Wrapping stock intake with tinfoil bubble and then heat resistant wrap?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by h1ph0panonymous, Jul 11, 2025.

  1. frodoz737

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    ...again, your car, your money, your time. That said...fixing a broke car happens long before adding window tint...so to speak.
     
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    Yes I’ll report back if I see it reach 195 from those particular stop light heat soak occurrences but the only reason I kept note of it on the highway was to see if there was any cons to it at higher speeds and RPMs when everything is staying warm the whole duration of the highway trip which I did not see any . For now it definitely does seem to cool down faster in conjunction with the cabin exhaust method than just no wrap and cabin exhaust. I would have to get a stop watch to see the time difference in how long it takes for a single drop in temp and hope the weather conditions are the same, although why so many days apart, could I not just do it two different trips in the same afternoon?
     
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    I have 4 new brake rotors, 4 new brake pad sets and a pressure system brake flush put on and done on the car, I think the new front brakes can handle the weight until its new buddies in the back start working again.
     
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    Cart before the horse...but that tape sure is pretty.
     
    #224 frodoz737, Jul 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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    I was saying to drive your car for two or three days to collect temperature data while not using the heater fan. Two trips without using the heater fan is not enough data. I am sure that you observed the temperature data for many weeks of usage before you did the gold-filled wrapping. You need to collect more data with the gold foil installed, driving in stop and go like you described at the beginning of this thread, to compare it with the data you collected before the wrapping.
     
    #225 Brian1954, Jul 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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