I currently have a ARC pipe and a K&N air filter installed with heat shield.
However, i've noticed that after a period of driving the, ARC piping itself gets hella hot... Anybody have the same problem, where the pipe gets rather hot?
I was thinking to myself, any air that would of been cold thats been sucked in would be for nothing, as it will be negated by the heat from the pipe before entering the engine.
Any advice as to how to prevent the pipe from getting hot would be appreciated
I have one as well... because it is metal, i assume any pipe like this is going to get very hot..... i assume it may depend on how hot it actually is inside the pipe...
y is it that they use metal for a CAI if its gonna get scorching hot? But ye, it depends on how hot it gets on the inside, but I done think i saw anything different (material wise) from the outside and the inside when i was installing it.
i was thinking of getting that pipe covered in something, but i dunno what lol. Maybe a sunshade like what Kev has done to the actual filter.
Cant remember who makes but I've seen a few CAI pipe heat shields. Basically a sleeve of reflective material with a lace that you can tighten and adjust to your size diameter pipe. Otherwise you can use exhaust heat wrap. It will keep the heat out the same as it keeps it in on exhaust pipes. Wont look nearly as nice as a kool shiny pipe though.
you can cover it with something reflective...but in all honesty, when youre driving i dont think the air is gonna spend enough time in the pipe to heat up...
tis just that after driving and i pop the bonnet, i put my hand near the pipe - its hot! lol
i did find some info on the thermo stuff on the net your talking about redline, very interesting u can actually ge these self adhesive thermo sheets that can be attached anywhere
i agree with simon - the air won't be spending enough time in the chamber for it to heat up the air enough. the best way is to monitor the air intake temp by getting a little temp gauge hooked up. a worthy investment if you're worried about intake air temp.
if you're sitting in traffice a bit then you will notice some heat soak issues. wrapping heat wrap tape/coth around the pipe should make a difference. couple that with a proper cold air setup and you'll appreciate low air temperatures even on the hot days
either that or find a way to hook up an air conditioning system to cool the intake air.... hehehe i've seen that done before as well.
we use "fibre glass" cloth as an insulator around heater bands on our machines at work.
It should also work the other way, wrap it around something (intake pipe) and it should stop most of the heat being transfered.
In Victoria you can get it from "HOTCO" in Cheltenham 9585 1944, ask for Greg Wilson.
it comes in rolls, we use 75 m/m wide and a piece 300 m/m long cost's $15.00. I think you can get it upto 500 m/m wide. so one piece around the pipe held on with cable ties! should be cool (scuse the pun)
Tarkus
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Ultimately your best solution is to get a cold air force feed to the filter to feed it with air outside the ambient under bonnet temperatures. Heat of the pipe is small potatoes compared to intake air temp..
u can actually ge these self adhesive thermo sheets that can be attached anywhere
