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Offline Wildengti

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Gold reflect heat tape
« on: August 24, 2013, 08:32:39 am »
Thinking about wrap in my forge twintake with gold heat tape? Anyone done it before? Easy? Would Ir make much difference?

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Re: Gold reflect heat tape
« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2013, 01:03:58 pm »
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Re: Gold reflect heat tape
« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2013, 01:10:03 pm »
My old car had it, there was also a cold air feed you can just make out from the nearside grille.

No matter what abuse it had on track, the intake was always cold to the touch.




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Re: Gold reflect heat tape
« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2013, 01:14:31 pm »
What filter is on that? It's not the standard evoms item.

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Re: Gold reflect heat tape
« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2013, 01:18:13 pm »
Dry K&N.
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Re: Gold reflect heat tape
« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2013, 01:34:19 pm »

I have a similar thing on my itg but silver
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Re: Gold reflect heat tape
« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2013, 01:42:21 pm »
How much tape is required for the average intake?
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Re: Gold reflect heat tape
« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2013, 01:48:29 pm »

From memory I bought a couple of metres on a roll.
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Re: Gold reflect heat tape
« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2013, 01:52:14 pm »

It was self adhesive
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Re: Gold reflect heat tape
« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2013, 06:16:30 pm »
Quote from: tony_danza on August 24, 2013, 01:18:13 pm
Dry K&N.

How come you changed the filter??

Mines covered in this stuff.  eBay item number 360702562354



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Re: Gold reflect heat tape
« Reply #10 on: August 24, 2013, 06:37:33 pm »


GOLD!!!!
« Last Edit: August 25, 2013, 01:08:10 pm by richwig83 »
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Re: Gold reflect heat tape
« Reply #11 on: August 24, 2013, 07:21:55 pm »
Quote from: Sie on August 24, 2013, 06:16:30 pm
Quote from: tony_danza on August 24, 2013, 01:18:13 pm
Dry K&N.

How come you changed the filter??

Simon

I bought it used, that's what it came with. Did some logging, was working fine, so left it.  :happy2:
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Re: Gold reflect heat tape
« Reply #12 on: August 25, 2013, 01:04:52 pm »
Gold looks awesome, is it easy to put on the intake?
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Re: Gold reflect heat tape
« Reply #13 on: August 25, 2013, 03:23:40 pm »
Quote from: Sie on August 24, 2013, 01:14:31 pm
What filter is on that? It's not the standard evoms item.

Simon

I could be wrong but I believe Mike got that hybrid intake off JonnyC and it's not an Evoms one.
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Re: Gold reflect heat tape
« Reply #14 on: August 25, 2013, 05:21:59 pm »
Well elbow and heat shield are defo evom items looks like its been chopped to have the k&n put on it. But atleast it works I guess.

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