Has anyone tried this?
#1
Has anyone tried this?
http://hondata.com/heatshieldgasket.html
I saw it and was wondering if anyone has tried it and does it work? turbo engines run very hot, so would this product really help? and i heard it can be stacked aslo.......
I saw it and was wondering if anyone has tried it and does it work? turbo engines run very hot, so would this product really help? and i heard it can be stacked aslo.......
Last edited by zbossrt; 08-05-2006 at 11:46 AM.
#3
Yep, I did it and have a write up on it on my website:
http://www.lightweightmiata.com/phenolic/phenolic.htm
FWIW, I would think a turbo engine would run at about the same temp as any engine since the coolant system determines engine heat (I think). The gasket doesn't (if you were thinking it did) make your engine run cooler. In fact, it probably makes it run hotter since it doesn't use the intake manifold to dissapate heat.
http://www.lightweightmiata.com/phenolic/phenolic.htm
FWIW, I would think a turbo engine would run at about the same temp as any engine since the coolant system determines engine heat (I think). The gasket doesn't (if you were thinking it did) make your engine run cooler. In fact, it probably makes it run hotter since it doesn't use the intake manifold to dissapate heat.
#5
I neglected to mention in my post that I believe it is worth it. Maybe the best HP mod that $40 can buy (other than $40 in cooler air ducting) <G>.
I have no datalogs that show this but theory would say that it would work so I believe it does. One thing that really sold me on it is that FM tells you to change some of your link settings when you install a gasket. There would be no need to change settings if it wasn't actually doing something.
I have no datalogs that show this but theory would say that it would work so I believe it does. One thing that really sold me on it is that FM tells you to change some of your link settings when you install a gasket. There would be no need to change settings if it wasn't actually doing something.
#7
thanks for the info on this. I have looked at the link and seen that there is a temp drop with the gasket. that should mean that even is the engine radiates heat through air, its not transfered through the head which in turns will have cooler air traveling through the intake manifold. this should help in hot weathers with power wise. but what i dont understand is, if the coolent jacket is blocked off, does that mean that the coolent will get hotter because it is not disapating heat through the intake manifold? is that why mazda put a line through the intake manifold or what is the purpose of the coolent circulating through the intake manifold? Hondata gives some specs on it. http://hondata.com/heatshieldgasket.html i think it should work, but not too sure.
#8
Originally Posted by Loki047
All it does is insulate heat transfer from the cylinder head to the intake manifold (through conduction) It will not stop convection or radiation.
#9
Originally Posted by zbossrt
this should help in hot weathers with power wise.
Originally Posted by zbossrt
if the coolent jacket is blocked off, does that mean that the coolent will get hotter because it is not disapating heat through the intake manifold? is that why mazda put a line through the intake manifold or what is the purpose of the coolent circulating through the intake manifold?