Is it ok to spray paint the Thermo tec heat wrap?
08-17-2009, 05:26 PM
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im going to be doing the dual intake mod and i bought the heat wrap. I hate the chrome look and dont want it in my engine either. Is it ok to spray paint the tape black? anyone know?
08-17-2009, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by brabusw209amg' post='980151' date='Aug 17 2009, 11:18 PM
if u spray it black, it's going to absorb heat. Let it stay chrome. If you want to spray, at least spray it silver. You dont want black.
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Originally Posted by aresh' post='980052' date='Aug 17 2009, 09:26 PM
im going to be doing the dual intake mod and i bought the heat wrap. I hate the chrome look and dont want it in my engine either. Is it ok to spray paint the tape black? anyone know?
We really do need someone to do a before and after dyno of this mod.
08-17-2009, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by theXman' post='980165' date='Aug 17 2009, 11:24 PM
Not sure if that's true. Under the sun, black aborbs more heat compared to chrome/shiny surface due to fact that it can reflect/redirect the light/heat else where. If the heat shield is under the hood, the material is same and OP is only spraying the cover to black. I don't think it would make any difference. But what do I know, I'm not a Chemical Engineer like you.
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Originally Posted by theXman' post='980165' date='Aug 17 2009, 11:24 PM
Not sure if that's true. Under the sun, black aborbs more heat compared to chrome/shiny surface due to fact that it can reflect/redirect the light/heat else where. If the heat shield is under the hood, the material is same and OP is only spraying the cover to black. I don't think it would make any difference. But what do I know, I'm not a Chemical Engineer like you.
Are you mocking me now? =P It doesnt matter if it's in sunlight or anywhere else. Of course in direct sunlight, it also turns light into heat energy. Black also absorbs radiant heat. Inside the hood, it's radient heat.
08-17-2009, 07:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Brit_in_NJ' post='980171' date='Aug 17 2009, 11:30 PM
Actually black will absorb radiant heat from the engine, even though its dark under your hood there is a lot of infra red radiation under there so you would be better off with something light/reflective
u beat me by a few seconds!
08-17-2009, 07:35 PM
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Originally Posted by brabusw209amg' post='980173' date='Aug 17 2009, 11:31 PM
u beat me by a few seconds!
08-17-2009, 08:08 PM
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Darn chrome is ugly. Well if black aborbs the heat then why are our intakes black? The thermo wrap is it the wrap that makes it work or is the the chrome that does the trick?