11-15-2011, 02:22 PM
Originally Posted by nicklaudio
hey i just thought of something...
You could use this heat reflective tape to wrap coolant hoses to keep them less hot. Especially by the headers and also inside the fairings.
Also if you run your handbrake line close to the frame or near the engine which we all do, you could wrap that section of line with this stuff and keep your brake fluid from getting as heat soaked as it normally would.
I know formula 1 teams use this stuff on allot of things but they're tape is super expensive with 3% heat absorption w/ 97% heat reflected.
The tape you all are using has roughly 60% heat absorption w/ 40% heat reflected. Not as good but def works for the cheap price tag. The complete air box mod from p&p that rowdy uses is better than just the tape because of its heat absorbed/reflected properties which is why it is a little more pricey. (not sure on actual percentages w/ the p&p mod but it's better than just tape)
the key to shopping for this tape if you go that route is to find those absorbed/reflected properties and pick the best tape you think will do the job. Also there are stats with each manufacturer of the tape that will say x amount of degrees from radiant heat. The higher the degree of radiant heat the better the tape will perform against heat soak.
You could use this heat reflective tape to wrap coolant hoses to keep them less hot. Especially by the headers and also inside the fairings.
Also if you run your handbrake line close to the frame or near the engine which we all do, you could wrap that section of line with this stuff and keep your brake fluid from getting as heat soaked as it normally would.
I know formula 1 teams use this stuff on allot of things but they're tape is super expensive with 3% heat absorption w/ 97% heat reflected.
The tape you all are using has roughly 60% heat absorption w/ 40% heat reflected. Not as good but def works for the cheap price tag. The complete air box mod from p&p that rowdy uses is better than just the tape because of its heat absorbed/reflected properties which is why it is a little more pricey. (not sure on actual percentages w/ the p&p mod but it's better than just tape)
the key to shopping for this tape if you go that route is to find those absorbed/reflected properties and pick the best tape you think will do the job. Also there are stats with each manufacturer of the tape that will say x amount of degrees from radiant heat. The higher the degree of radiant heat the better the tape will perform against heat soak.