Cooler Pipe Heating Up

[dan_the_man]

I just had a new fmic installed. I found that the outlet pipe from the cooler that comes back into the front of the engine back to the plenum is quite hot to touch... So i guess the engines heat is warming this up. Can I wrap this pipe with anything to shield it from the engines heat? Would it make much difference?

[GTS-t VSPEC]

You can heat wrap it or get it HPC coated. Will make a difference, reduced intake temps will mean more power.

[dan_the_man]

how much heat wrap do I need to buy?

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Buy a 10m roll, you can always use any excess for other places like dump etc.

[dan_the_man]

Ok I got 15 metres. Its not as cheap as I thought it would be

[T0nyGTSt]

The air velocity means it's rather irrelevant.

T.

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Tony, Ture the air velocity would mean it won't pick-up a huge amount of heat, but it will similar to intercooler heat soak, be appreciable.

[T0nyGTSt]

This is one thing I never understood.

Why use metal piping?

Why not use an insulator like PVC?

Surely metal transmits most heat.

T.

[EnricoPalazzo]

Well ive been told PVC will just melt? However i have had a pvc CAI in my previous car with no problems at all.

[rev210]

Me and a mate have used PVC pipe for an intercooler, the problem was that we used PVC plumbing elbows instead of 1 long peice of pipe, it worked great upto about 14psi. After the boost went up it blew the elbows off.

You can use PVC after the intercooler but, not before cause it will melt.

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Cause PVC looks gay, metal doesn't:D

[EnricoPalazzo]

Yeh but if its gonna be heat wrapped it doesnt matter

[EnricoPalazzo]

Im gonna experiment and try making my piping out of PVC. ill tell u what happens. Wish me luck

[rev210]

just don't make the pipe from turbo to cooler out of PVC mate.

[EnricoPalazzo]

Heheh well see. What sorta temperatures are we lookin at rev?

[rev210]

temps from the turbo to the cooler can reach those of a heat gun (the thing you use to bend and melt PVC).

[dan_the_man]

Ok I wrapped the pipe.... I hope I did it correctly

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/at...=&postid=511918

[GTS-t VSPEC]

Dan, Not planning on doing the other bit of pipe?

[dan_the_man]

hahah I will when i have more time...

[dan_the_man]

It looks pretty ugly though