MK5 Golf GTI

General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Janner_Sy on June 27, 2011, 07:52:43 pm

Title: Exhaust heat tape.
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 27, 2011, 07:52:43 pm

Noticed this weekend that my car suffers with heatsoak on repeated runs up the strip quite badly, no joke, but the engine cover was so hot you couldnt touch it.  Spoke to revo who said its to do witht he turbo being so high at the front of the engine bay, and the downpipe, in particular the cat section is literally millimetres away from the outlet pipe for the intercooler.

Ill bge getting an intercooler, but whilst im waiting for the fabia version to be available, i want to wrap my exhaust and intercooler pipes in heat relecting tape to try and keep as much heat out the engine bay as possible.

What do you guy reccomend for use on the exhaust, and for the intercooler pipe. presumably they will be different types of tape, ie exhaust tape keeps heat in, intercooler pipe tape will need to reflect the heat

Title: Re: Exhaust heat tape.
Post by: PDT on June 28, 2011, 11:18:42 am

For the exhaust I always use a high quality exhaust wrap, the more you spend the better it will be. Some are so good that you can hold your hand against them after 3-4 runs on the dyno.

These guys are the market leaders: http://www.agriemach.com/default.php?cPath=7_42

Title: Re: Exhaust heat tape.
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 28, 2011, 04:23:15 pm

Cheers, had no replies before so i bought these  last night

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HEAT-REFLECTIVE-INSULATING-WRAP-TAPE-50MM-X-10-METRE-/180580271376?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D967560921782770281#ht_2617wt_905 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HEAT-REFLECTIVE-INSULATING-WRAP-TAPE-50MM-X-10-METRE-/180580271376?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D967560921782770281#ht_2617wt_905)
and two rolls of this for the IC pipes

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1M-THERMAL-REFLECTIVE-HEAT-SHIELD-TAPE-WRAP-BARRIER-/110700961409?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D967571327956304522#ht_1323wt_905 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1M-THERMAL-REFLECTIVE-HEAT-SHIELD-TAPE-WRAP-BARRIER-/110700961409?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D5%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D967571327956304522#ht_1323wt_905) got to be better than it is  now.  Will keep it all when i get the uprated IC as well

Title: Re: Exhaust heat tape.
Post by: Poppa Dom on June 28, 2011, 04:58:18 pm

Can vouch for Agriemach, have used their products (including reflecta-gold) for a few years now.

Title: Re: Exhaust heat tape.
Post by: Lavonkey on June 30, 2011, 09:29:21 am

What brand would you recommend most for these, was looking for some a while back, but heard conflicting reviews!