Gridlife Trackbattle 2018 Discussion
Dec 14, 2018, 03:30 AM
#212
Yup the cost kinda offsets it and then some on bigger turbo set ups the mpg isn’t that bad. Hell at times I feel like my evo gets better mileage than my daily lol. As e85/flex becomes more available it becomes easier to drive places due to station availability.
Dec 14, 2018, 09:39 AM
#213
so going back to looking at heat management: i've got the coated and ported exhaust manifold, and the coated downpipe. I'm also considering:
wrapping the coolant hose
the underside of the OEM exhaust manifold heat shield
the wheel arch area between the front pass side wheel & oil cooler
the brake rotor heat shields themselves
any particular yay/nay to any of these? i think coolant hose for sure, idk how much the underside of exhaust mani heat shield would do, idk if tape on wheel arches would get torn up with rocks anyway, and idk if on the heat shields themselves it would just make it worse (reflect heat back onto the rotor instead of evacuating out)
(https://www.maperformance.com/produc...QaAhPPEALw_wcB) if we geting silly with small winter projects
wrapping the coolant hose
the underside of the OEM exhaust manifold heat shield
the wheel arch area between the front pass side wheel & oil cooler
the brake rotor heat shields themselves
any particular yay/nay to any of these? i think coolant hose for sure, idk how much the underside of exhaust mani heat shield would do, idk if tape on wheel arches would get torn up with rocks anyway, and idk if on the heat shields themselves it would just make it worse (reflect heat back onto the rotor instead of evacuating out)
(https://www.maperformance.com/produc...QaAhPPEALw_wcB) if we geting silly with small winter projects
Last edited by kyoo; Dec 14, 2018 at 09:47 AM.
Dec 14, 2018, 05:29 PM
#214
so going back to looking at heat management: i've got the coated and ported exhaust manifold, and the coated downpipe. I'm also considering:
wrapping the coolant hose
the underside of the OEM exhaust manifold heat shield
the wheel arch area between the front pass side wheel & oil cooler
the brake rotor heat shields themselves
any particular yay/nay to any of these? i think coolant hose for sure, idk how much the underside of exhaust mani heat shield would do, idk if tape on wheel arches would get torn up with rocks anyway, and idk if on the heat shields themselves it would just make it worse (reflect heat back onto the rotor instead of evacuating out)
(https://www.maperformance.com/produc...QaAhPPEALw_wcB) if we geting silly with small winter projects
wrapping the coolant hose
the underside of the OEM exhaust manifold heat shield
the wheel arch area between the front pass side wheel & oil cooler
the brake rotor heat shields themselves
any particular yay/nay to any of these? i think coolant hose for sure, idk how much the underside of exhaust mani heat shield would do, idk if tape on wheel arches would get torn up with rocks anyway, and idk if on the heat shields themselves it would just make it worse (reflect heat back onto the rotor instead of evacuating out)
(https://www.maperformance.com/produc...QaAhPPEALw_wcB) if we geting silly with small winter projects
The coolant hoses on the turbo won't hurt but won't really change much
Ex mani heat shield is good
Putting something closed behind the cooler will hurt flow, the wheel/wheel well helps pull air through the cooler. I have chicken wire zip tied to the back of my cooler to keep it from getting beat up
Remove the dust shields they trap in heat
Dec 14, 2018, 06:11 PM
#216
Air is a good insulator, the line is far away enough to not be affected by convection heat from the brakes. Fluid boils from heat conduction so keeping the rotors cooler where the heat is generated, it's better to not have a dust shield to trap in heat.
Dec 26, 2018, 11:13 AM
#218
I made a new thread for the 2019 season. With the series getting larger and some pretty big changes for 2019 I felt it was warranted to cover all the changes.
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