Subject	I don't think any kind of wrap is going to
Posted by	Jim (Selin Design) on October 04, 2010 at 2:49 PM
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In Reply To	In my search for a wire loom that reflects heat away from posted by MixManMash on October 04, 2010 at 12:26 PM
Message	help in that department. Insulation, no matter how good only slows the transfer of heat. The loom will just take longer to match the temperature of the engine bay and take longer to cool back down after... keeping heat aging around the same level. You'd have to lower the temperature of the engine bay to see any real benefit. Heat aging follows the arrhenius rate law so lowering the temps a little may significantly extend the useful life of the harness. (exponential relationship) The exception to this is when the harness is exposed to high heat loads transiently... such as being in full "view" of a red hot turbo or manifold. In that case radiative heat transfer can create high peak temperatures for short duration. Reflective wraps especially with insulation backup can significantly reduce this peak heating. www.selindesign.net
Follow Ups	In my search for a wire loom that reflects heat away from - MixManMash 12:26:39 10/04/10 Bee Gee Vinz on the 300zx.co.uk - ArubaDave 12:44:07 10/04/10 Awesome eBay FTSB and a rats nest of loom. :-/ (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 12:52:46 10/04/10 My comment of "pretty cool" was the advertising featured a - MixManMash 13:06:39 10/04/10 Yeah I realized that :-) (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 13:35:56 10/04/10 McMaster Carr has a ton of different types - BigTDogg (MA) 13:28:09 10/04/10 If you going to do it. Do it right. - freak152000 00:57:19 10/05/10 Not exactly feasible for an EFI harness. - BigTDogg (MA) 06:08:18 10/05/10 But not impossible - freak152000 12:34:11 10/05/10 No point in heat wrapping the harness? - spyhunterTT(nj) 12:54:56 10/05/10 First one lasted 20 years, and 2nd what Jim said. - BigTDogg (MA) 19:06:24 10/05/10 All that extra stuff gave me a headache. - DeeZX 13:50:19 10/04/10 I don't think any kind of wrap is going to - Jim (Selin Design) 14:49:21 10/04/10 By the time you finish installing all that shit your - whip 19:39:06 10/04/10 that is what i use on my engine wires (n/m) - sawbonez 09:32:28 10/05/10
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