High IAT's with heat soaked steel IC piping? Not anymore...

[H@xtGSX]

I have an issue with my IAT being 130-135+ on hot days because of two things. First, the previous owner thought just sticking a big cone air filter on the MAF was a good thing to do, without boxing it in, so it would suck hot engine compartment air all the time. The second is my steel IC piping I made, which sits high in the compartment and soaks up lots of engine heat. (Pay no attention to those hideously shitty welds... this pipe is temporary until I'm done with my W2A IC) This combination of factors can make my drive home from work in the evenings rather unpleasant and full of knock related stupidity. I have done a couple quick things that have lowered the IAT's roughly 15-20 degrees without much effort. I removed the little snorkle the original airbox used and left the hole open and too the little black cover off the inside of the fender that leads to the headlight connector. There's enough air being pushed up from the SMIC pocket that it pushes a bit more into the spot the air filter sits. The other thing was I went and got some foam tape pipe wrap and a bit of 60 second epoxy for $6 at Lowes. Here's what I did with it.

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It keeps the upper IC pipe much cooler now. Before, I could drive around, never hitting boost, and open the hood to find that pipe was as hot as the radiant heat from the engine and not helping matters at all. That foam wrap may not look cool, but it keeps the pipe cool.

 

[Bud92gsx]

You actually found a use for tin foil tape.Epic...But I see some custom ducting in your future.

 

[H@xtGSX]

You actually found a use for tin foil tape.Epic...But I see some custom ducting in your future.

I was thinking the same thing when I was putting it on. It's surprisingly effective though. I never used that stuff when I have had plumbing that needed insulation. It's a quick and easy solution though if you're heating the pipe from it's proximity to the valve cover. I made the post mainly because it did make my drive home a bit less.... "soggy".... is how I would describe it.

I have already relocated the battery to the trunk to make room for my W2A IC I will be installing soon. That's when all of that pipe goes away.

 

[Bud92gsx]

I found a use for tinfoil tape years ago..It was mostly because it was shiny.

 

[H@xtGSX]

You had better untape her! That adhesive isn't good for the skin, you know...

 

[TrevorS]

The other thing was I went and got some foam tape pipe wrap and a bit of 60 second epoxy for $6 at Lowes.

That foam wrap may not look cool, but it keeps the pipe cool.

Yep, I find Frost King pipe insulation tape very useful for intakes !

 

[dsmrollerz90]

You had better untape her! That adhesive isn't good for the skin, you know...

Haha... Win.