Intercooler Pipe Heating!!!

[Waldo]

I was thinking that, the long intercooler run you have with a front mount on your rb20/25... by the time it reaches the throttle body that air has heated up sumwat. I was thinking that if you wrap it in exhaust wrap it would keep some heat out.....The theory of exhaust wrap i know is to stop the heat from getting out.......but when you think about it it doesnt matter wat way u use it....if the intercooler pipe is cold to begin with (say early in the morning before you go to work) and you have wrapped it in exhaust wrap. It would help this pipe from heating because the wrapping also stops the hot air from entering and escaping..so therefor your hot engine bay heat will not be heating that pipe the exhaust wrap will be stopping the pipe from getting hot...

Am i right??

lol

[Alf]

Yes but for around the same price u can get the pipes HPC coated which will look better and will resist heat more than exhaust wrapping.

[Waldo]

how does this work...and how much would it be to get the pipe set roughly done....

[Alf]

Have a read here, near the bottom of the page.

http://www.hpcoatings.com/import_performance.htm

[Waldo]

wat would it be worth though to get my intercooler pipes done ...roughly

[Alf]

Ring/email HPC, they have a branch in Brisbane at Brendale.

[Roy]

Competition Coating are much cheaper for cermaic coating. And from personal experience id say there is no way they ceramic coating/HPC coating is near as effective an the exhaust wrap.

That said the ceramic coating does look pretty and helps corrosion resistance, and reduces the heat soak into the pipes.

I think its a good idea, but dont forget that air flow thru the pipes is quick enough that the inlet gas temp will not be changed a great deal. Again i think its a good idea, but i wouldnt be expecting dramatic impreovements.

It would be interesting though if you shoved a cheap Dick Smith thermocouple before your throttle body and compared the temps:)