tCizzler

Awesome, my car isn't much for show, its too hard to keep nice. I live on a gravel dusty road, so as soon as i wash it and drive away its filthy again, so i gave up with giving it the clean look. But definately post them pics when you get it

speddlysmitt

How long have you had the ram air kit on for. Have you driven through heavy rain yet. I have a ram air kit but do not know wher to put it on my SWR.

tCizzler

I've had it for several months, and yes through very heavy rain. No problems whatsoever. I assume by SWR, you mean secret weapon R, If so the filter has an adapter on the end that i clamped a hose to and ran it down through the fender wall to my front bumper grille insert, look....

senseiturtle

Go to Lowe's..


In the pipe insulation area, buy "Frost king pipe insulation wrap"... Which is a roll of sticky insulation wrap that's about 1/4" thick with an aluminum-shielded side. Cost me about $5.

Wrap the CAI in all parts exposed to the engine bay. Voila' ! Now your CAI has an R-value of 2 or more.

soros151

I want one that is not sticky, for when I get it off, it will not look like Gum or something like that. Maybe buy one that is with clips.

3min3m2

DEI sells one at advanced auto ...kinda pricey...but its good stuff...keeps it cool....has to add a\few hp for when the enginge gets hot compared to without it

they make a black as well....with Stainless Steel Clamps...pretty

tCizzler

Looking good mpg wise maybe a few more, i dont wanna get too excited til i use the whole tank though.

XD40tC

Would this be effective say on a ZPI stage 0 kit? For the intake and charge pipe?

tCizzler

Probably, as long as the wrap can withstand the temps. It should say on the packaging what temps are ok. And for a little more money, there are website, can't remember where i saw them, but they have insulation wrap for headers with turbos. So that should work, just make sure it can take the heat

web

Yes, this heat wrap concept was designed for headers and high heat areas, but is almost always recommended for turbo applications. There should be a great increase in operation of the turbo when it is wrapped.

XD40tC

Sweet! So header wrap is ok on the intake pipes right? I did a quick ebay search and found some stuff including a universal turbo wrap which Ive seen on some cars. But yeah, I found that DEI stuff and it looks pretty nice.

web

I ordered my "header wrap" for my intake off ebay yesterday for 30$ shipped. Graphite black, 1''x 50'

3min3m2

this would be a good idea for a turbo, just like web said.....

smart....gotta give u credit on thinking of that

web

Thanks, but I can't take credit. It's been out for a while and I have a few friends that did it and could definately tell a difference in engine bay temps. Most are running short rams so any decrease in engine bay temps is a plus.

3min3m2

I actually meant on the turbo

but yeah the wrapping of any pipe is smart

web

Gottcha. Thanks.

XD40tC

I want to order some but I have neither a turbo or an intake... lol Im just really fascinated by this idea.

web

3min3m2

wow....we both walked into that

tCizzler

Just checked, it was a false alarm. Same MPGs for me. The in take pipe has actually been numbingly cold lately (I pulled a little insulation to the side to check) since the temps have dropped to 50s and 60s