I’m thinking about doing laying some CF under the hood (spark plug cover, heat sheilds) and was wondering, how hot can you get CF? I’m using a regular epoxy/hardner, nothing special about those. I don’t want to spend hours on these things just to have them melt. Thanks.
Conor Nixon
CF itself can withdstand any kind of heat, well not literally. It’s the resin that you have to worry about. Your resin should have a label with that information. If not call the manufacturer and ask them. If they don’t know, don’t even use their product. Good resin manufacturers test and know about their products well.
is CF good for a heat sheild? it doesnt conduct heat? or would you have to put some dead space in there to help seperate the air intake on an engine from the engine compartment? (like a hollow section in the CF…?)
CF does not conduct heat. A CF heatshield would certainly work better than a metal one although I am not sure how much better. This is one of those things that I will eventually try so I’ll let you know how it turns out.
well im trying to “get into” CF manufacturing, got a friend who does drive shafts and body work ect… gonna try to learn @ his shop… im thinking that a CF Air filter heat sheild would be a good starter project, not many bends or curves to worrie about, plus i need one anyway
The heat shield sounds like a great idea. I have made them in the past and they are not as easy to make as one would think. With cars getting smaller …etc its tough to get it to fit right and contour the area perfectly without bending it to install , as with metal which is not a problem. It can be done , its just not super easy.
Wow… is that Bill I see? Where the heck have you been? Getting drunk and playing golf?
Guess who’s back - back again? lol
Golf , girls , miami what more can a guy in his mid 20’s ask for??
Geewiz… you camped out there all summer?
OT - was there for a few weeks , then to my house at the dirty jersey shore.
Now back to your regular CF program , and city life.
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Yeah, I’ve heard this from quite a few reliable sources. This topic is particularly debated amongst BMW owners because Dinan switched from CF intake tubes to aluminum tubes, which caused a little churn. Personally, I do not believe the difference in heat conduction to be significant.