Heatwraping metal MAF's?

mbox · 05-13-2006, 08:52 AM

I don't know about you guys, but my metal MAF gets super hot. Much hotter than my plastic RS4 MAF ever did. Is it possible that the air passing through the metal MAF gets superheated causing us to lose hp?

I ordered some 4x4 squares of heatwrap from ECS and I'm going to fabricate a MAF sleeve for the MAF to see if my g's go up.

Thoughts?

spt@lubzu · 05-13-2006, 09:06 AM

mbox · 05-13-2006, 09:11 AM

any testing? butt dyno?

Mike2kS4 · 05-13-2006, 09:37 AM

If you feel it after you've been driving a while it should be pretty cool.

Gator Al (Al) · 05-13-2006, 09:43 AM

I have the same feeling about my bipipe. It's after the IC's and has a considerably more surface area...

mbox · 05-13-2006, 09:52 AM

It has nothing to do with the ASP kit. It's simply a random thought of the day.

..just bored I guess. 8^)

Ochlockonee · 05-13-2006, 09:55 AM

J/K

mbox · 05-13-2006, 09:56 AM

Mike2kS4 · 05-13-2006, 10:07 AM

Think about the surface area of the air flowing through the MAF that is actually contacting the inside surface of the MAF. Think about the boundary layer that forms in a MAF. Think about how quickly the air moves through the MAF at WOT (think thousandths of a second).

Think it's silly?

quickaudi:STFA · 05-13-2006, 10:10 AM

05-13-2006, 08:52 AM	#1
mbox AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,724	Heatwraping metal MAF's? I don't know about you guys, but my metal MAF gets super hot. Much hotter than my plastic RS4 MAF ever did. Is it possible that the air passing through the metal MAF gets superheated causing us to lose hp? I ordered some 4x4 squares of heatwrap from ECS and I'm going to fabricate a MAF sleeve for the MAF to see if my g's go up. Thoughts?

05-13-2006, 09:06 AM	#2
spt@lubzu AudiWorld Senior Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,863	do what i did,paint it with turbox its a thermal barrier

05-13-2006, 09:11 AM	#3
mbox AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,724	did it work? any testing? butt dyno?

05-13-2006, 09:37 AM	#4
Mike2kS4 AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,096	You worry too much: Leave it alone. If you feel it after you've been driving a while it should be pretty cool. __________________ 2002 S4 Avant, 6spd. Bone stock. <a href="http://www.autospeed.us"> </a> Caveat: Any advice I express regarding potential tuning and such is purely informational. If your knowledge and abilities are not up to the task, no amount of advice can assist.

05-13-2006, 09:43 AM	#5
Gator Al (Al) AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 12,496	Compared to the heat introduced by the turbos... I'd guess it's negligible. I have the same feeling about my bipipe. It's after the IC's and has a considerably more surface area...

05-13-2006, 09:52 AM	#6
mbox AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,724	this idea is completely out of the blue... It has nothing to do with the ASP kit. It's simply a random thought of the day. ..just bored I guess. 8^)

05-13-2006, 09:55 AM	#7
Ochlockonee Member Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,951	What? ASP mafs are overheating? Hacks! J/K __________________ "No, a flux capacitor is not compatible with a ham sandwich."

05-13-2006, 09:56 AM	#8
mbox AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,724	omg.. you are going to get me in so much trouble, lol.

05-13-2006, 10:07 AM	#9
Mike2kS4 AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,096	Seriously Kitt, think about it... Think about the surface area of the air flowing through the MAF that is actually contacting the inside surface of the MAF. Think about the boundary layer that forms in a MAF. Think about how quickly the air moves through the MAF at WOT (think thousandths of a second). Think it's silly? __________________ 2002 S4 Avant, 6spd. Bone stock. <a href="http://www.autospeed.us"> </a> Caveat: Any advice I express regarding potential tuning and such is purely informational. If your knowledge and abilities are not up to the task, no amount of advice can assist.

05-13-2006, 10:10 AM	#10
quickaudi:STFA AudiWorld Super User Garage is empty, add now Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 10,005	OT: So, I've wondered, if the metal MAF gets hotter, what would a metal intake do? __________________ 2001.5 Audi S4 6spd, Eibach Pro Street S coilovers, AWE DTS, 710N's, VAST SS, Zoldman O2's, ECS afterrun thermoswitch, Darintake, Vast snub mount, RS4 tranny/motor mounts, Phatbox, ECS magnetic drain plug, VAGCOM mods, foglight mod, GIAC X & Flashloader, Avus wheels painted "Silver Arrow", Neuspeed catback exhaust, Neuspeed 19mm rear swaybar, 35% tint, RS4 grille, Euro headlights, ASP 3" dps w/ test pipes, A-pillar Prosport Performance boost gauge, AWE ICs, DDM 55W HID kit

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