Heat Extraction Hood
#25
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I plan on buying a HD hood and handing it over to Ramaro but I need to come up with something prior to hacking into it. The more I think about the reverse cowl the more I like it but like others said, it can be made to look a bit too ricer-ish if I don't be careful.
#26
I shared an idea in John's HD hood thread about cutting vents in the front and the rear of the hood. In theory, this would allow a steady stream of fresh air along the hood surface thus creating a savaging effect on the under-hood heat and evacuating it. Something would have to be done for water deflection if you plan to drive in rain though.
Last edited by Spoolin; 09-07-2012 at 02:27 PM.
#27
I had the exhaust manifold ceramic coated at Poly Dyn then used Turbo Performance Products blankets and had them make me a blanket for my hot pipe between chargers. The one you see is my secondary charger, the primary was about twice it's size. It was a T6 1.32 AR housing. Those things got HOT before the blankets. After I added them underhood temps went so far down it's unreal. I could drive for hours, pop the hood and hold my hand on the top charger's blanket. They use 1" thick ceramic fiber for the insulation and silicone cloth for the cover. Very well priced too. If you give Levi measurements he can build you a blanket for your whole header/hot pipes or whatever else needs covering.
They work....very well. Plus you get the added benefit of quicker spool due to the heat being retained in the piping much better than any coating you can do.
These have been on this truck for almost 3 years...makes 927 hp at the wheels.
They work....very well. Plus you get the added benefit of quicker spool due to the heat being retained in the piping much better than any coating you can do.
These have been on this truck for almost 3 years...makes 927 hp at the wheels.
#28
I dont know how handy you are when it comes to body work. If your not super confident get it cut and welded and kinda roughed up unfinished form. Get it as close to how you want it as you can just doing the metal work. Then take ot to a trusted body guy amd let him work some magic. I think one off stuff is cool if its done right. Seems like people are having a hard time knowing whats the best or works but looks good. Build something functional and good looking and be proud of it. Amd it will be YOURS because you built it.
#30
I had the exhaust manifold ceramic coated at Poly Dyn then used Turbo Performance Products blankets and had them make me a blanket for my hot pipe between chargers. The one you see is my secondary charger, the primary was about twice it's size. It was a T6 1.32 AR housing. Those things got HOT before the blankets. After I added them underhood temps went so far down it's unreal. I could drive for hours, pop the hood and hold my hand on the top charger's blanket. They use 1" thick ceramic fiber for the insulation and silicone cloth for the cover. Very well priced too. If you give Levi measurements he can build you a blanket for your whole header/hot pipes or whatever else needs covering.
They work....very well. Plus you get the added benefit of quicker spool due to the heat being retained in the piping much better than any coating you can do.
These have been on this truck for almost 3 years...makes 927 hp at the wheels.
They work....very well. Plus you get the added benefit of quicker spool due to the heat being retained in the piping much better than any coating you can do.
These have been on this truck for almost 3 years...makes 927 hp at the wheels.
I can't see any of the blankets that your referring to in the picture of your Cummins, that is a single or a compound?
Here's the amount of hot parts that I would have to cover, it's really quite a collection of pipes, and this doesn't include the 4" DP that accounts for quite a bit of heat as well...