Heat Shields & Thermal Barriers

VALSBM3 · Sun, Jul-01-2012, 12:37:13 PM

I've been thinking about adding heat shields to lower intake temps more and found this website, www.heatshieldproducts.com.

Specifically this product,
http://www.heatshieldproducts.com/pr...ield-mat/79/21

What do you guys think about wrapping the intake manifold with this stuff? Looks pretty promising.

WyattH · Sun, Jul-08-2012, 03:46:59 PM

My thoughts are - why just the intake manifold? At first blush I would think the air is already warm by the time it gets there and won't be traveling much further. Perhaps more effective to "keep it cool" further down the line? No experience with this stuff on a blown engine, but that gold wrapping is a little more common (and easier, common sense) on an NA engine.

Tchleung · Sun, Jul-08-2012, 11:41:20 PM

I like the idea, I just don't like how bad it will look even if done carefully. I would prefer to go the route of ceramic coating.

On my last turbo car I had the turbine housing ceramic coated and there was hardly any heat coming off the cast iron housing, LESS heat than the aluminum compressor housing actually. If it does that good at keeping heat out, it will do the same manner as keeping heat from getting in. And, it'll look nice

Sun, Jul-01-2012, 12:37:13 PM	#1
VALSBM3 AwwwYeah! Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,752 Reputation: 0 Location: Northern VA	Heat Shields & Thermal Barriers I've been thinking about adding heat shields to lower intake temps more and found this website, www.heatshieldproducts.com. Specifically this product, http://www.heatshieldproducts.com/pr...ield-mat/79/21 What do you guys think about wrapping the intake manifold with this stuff? Looks pretty promising. __________________ 2002 M3 \| ESS VT1-455 \| BW Race Exhaust \| Hawk Pads \| Ground Control Suspension \| Whiteline Swaybars Custom Roll Bar \| Stripped Interior \| Bride \| G-Force \| SneedSpeed Adjustable Rear Wing \| Front Splitter SneedSpeed Brake Cooling Ducts \| D-Force LTW5 Wheels/Hoosier R6 \| OEM Rear Square Setup w/ Nitto NT01

Sun, Jul-08-2012, 03:46:59 PM	#2
WyattH Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 6,949 In the garage: '05 BMW M3 Reputation: 0 Location: LA & Seattle	Re: Heat Shields & Thermal Barriers My thoughts are - why just the intake manifold? At first blush I would think the air is already warm by the time it gets there and won't be traveling much further. Perhaps more effective to "keep it cool" further down the line? No experience with this stuff on a blown engine, but that gold wrapping is a little more common (and easier, common sense) on an NA engine. __________________ \\\WyattH's Journal

Sun, Jul-08-2012, 11:41:20 PM	#3
Tchleung Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1,806 Reputation: 0	Re: Heat Shields & Thermal Barriers I like the idea, I just don't like how bad it will look even if done carefully. I would prefer to go the route of ceramic coating. On my last turbo car I had the turbine housing ceramic coated and there was hardly any heat coming off the cast iron housing, LESS heat than the aluminum compressor housing actually. If it does that good at keeping heat out, it will do the same manner as keeping heat from getting in. And, it'll look nice __________________ 02 Carbon Black M3 6MT 456whp/312wtq @ 8psi, No #'s yet at 9.5psi 4.10 / Headers / ESS VT2-550+ / Tuned by Evolve

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