Intake Heat Wrap

[AudiSoccer123]

Do any of y'all use heat wrap or one of these things to wrap your intake to keep temperatures cool? If so what do y'all use?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/RED-THERMAL-...39168939&rt=nc

[AudBoost]

VADERS4 has his intake wrapped with header wrap. Didn't see anywhere that he states it makes a significant difference.

[MacFady]

It's just "you", no need for "all". Take a look at this.

[johnstah]

I wrapped the intake and the silver coolant line with exhaust wrapped because the silver coolant line located about 1/4" below from where the intake pipe was resting melted due to the heat.

[svra42.8]

I wrapped the intake and the silver coolant line with exhaust wrapped because the silver coolant line located about 1/4" below from where the intake pipe was resting melted due to the heat.

That is a hard line are you sure your intake didn't just rub on it or vibrate on it? The heater core line right? No way there is enough heat to melt that part.

Wrapping your intake will not gain you much if any performance. When the car is moving you will be getting ambient or very close to air into the filter. Whether it gets heat soaked from the supercharger on hot days or long idling is another story but that is after the intake anyways.

[cspcrx]

You also need to use the correct wrap. Some are designed to keep heat in, like header wrap. Others are designed to keep it out, like the reflective wraps. Otherwise, you may not get the affect you were looking for.

[AudiSoccer123]

so don't use this on the intake? http://www.ebay.com/itm/360995708763...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

[the4siswickid]

I bought reflector heat wrap... I'm going to do it, just because it gets hot in Napa in Stop and go traffic. I'll wrap the box and intake pipe. Even a few degrees. What can it hurt?


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[OmaHahn]

What's the sense of wrapping the tube? You're already sucking in nothing but super hot engine heat. It would just make sure that hot air stays hot on the way to the engine. I don't know how so many companies made these horrible intakes and made so much money off them. I can't see them making any advantage over the stock box especially with all the engine heat around. I just bought a completely enclosed CAI made out of carbon fiber from MDesign for my 2014 Ford SHO and it definitely made a difference! They need to make ALL CAI's like this. Call them and maybe they have an application for Audi. Think they're just on Facebook for now: MDesign.

[svra42.8]

What's the sense of wrapping the tube? You're already sucking in nothing but super hot engine heat. It would just make sure that hot air stays hot on the way to the engine. I don't know how so many companies made these horrible intakes and made so much money off them. I can't see them making any advantage over the stock box especially with all the engine heat around. I just bought a completely enclosed CAI made out of carbon fiber from MDesign for my 2014 Ford SHO and it definitely made a difference! They need to make ALL CAI's like this. Call them and maybe they have an application for Audi. Think they're just on Facebook for now: MDesign.

The stock box is actually pretty restrictive. People also buy these simply because they want to hear the sound of the supercharger. That was my only reasoning to buying one. The heat shield also deflects quite a bit of the heat. Roc-Euro, USP, Injen, and quite a few manufactures can back up this design with dyno data showing the gains.

Like I said in my previous post wrapping it is pointless.

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[Chandler]

I bought a roc euro for the sound. Heat wrapping is pointless. If you want a 4" pipe to go out the front of the car or the bottom by the radiator, sure, heat wrapping to protect from the engine bay may help for the tube that sits by the hot radiator for awhile, but this isn't a civic. All the CAI that I know of replace the stock box and pull air from the front of the car regardless. The benefit is a larger pipe/ more flow, not colder air. The stock box is designed quote well for the stock tune in my opinion.

[Thumper3]

You also need to use the correct wrap. Some are designed to keep heat in, like header wrap. Others are designed to keep it out, like the reflective wraps. Otherwise, you may not get the affect you were looking for.

This.

The mod is pointless other than for looks, and it is double pointless if you use header wrap. Header wrap is designed to trap heat...so, best case it does nothing, worst case, it sucks up that heat and focuses it onto the tube. LOL

Gold reflective wrap would be what you wanted if you wanted to tell yourself that it makes a difference.

[jran76]

This.

The mod is pointless other than for looks, and it is double pointless if you use header wrap. Header wrap is designed to trap heat...so, best case it does nothing, worst case, it sucks up that heat and focuses it onto the tube. LOL

Gold reflective wrap would be what you wanted if you wanted to tell yourself that it makes a difference.

Logic would dictate that what you are saying is correct, BUT I can tell you that the 2-3 fastest B8 S4's have their intake tubes wrapped in something similar to header wrap. Coincidence?

[Thumper3]

Logic would dictate that what you are saying is correct, BUT I can tell you that the 2-3 fastest B8 S4's have their intake tubes wrapped in something similar to header wrap. Coincidence?

Yes.

Logic and facts will ALWAYS trump circumstantial observation and lack of proof.

Tell you what, go find the 2 NEXT fastest S4s...wrap their intakes with header wrap......do they now become the 2 fastest S4s? No? Well then.....guess we have out answer....... lol

[jran76]

Yes.

Logic and facts will ALWAYS trump circumstantial observation and lack of proof.

Tell you what, go find the 2 NEXT fastest S4s...wrap their intakes with header wrap......do they now become the 2 fastest S4s? No? Well then.....guess we have out answer....... lol

Everything in this thread is a circumstantial observation and lacks any real proof.... Good point.