DEI Heat Wrap // Subaru Top Mount Intercooler
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Does wrapping your top mount intercooler ( Forester XT / WRX )actually do anything? I try it for myself and find out. Vlog and Install Video. 2015 Subaru Forester XT
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I have been following your channel for a while, and what originally grabbed my attention was your passion for cars and your love for Subaru's. I'm finally going back and watching older content and it's amazing how far you've come. I'm grateful for your inspiration and dedication!
This just dropped into my feed. Love seeing your early work. It shows that you are a rare, true Master of your craft.
Wow! It’s time travel going back in time. Watching this video for the first time in November 2021 after seeing this years videos first. Sarah you have come a long way in a relative short period of time.
I was about to comment on your nails until 7:20. Props to a female that does HER own work. Kudos to you Sarah
Its 4000 years in the future. Sarah's eyes, beautiful smile, beautiful lipstick, tempting personality.
That's all I've got to say. Going to bed now. But I did listen to the technical stuff.
Just found this channel from a comment you left on AdamLz's video I cant believe you don't have more subs. Im sure it will blow up soon with all the thirsty people on UA-cam lol.GL. Great video inspires me to use this on my 335i's charge pipe.
Jorge Delacruz thanks! Lol, yeah, the thirst is real! but I do know I have a lot of outstanding, down to earth people following my channel too; and that's what makes it worth it!
One of my favorite videos of your Subaru vids
Awesome job !! I was doubtful about this working even though the concept had been proven to work but wow that’s a big difference !! I would love to see a little more in depth how you took care of the waffle sections. Thank you for making this video. :)
Sarah, a great sense of humor! Thumps up on wrapping your top mount intercooler (Forester XT/WRX) and actually finding it working out! Terrific video! Thank you, Cheers! :-)
Not sure why this appeared in my 2021 recommendations but it was nice to see how Sarah has progressed in her delivery and video quality. If you’re new to this channel I suggest checking out the MR2 playlist.
Watched this for a second time, as i'm thinking of wrapping a STI TMIC for my 08 FXT. The little things add up to big improvements here in AZ (Aluminum Radiator, Silicone hoses, etc.
Im amazed that something so small(yet time consuming) made so much of a difference. Thats awesome. I love how you dont half ass anything you do. Keep up the good work 👍
I'm impressed Sarah. Thanks for taking the time to put this together, it was very helpful. I'm in the process of heavily modifying the intercooler system on my S8 D4 and felt there was a huge lack of real-world data for wrapping pre/post intercooler ports.
Have you considered installing fans before your intercooler for lower idle temps? Since it's mounted on the TOP of your engine I'm not sure you'll notice much difference unless you're able to pull in from outside air, but since you're in a hot climate it might be worth experimenting with.
Never would have thought of this but now I'm thinking my 2020 Outback XT could use it. Thanks for the great review!
Hadn't seen this review until just today. You're awesome, Sarah! Thank you.
That’s tedious Sarah. Kudos to you just for finishing that. Great job on description of things to watch out for on reinstallation. Some impatient people won’t get it and the problems will burn them. I’m impressed with the level of detail on this install. It’s looks really tedious! I’m a fan of anyone who can persevere on such projects! Two thumbs up👍🏻👍🏻!
Just the right amount of tech and info. Thanks!
Ok so this video came up out of nowhere lol, but glad it did since I haven't seen it. Keep up the humbleness Sarah your awesome!
I keep getting recommendations for these old(er) videos.
I'm happy with that.
I wonder if the heat wrap is still on there after 4 years.
Never thought of doing this but you are inspiring me to start. Great video very informative and easy to watch.
So glad i stumbled on to your channel! So fun to watch and very informative👍👍 Awesome job on wrapping that intercooler. I did see some videos where the wrap helps in situations like yours where its right next to the engine and constantly getting radiant heat.
Enjoyed this video Sarah. Your explanations and pace were easy to follow. I'm glad this worked for you. The heat must really wreak havoc on vehicles out there in AZ. Looking forward to more car tips!
Purdy and informed!! Do your thing!!! Scoob life .... Also I wrapped the ducting from the hood to the intercooler just as a small contribution to cooling also.
Kudos on your attention to detail, taking the time to make it look right. Makes it worth the time & effort. Very nice
It came out great looking in my opinion.
So I just subscribed to your channel the other day and I’m super stoked I did because your videos are awesome! I really like the car reviews and the detailing videos, I just got a “random orbital” polisher the other day and haven’t gotten the chance to use it yet because it’s been raining like crazy here (North San Francisco Bay Area) but after watching your detail video on the blob eye sti I’m super stoked to try it on my Evo when it comes time for detailing!!! (My car was vandalized a couple weeks ago.. someone squirted ketchup all over it in every nook and cranny possible and tp’d it after and stuck the tp in my hoodscoop and everywhere else, not to mention it rained and made it much worse to clean AND our club was hosting our monthly meet and cruise the same day so I spent the entire morning before the meet cleaning it 😢, but it gave me the drive to clean my garage enough to park inside!) sorry for the rant I’m just chillen watchin car videos (raining so I can’t detail my car) and I really like the videos you do thankyou!! 🙏🏼
I had the same experience. I wrapped my intake in DEI Gold not long after I got it and noticed a significant temperature decrease both at the intake manifold peak/average as well as with the material temperature of the intake tube itself and the overall resistance to heatsoak. I run a lightweight battery and did the same with heatshield next to the header to cut down on the amount of radiant heat reaching the battery. Outside of stop and go traffic, the battery remains cool to the touch.
Wow! That's what I call attention to detail. Great job!
With the gold wrap, it looks even more like a waffle!
I may get this for my GTO; they heat soak so badly that some people relocate the IAT sensor because the one integrated into the metal MAF housing gets inaccurately high readings (on top of the already heat-soaked intake) and kills performance.
Oh, and I forgot to ask: what did you use to clean that intercooler, and did you use anything special to clean the plastic parts?
Cars Simplified 91% isopropyl alcohol
Now wrap the turbo inlet pipe and air box. My IAT (intake temps) have legit dropped by 50%. Add a co2 sprayer if things get Rowdy so you can bounce out quick with a super chill intake charge.
Gamma Light will do!
Nice Video, good data at the end. 8:45 on provides some data which is super nice.
Nice review, I think I'll try this on mine. Thanks
Some great results from a fairly simple mod. Well done. If possible, it would have been good to see some before and after vid of concrete numbers. That would have set us up better to see the difference. Does the Cob setup let you datalog?
brilliant job on the wrap, i am glad to see you put the results in the video....excellent
It actually looks really nice!
Nice wrap. Wrapping the two exposed metal core strips on the top and bottom will help keep the heat off . Intercooler tabs look flimsy like the turbo inlet pipe rips at the turbo. Those hose clamps may be Triton brand , they are very good and hold up to the heating and cooling cycles well.
Will have to try that after I just moved to AL from MD...
Thanks for doing this test and sharing!
Good job! Looks great. The cold side of these intercoolers are minimally affected by heat soak as the composite is a poor conductor of heat by design. Makes a huge difference on the hot side however
Was just in Tucson Arizona a few weeks ago. Loved it. Ran across your vid looking at a diy for my sc300.
Keep up the great work n vids
If your neighbors wonder why you are talking to your car they have never worked on one. I tend to use some blue words. There is a reason they put Gold foil on space vehicles it works. I think you did a terrific job considering the complexity of it.
Great video thanks for adding the results of your mod... keep it up!
Awesome job on the wrap and nails are nice too :p
gixxeronyour6 thank you
That was pretty good, nicely done 👏👏
Did this on my 05, never seen anyone else do it- just made sense to me...
When I run in to a challenge with my REX…I think what would Sarah do? Suck it up…clean it up…and don’t let this install/repair/upgrade/etc. beat you.
Great job patience pays off. Looks good.
nice video. Good effort into wrapping those bits.
From a scientific standpoint though you might actually find more gain if you leave the hot side (intercooler entry) unwrapped and then wrap the cold side completely.
The reasoning because the charge temps pre intercooler are hotter than the under bonnet engine bay temperatures. So heat energy will transfer out of the pipe and into the surrounding air, helping it cool a little bit before it gets to the intercooler. Then having a better insulated cold side obviously helps to the opposite.
Just a thought and maybe worth a try.
Rub a little petroleum jelly on those small o-rings so they don't fold over when you're putting the pipes back together. Just a small dab rubbed around the entire o-ring will do the trick!
SWeet, I did my grimmspeed today, and someone's pointed me to this video
LastHumansGarage oh cool!
Cool video, I'm thinking about wrapping my FC RX7 top mount the same way. I'll let my roommate know about the nails, she's always complaining about messing up her nails when she works on her e46 :)
Yeah, they're awesome! stand up pretty well to mechanic work.
Nice! I guess I should try this too
Great video!! I wonder if putting small rad fan or two on the back of the intercooler like the new raptor has would be feasible? That would keep temps low in stop and go traffic.
Heatsinks? Those pieces of intercooler you wrapped are called end bells. The intake side is built like that for more strength to prevent cracking.
I am supposed to go to a C&C tomorrow in Dublin (Ireland). It starts at 9am....I’m out tonight...I know already, I’m never going to make it 🙃😂
How can you don't have more subs and views? Great content keep it up
I dunno? it would be nice though! I love making these videos for all of you. Thanks!
Sarah -n- Tuned as long as you have fun making them keep it up.
The more in depth the better for me! Props for wanting to stay fresh and not dry, I need to liven up some of mine for sure... HAHA Time lapse / how to on the IC removal would have been nice, probably could have also drawn in a lot of views as a "how to" vid!
Robby94LS I had a time lapse, but the angle the camera was at kept focusing in and out on me, so it was no Bueno. Next time.
Thanks for the test info, I will have to wrap the top mount on my WRX too. You can add some data charts for visual aid if you want. Great vids btw keep it up.
Great vid. I still love your FXT. Are you going to SEMA this year?
Devin Doty I would like to!
Editing was on point! Good video, subbed but I hope it doesn't become a leg humping comment section in all your videos.
KenSkywalker hahaha, leg humping?
Sarah -n- Tuned k
Sarah -n- Tuned what stage are you for your access port?
kgold5 ps3 a custom protune.
I’m gonna try this on my 2010 Legacy GT. The factory TMIC is very similar to yours. The EJ255 in my car was like a test bed for what would become the FA20DIT. It has a front mounted turbo and the same 6-speed as the 15+ WRX.
That's a very neat work. Impressive!
I had been watching your later vids and decided to go back to the beginning to see you from the start of your channel. Those aren't plastic tanks that you're wrapping are they? I would think the thermal transmission thru plastic would be kind of low to start with so this may be a waste of time. Oh well, time to finish watching the video to see how it turned out. - Followup, I'm shocked that it made a difference too!
Decades ago . . ..in a land, not so far from YOU, Sarah...VHT coatings made spray Anodizing in colors of aircraft fittings... I used GOLD on center bolt flanges of CRAGAR chrome rims with corrosion in lug holes. This quite a bit before companies started offering gold / chrome / aluminum polished rims. (And long before we knew ANYTHING about fitments...PRO STREET was JUST starting . . .1979..ewe !) I used it on an intake valley pan on a Hemi Mopar, and it LOOKED great, and DID drop heat soak into manifold and carbs.
I'd love all the information that you give I really am learning a lot my daughter has a 2014 WRX hatchback limited she loves her car and I'm learning from you to work on here. Thanks
Attention to detail....its the small details that make the difference....good job;)
95? It's 106 here in Sacramento too hot to work on my subie!
Great video with good feedback results. Have to do this to mine.
Looks cool either way.
Do you use a Subaru manual with instructions or are you winging all this? You are a patient person.
MrMinecraftAtlantis No, not unless I need torque specs. I've rebuilt aircraft engines, automobiles are simple to me 99% of the time.
waw great video, and I would like a under hood temperature check with temp. gun. Overall great video.
I don't have a subaru but I do like the car mods that you are trying out, more would be great :)
Awesome job...thank you
Gosh you're just amazing.
Ha. Sarah. Just got recommended this video. Did this actually make any difference? Gold sheet is used to reflect infra-red radiation. I'm not sure how it would help ON a heat exchanger...
But cool video to find. You just keep being you. :-)
Thank you for your videos
Apart from adding a bit of bling I cant imagine wrapping the intercooler would achieve anything?
Great video Sarah
Your guy is one lucky f****r! He's punching way above his league!
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Hi, really informative video, keep it up 👍
Hey Sarah can you do an AOS install on your forester? I’m buying one soon and I’m reluctant to try installing it myself since my wrx is my daily and I can’t afford to botch it up.
Not only does it look good, but it's functional as well. Good job on this project. Now, with that being said, (And I know it's too early to tell, judging by all the time/dedication Which went into this) any "Future plans of going FMIC? Of course upgrading the turbo itself at that point.
Either way, love your videos!!
Kiss Kiss no, I'm limited by the transmission's max torque capability. No more power upgrades to this car, it's just my daily driver anyway.
Was interested in trying this on my Speed6. Good info, but was wondering if theres a difference between this and cheaper eBay stuff...????
Do you have a list of what’s done so far to your FXT? I like all the lighting you have going on!
Wow gold ... add horsepower 🤩
that's the top of Campbell.
chill there a bit. silver E92.. weird seeing my town in a yt vid like this
and yh the cars and coffee on sunrise/ina is a goal, cba yet. Nice A/Frs though, wish mine did the same...
if it started LOL
This video is pretty cool
you just say that.... b 4 differently, makes me say b 5 instead of after, but you seriously make your vids with nice catchy attitude, it certainly ...caught me to watch some more.
Do you have tgv/egr deletes? If not when cruising and the egr is active intake temp manifold will increase significantly regardless of wrap or not. However to reduce manifold temps the best thing to do is to deelte the egr for sure.
ever tried adding afan on the intercooler would it make any better pulling or pushing cooler air ??????
Wow wish I had the attention span to make something look that good
Wondering why you didn't shave the waffle off first...
Everytime you get distracted by a bird or a fly or other fuzzy creature you should edit in a clip of the dog from up saying squirrel.👍👌😊
Nice XT Sarah!
Thanks.
More of this science !
PS there's just a little tip this works for from home air conditioning to the air conditioning on your own vehicle to Eva radiators cleaning the radiator removing the bugs from a vehicle or your air conditioner at home there might be dust buildup or some leaves removing all this debris improves your your cooler significantly you'd be amazed they have the stuff it's like a foam stuff made for air conditioning spray it on it will smell a little bit toxic smell like but once it bubbles up you just rinse it off and then your it looks brand-new afterwards and you'll notice a big difference you'll want to do this before even thinking that you need to service your AC usually if you take care of this you'll notice that there's a big Improvement if you won't need to worry about your AC or your car worried about overheating that's all you have to do if that doesn't fix the problem you do have big problems and you need to have it serviced or checked out before further damage starts living in Arizona specially when it's humid most radiators swamp coolers air conditioner struggle in high humidity all's it has to be is 100 degrees and 80% humidity or higher and it doesn't matter what you have air conditioner swamp cooler doesn't matter what the cooling is its struggles
Love your channel you're awessome stay awesome ^________^
Does this have any effect on the MPG? What if you also wrapped the air filter box and intake pipe?