PowerGasket (thermo Gasket)

[DaNnY_LaD]

As im doing my Fmic setup and the inlet manifold is coming off...

Ive heard ''Mixed'' Reviews on theres thermo gasket that AwesomeGTi do there £50 Inc vat so rather expensive but do they really make thinks cooler?

Whats everyone think?

Item in question:
http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/product.php?xProd=3718&xSec=327

Il be running a Gt2x Hybrid with all the trimmings

 

[ian_cupra]

i bought the one off bill, bit better than the power gasket, i've had both

 

[DaNnY_LaD]

Is it cheaper and does it work lol

 

[ian_cupra]

its a bit more, but works yeah, bill uses it

 

[PhilW]

Temps creep up, and leap down.

 

[artemis_1991]

I can't see how this would work. Surely the air will heat up anyway when it comes into contact with the cylinder head casting, and that just as much heat will be transferred to the manifold by radiation as by conduction through the gasket.

Not saying that these don't work, obviously, i have no experience with them, and no offence to anyone who uses one and does get gains.

Would just like to know what I'm missing?
Cheers

 

[ian_cupra]

simple physics lesson really! less conductive material than standard, so the heat wont transfer through from the head to the manifold with this gasket on

 

[artemis_1991]

Of course, I was just wondering if the air could be that significantly cooler and if much of a power gain could be made whan the air is going to come into contact with the cylinder head after it leaves the manifold?

 

[ian_cupra]

well you think, if the inlet manifold is allowed to heat up, the air passing through will heat up also, so keeping it cool will reduce intake temps a fair bit

 

[artemis_1991]

True. Cheers mate,

Just a moment of poor logic on my part there.

 

[ian_cupra]

well it defo works

 

[ibizacupra]

remembering the AIT sensor lives in the inlet manifold just afte the throttle body so sits in an oven, which is what it will be telling the ecu also... hot hot hot