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Today we are here at Heatshield Products and we are going test out the effect of some Heatshield
Products on this F250 and how we can lower our air intake temperatures.
The current outside ambient air temperatures is 83.5 degrees.
As you can see the IATs bounce around between 114 degrees up to 122 degrees Fahrenheit.
With an average temperature of 119 degrees Fahrenheit before we install our Heatshield
Products.
Portions of this video have been time lapsed, this truck doesn�t drive that fast.
The first thing we are going to do is remove the aftermarket air filter and intake to shield
it. Even though this is a composite aftermarket
intake, the composites still soak up heat. We are going to turn this intake into a true
cold air intake.
No we have our air intake pipe and our Heatshield Products, Thermaflect Sleeve. I am just going
to cut the sleeve to fit the intake pipe.
Now we are going to seal up the ends of the Thermaflect Sleeve with some Heatshield Products
Cool Foil Tape. You can also use the Cool Foil Tape to seal the sleeve to the air intake
pipe.
Now there is our air intake pipe all complete.
Now it�s time to install the pipe back onto the struck.
Bam, step one is done.
Next we are going to use our HP Sticky Shield to shield this small air box that feeds air
in from the front of the truck. I have precut this piece. I also cleaned the air box to
make sure it was clean of all grease and dirt.
The Sticky Shield is going on here to prevent heat from coming in from the radiator hose.
It�s as easy as peel and stick, press into place. Just like that.
Normally we would also shield the air box with the Sticky Shield. But with the large
gap between the intake pipe and air filter housing, it would have a minimal impact. If
your air intake kit goes not have this large gap like ours, you would also shield your
air filter housing with the Sticky Shield.
Next we have our Heatshield Products Thermaflect Sleeve and we are going to install it on this
intercooler pipe.
I am going to feed it down in there. Feed it all the way down into the bottom where
it meets the intercooler.
Yes we are shielding our intercooler pipe because aluminum is lightweight and strong,
but it is also an excellent conductor of heat. It will cool off quickly, but it heats up
quickly. We are just making our intercooler, cooler.
It looks like are going to have a little bit of excess. We are going to cut a little bit
of that off.
Now I am going to use the Heatshield Products Cool Foil Tape to seal the cut ends with.
I can also use the Cool Foil Tape to Seal the Thermaflect sleeve to the intercooler
pipe if it has a loose fit on the ends.
Okay our installation is complete. We are going to compare our current air intake temps
after we have installed our Heatshield Products Thermaflect Sleeves and HP Sticky Shield.
We will compare them with the air intake temperatures before our installation.
We are also going to take into consideration and changes in the ambient air.
The current outside ambient air temperatures is 80.8 degrees Fahrenheit after our install.
Let�s go for a drive! You can see the IATs bounce around between 92 degrees up to 104
degrees Fahrenheit. With an average temperature for our drive of 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
The results speak for themselves. With an average drop in air intake temperatures of
18 degrees Fahrenheit. You can see that even after-market air intakes are not true cold
air intakes. You can use our products on both aftermarket and factory air intakes and achieve
similar results. The lower intake temperatures should result in more power, better responsiveness,
and better fuel economy.
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