Engine Compartment Temperature

[Tweaker]

Any one know or can hazard a guess as to what temperatures you could expect to get around your extractors and engine in one of our beloved vehicles? Thinkin primarily 350 chev here!

[Warren]

F'n Hot 

Otherwis I got no F'n idea

Warren

[waikatostocky]

Hay Tweaker, If you put exhaust wrap around the headers that will reduce the heat tranfer from the engine to the cab.

I used to use it on my stockcar and it works a treat.

 Paddy

[Dano]

yep, Warren you got it in one, my extractors are 30mm from the floor and yep in summer it's pretty damn warm to say the least.........am certainly investing in some heat wrap.......thought about ceramic coating too. 

 mind you I didn't have any floor coverings, so a bit of insulation and some nice fluffy stuff should just about do it

can you NZ boyz tell us what to expect to pay for the dynamat??  pls..

[waikatostocky]

If you pm Loel Ozwald mate he could tell ya if you dont get an answer i can ask around for you chap no worrys.

Paddy

[ben]

what about taping a thermometer to where you wanna find out ay??
first thing i thought of doing hey..

ben   

[Tweaker]

Yeah Ben, I thought about that after putting up my post. I'm thinking of getting one of those things you stick in a chicken's butt when you roast it or that you put in yer milk when making coffee, but to do this the van needs to be running and at the moment it ain't

My point for asking is I'm in the process of re-running all my wires and while I'm at it I'm attemting to hide the little buggers as well and I've been looking at various wires on the net and they say what temperatures they can handle. I am awhere that it gets hot as I can't drive with bare feet cause I'll burn em on the floor.

The main wires I'm having trouble finding a home for are the ones coming from the back of the motor and the stater motor leads.

Hey Paddy have you ever used or heard of anybody using that wrap on the stater motor lead?

Has anybody else hidden their leads? I would love some ideas and or pictures. I did this many years ago to my panelvan, but I did it during a ground up rebuild so it was a lot easier.

[waikatostocky]

Have seen it used on starter motors in some steet rods when costom headers have been fitted and it seems to work.

and i havent heard of any starter motor over heating issues.

Paddy

[waikatostocky]

Sorry i miss spelt Joel Oswald name 

[Tweaker]

Cheers Paddy, I think wrapping these leads may be the go