SMIC Heatsoak

[GhostMercury]

i more want it for my own entertainment more then anything. lol

 

[BOOSTR]

Gotcha. Good choice and lets see pics when you get it fabbed up.

 

[GhostMercury]

But like CustomMSP said i will most likely find some black heat wrap and wrap the hot side. Just in case plus it gives me something else to spend money on and have fun doing

 

[CustomMSP]

CustomMSP do you know of any intercooler sprayers(Co2) that will fit your smic. cause i will be picking your smic up from ken and start looking for a sprayer soon after

Unfortunately, I'm not too knowledgeable on IC Sprayers.

Anatoly

 

[rocketr2]

All it takes is wrapping the Hot Side IC Pipe with some good quality heat insulation tape/sleeve to eliminate pretty much any possibility of heatsoak with aftermarket SMICs. That's where most of the heat comes from, and the SMIC has to work overtime to cool the absorbed heat through the Hot Side IC Pipe off.

Custom: any pics of your upgraded SMIC with the heat insulation ?

 

[CustomMSP]

Custom: any pics of your upgraded SMIC with the heat insulation ?

This is something anybody can do to their hot side IC pipe, even with the stock IC pipes and SMIC. Jegs.com and probably Ebay.com has great heat isolation/insulation products to choose from. It all comes down to how much money you want to spend. But one thing for sure, you can expect a more efficient IC setup.

 

[hotrodf1]

This is something anybody can do to their hot side IC pipe, even with the stock IC pipes and SMIC. Jegs.com and probably Ebay.com has great heat isolation/insulation products to choose from. It all comes down to how much money you want to spend. But one thing for sure, you can expect a more efficient IC setup.

Can someone explain to me why you would want to cover the hot IC pipe? Aren't we trying to get rid of heat from that side?

Won't the heat tape keep heat "in"? Or are you trying to keep the underhood heat away from the pipe?

Along with that, I would think you would cover the Cold side going to the intake so that underhood heat doesn't heat the charge that was just cooled.

But hey - I might not know what I'm talkign about. Someoen has surely thought about this.

 

[Jaysanooch]

Can someone explain to me why you would want to cover the hot IC pipe? Aren't we trying to get rid of heat from that side?

Won't the heat tape keep heat "in"? Or are you trying to keep the underhood heat away from the pipe?

Along with that, I would think you would cover the Cold side going to the intake so that underhood heat doesn't heat the charge that was just cooled.

But hey - I might not know what I'm talkign about. Someoen has surely thought about this.

I'm with you man, I was thinking the same thing. I've been wanting to do this, but I also find it hard to believe it would significantly improve performance. Plus I like the bling of my polished pipes. I'm curious though so please....someone clarify for us.

 

[CustomMSP]

The majority of the heat inside the IC pipes comes from radiant under the hood heat. We wrap the pipes to keep that radiant heat out. Belieave me the difference in air temperatures is drastic.

 

[ChopstickHero]

The majority of the heat inside the IC pipes comes from radiant under the hood heat. We wrap the pipes to keep that radiant heat out. Belieave me the difference in air temperatures is drastic.

i think wrapping pipes is a great idea to try and keep the heat out. too bad it looks so ugly. definitely no bling factor there. which brand of heat wrapping do you use?

 

[CustomMSP]

I used heat pipe insulation out of a hardware store for my personal use. It doesn't look good but works very well. You can always use exhaust pipe wrap, but then there's a chance of rust years down the road. However, the IC pipes are not stressed enough to worry about cracks or other related problems. If done right, I think the exhaust wrap will add a more purposeful look to the car

 

[Jaysanooch]

The majority of the heat inside the IC pipes comes from radiant under the hood heat. We wrap the pipes to keep that radiant heat out. Belieave me the difference in air temperatures is drastic.

What about using this adhesive aluminum looking stuff? Any good? This could be the solution to keeping the pipes looking pretty(er).

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10002_750869_-1_10261

 

[CustomMSP]

What about using this adhesive aluminum looking stuff? Any good? This could be the solution to keeping the pipes looking pretty(er).

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10002_750869_-1_10261

That should work well.

 

[hotrodf1]

What about using this adhesive aluminum looking stuff? Any good? This could be the solution to keeping the pipes looking pretty(er).

http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10001_10002_750869_-1_10261

I have used that stuff before on different areas of my Camaro.

It gives a race bred look that I actually find more appealing than the traditional "bling".


Seems to work pretty well, but hard to measure effectiveness as well.

 

[CustomMSP]

I have used that stuff before on different areas of my Camaro.

It gives a race bred look that I actually find more appealing than the traditional "bling".


Seems to work pretty well, but hard to measure effectiveness as well.

It should be very noticeable difference by just feeling the top of the SMIC end tank.

 

[Jaysanooch]

I went ahead and ordered that adhesive aluminum heat wrap and put some on my hot pipe and cold pipe last night. The weather is still to cold to feel any improvement but I find this stuff looks better than your regular heat wrap.

 

[GhostMercury]

i thought you only had to wrap the hot side

 

[Jaysanooch]

i thought you only had to wrap the hot side

I thought you only needed to wrap the cold pipe at first then Custommsp recommended to do the hot pipe aswell.......so I did both!

 

[GhostMercury]

i would have sworn that he said wrap the hot pipe. but im sure doing both can only help it

 

[CustomMSP]

I thought you only needed to wrap the cold pipe at first then Custommsp recommended to do the hot pipe aswell.......so I did both!

Looks very good! You may wrap both sides, but the hot side is the critical one. About how thick is the wrap?