld seems to hold. I flushed out the old coolant a few times and put in fresh coolant, not Nissan stuff, I decided to try the Ravenol Protect FL22, they claim it works for a wide variety of JDM cars and the opinions on it by some people were pretty good. And it has the nice poison green color! And man am I glad I bought a coolant system tester earlier this year, vacuum filling works wonders on this engine. I can definitely recommend this to anyone still doing it the old school way. All you need is compressed air supply. Will have to do a small test drive as soon as I can, I removed the gauge cluster again as the tacho needle was still bouncing around a bit but it was much better than before already.  I also found some cracks on all 4 tires inner and outer sidewalls. Apparently these tires should 't be parked on for extended periods or be kept under 0 degrees during storage, which I did not know. Clearly the previous owner didn't look into those details either, he probably bought them just cause they are cool semi-slicks. I'm just wondering how tf I am supposed to reach 30-80 degree tire temperatures on the public road consistenly, these tires were never going to work for my use case. I'll probably order Continental SportContact7 ones as these are the best allround summer tire available right now and I don't think I'll need anything crazier for now. Do let me know if you have experience with various tires and which ones you recommend.
    • sunsetR33
      Unpeeling the Orange

      By sunsetR33 · Posted

      You have no idea how many goddamn boxes I received these past three months haha Most have been put to use by now though, luckily
    • sunsetR33
      Unpeeling the Orange

      By sunsetR33 · Posted

      Not going to pretend I didn't do a bit of junky work this time around, but mostly due to the fact that some things I am not willing to spend days fixing right now, like wiring. I try to do most things properly the first time around.
    • sunsetR33
      Unpeeling the Orange

      By sunsetR33 · Posted

      Regardless of neglect or incompetence, fixing either is tedious and annoying. Most of the neglect on my car is definitely rust. I hope I can at least pass inspections later on and they won't fail the car due to slightly corroded hardlines. I was generous with rust converter and wax and it looks ok, most lines in the rear are hard to see properly anyways.  Definitely will test them though to make sure they don't rupture under pressure, in that case the car isn't going anywhere this year.
×
×
  • Create New...