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

If you want to lower the engine coolant temperature in your car, the easiest way is to remove the thermostat for the summer and put it back in for winter.

Lowering the temperature of the air entering the engine will have no effect on coolant temperature.

 

I do not understand what you are writing. All I can say is that the engine will run much cooler if the thermostat is removed. Try removing the thermostat, and you will see the lower engine coolant temperatures that you want.

 

Please do what I suggest you do in previous posts. Do a search about the function of a thermostat in an automobile engine cooling system. Hint, a thermostat is not a sensor or electrical device.

Edit added the following: I did an AI search using Google, which I copied below.

Warm-up phase:

When the engine is cold, the thermostat remains closed, preventing coolant from flowing to the radiator. This allows the engine to heat up quickly to its ideal operating temperature.

Maintaining temperature:

Once the engine reaches the desired temperature, the thermostat begins to open, allowing coolant to flow to the radiator. The radiator then dissipates excess heat from the coolant, preventing the engine from overheating.

Continuous adjustment:

The thermostat continuously adjusts its opening and closing based on the engine's temperature, ensuring a consistent and efficient operating temperature.

 

I tried being polite. What you are specially proposing will do nothing to help with efficiency or increase the longevity of your Prius engine and stated components.

Please let us know when/if you ever do it though.

 

Then do something, stop just talking about it...and not listening. I admire thinking outside the box, but you really are chasing a parked car...so to speak.

 

...but you won't listen kid. Your car, your call, but that $50 will provide a higher ROI with fluids, filters and routine maintenance.

 

In a car that has no fixed gearing.

 

OH MY! It's for real! Soak it up!

 

ROI is an abbreviation for return on investment.

 

Reading this thread, you are short one important item for that.
You're talking about doing stuff to your car but don't know what a thermostat is.
You don't know what ROI is.

You're more likely to hurt yourself installing the bubble wrap than actually seeing any results from it.

Anyway, put up or shut up. You've had plenty of opinions and options provided. Get on it and show everyone how wrong they are. Or keep acting like a DB. whatever....

 

That’s somewhat irrelevant, lol.

 

Yes, the engine will run much cooler after you remove the thermostat.

So, you want the engine to be about 187F to 188F and not the 190F that you are reading on your scangauge when sitting at a red light. The only way I can think of accomplishing that (without finding a thermostat that is 3F cooler than the standard thermostat) is to turn the heat on inside the car and try different fan speeds. A higher fan speed will reduce the engine temperature more than a slower fan speed. Of course, you will need to have the windows open in the car, and you will have to put up with the higher temperatures while driving the car.

Out of curiosity, why do you think that 187F to 188F is the best temperature for the engine and not the present 190F.