DIY Gold Foil heat wrap intake box

[autoCAR]

C3PO Intake setup complete, (cusco inlet)



Hey club ft 86,

I thought, hmm what can i do to lower intake temps without buying a whole intake box? Gold Foil heat barrier came to mind, i saw people covering ej20/25 intake manifolds with it, so why not the stock intake box? Im waiting on an intake tube too, thatll get wrapped too.

I bought 3 feet (3'x24") from Pegasus Racing, cost $105.xx shipped.
https://www.pegasusautoracing.com/pr...p?Product=1838

took me about 3 hours to do both peices of the intake box, i took my time.

Tips:
* cover up ur intake tube with tape, so no buggers get in while ur wrapping
* clean the intake box with alcohol
* strands of fiber glass may get inside the intake box while wrapping, wipe it down when done and if you have an air hose, blow it off.
* cut the material with a SHARP razor blade down to the end not tacked, dont cut from the untacked end to the adheared section.
* when you get to angles, cut a pie cut, and cover it over & overlap. It all blends in pretty nice once ur done.
* YOU DONT NEED A SQUEEGIE! this stuff lays down really nicely, and u can peel it off n retack with no problem. no waste with this expensive stuff
* around the edge of the box, use the side thats factory cut, or a side with as little fiber glass strands, so those dont go into the box when ur changing air filters.
* there are 2 TINY holes in the air box add on thing, DONT COVER THESE OR THE FOIL MAY GET SUCKED IN (there is 2, about 1/8th in diameter)



all you need is, screw driver, 10mm socket, alcohol, rags, razor blades, & time. oh and $105 for the material












Ill post pics of the intake tube covered. Ill let uk how the car feels after driving for a while w the motor getting hotttt at 7k

[wootwoot]

Any ability to do data logs to record intake temps?

[autoCAR]

Originally Posted by wootwoot

Any ability to do data logs to record intake temps?

not yet, im waiting a bit to get an ecutek datalogger. ill prob have one in the next 30 days.

[2superblus]

I did it similarly to mine a couple months back. It does keep the plastic from soaking in the heat from the header and radiator. I did however leave the top bare.



Also to the OP thanks for shopping with Pegasus ( I work there).

[Figo]

looks like it's heat insulation.

[Leonardo]

Nice job wrapping the material. It looks nice. And reminds me of C3PO a little...

[kakarot1657]

Originally Posted by Leonardo

Nice job wrapping the material. It looks nice. And reminds me of C3PO a little...

LMAO

this came to mind when I saw the pics lol

[King Tut]

Originally Posted by 2superblus

I did it similarly to mine a couple months back. It does keep the plastic from soaking in the heat from the header and radiator. I did however leave the top bare.

Also to the OP thanks for shopping with Pegasus ( I work there).

I love Pegasus Racing. How about an FT86club discount hookup?

[G_Ride]

Nicely done! I'll be looking forward to see the difference in intake temps.

[kanundrum]

[autoCAR]

Originally Posted by Leonardo

Nice job wrapping the material. It looks nice. And reminds me of C3PO a little...

hahahha true. I wrap trailers as a day job so I do have some experience

[Diode Dynamics]

Originally Posted by kanundrum

Hahaha dang you! That's what I was going to post

I think OP should take this a step further:




Nick C.

[kodyo]

Data aside, do you feel any difference?

[RYU]

For those planning to do this. There's no need to wrap the helmholtz resonator box on the passenger side of the assembly. That is a sound trap, not a source for airflow.