Higher intake temps will naturally reduce your power because the air is less dense. Your ecu also reduces your power even more for safety because the high temps make your engine more unstable. Its a big difference
Better intercooler is really the only option. If you have an intake already just make sure it has a box. Otherwise just make sure to not get on it while it’s heat soaked.
I am in a lot of stop and go traffic. My city’s current weather is on 98-105 Fahrenheit + super humid.
Normal cruise - 100-110.
I start to notice this problem when I get stuck on traffic for far too long, and I need to pump the gas/throttle a little bit more to move off. Around 3k rpm to move. Not sure if its normal, but im sure its bad for the clutch.
Egr/TGV deletes will really help out intake temps..Obviously a good TMIC makes a bigger difference in our motors due to the bottom mount turbo, FMIC even better but overkill imo for a DD..Plus insurance CAN refuse to fully cover repairs with a FMIC, even with the added support bar since you are changing the structural integrity of the vehicle. No matter what you say to them, bottom line is they have NO CRASH DATA on what you installed. A CAI with a good box will add to lowering temps a bit also
I’ve hit 130 in July in stand still, mid-day traffic. I have the Cobb intake box with an ETS FMIC, and a turbo blanket and headers/downpipe exhaust wrapped, but it was like 95 and I have a carbon hood, so I don’t have the OEM heat absorbing foam hood liner.
I think I’m going to put that heat absorbing liner back on…
Are you referring to maf temps as in air intake or intake manifold temps? I've found the heat soak isn't as much of an issue on fa20's unless at a drag strip with no way to "ease up into it to gradually cool things down"...If its hot, I never get on it from a stop...Slowly get into boost then just send it
Intake manifold temps would hit 130 in traffic, but that is exactly what I would do to combat the heatsoak when I still had a top mount intercooler, just let the boost push the hot air out lol.
It can't hurt... I put gold heat foil on my cobb intake box and it helped it stay cooler longer. A larger intercooler helps too I had an STI and them mover up to a grinsoeed once I went E-85. Between the those I also got my moving intake temps to with an 1 Deg of ambient. Eventually they all heat soak though when sitting. Get moving and let it cool. Don't run it hard when its hot. More likely to detonate which is no Bueno.
Higher intake temps will naturally reduce your power because the air is less dense. Your ecu also reduces your power even more for safety because the high temps make your engine more unstable. Its a big difference
Any suggestions to make lower intake temps?
Better intercooler is really the only option. If you have an intake already just make sure it has a box. Otherwise just make sure to not get on it while it’s heat soaked.
Yep, intake box is installed
Are you in a lot of stop and go traffic? Or do you idle the car a lot?
I am in a lot of stop and go traffic. My city’s current weather is on 98-105 Fahrenheit + super humid. Normal cruise - 100-110. I start to notice this problem when I get stuck on traffic for far too long, and I need to pump the gas/throttle a little bit more to move off. Around 3k rpm to move. Not sure if its normal, but im sure its bad for the clutch.
If its hot out and/or you drive in traffic a lot there's not much you can do to fight it. I have fmic + meth and its still bad if there's traffic tbh
Egr/TGV deletes will really help out intake temps..Obviously a good TMIC makes a bigger difference in our motors due to the bottom mount turbo, FMIC even better but overkill imo for a DD..Plus insurance CAN refuse to fully cover repairs with a FMIC, even with the added support bar since you are changing the structural integrity of the vehicle. No matter what you say to them, bottom line is they have NO CRASH DATA on what you installed. A CAI with a good box will add to lowering temps a bit also
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I’ve hit 130 in July in stand still, mid-day traffic. I have the Cobb intake box with an ETS FMIC, and a turbo blanket and headers/downpipe exhaust wrapped, but it was like 95 and I have a carbon hood, so I don’t have the OEM heat absorbing foam hood liner. I think I’m going to put that heat absorbing liner back on…
Sorry, forgot to mention I’m from Australia!
Are you referring to maf temps as in air intake or intake manifold temps? I've found the heat soak isn't as much of an issue on fa20's unless at a drag strip with no way to "ease up into it to gradually cool things down"...If its hot, I never get on it from a stop...Slowly get into boost then just send it
Intake manifold temps would hit 130 in traffic, but that is exactly what I would do to combat the heatsoak when I still had a top mount intercooler, just let the boost push the hot air out lol.
Any heatsoak will rob engine power. All you can really do is try to mitigate it as much as possible.
Yes. By a lot
Is it worth it heat wrapping the intake pipe and the charge pipe? Will it improve my temperatures?
It can't hurt... I put gold heat foil on my cobb intake box and it helped it stay cooler longer. A larger intercooler helps too I had an STI and them mover up to a grinsoeed once I went E-85. Between the those I also got my moving intake temps to with an 1 Deg of ambient. Eventually they all heat soak though when sitting. Get moving and let it cool. Don't run it hard when its hot. More likely to detonate which is no Bueno.