Wrap Your Intake in 18k Gold

[@takedwon98]

Gold wrap actually does work! Im not a fan of how flashy it is but i helped wrap some wires on a evo8 that were too close to the turbo manifold. After about 30 minutes of hard pulls they were still cool compared to everything eles in the engine bay

[@jrzyboy99]

Just a FYI it's heatsoak not disappation. Intakes don't generate heat they absorb it, so no need to dissipate it. Run an engine for awhile you grab an aluminum intake tube, I'll grab a plastic one, see who gets the burn and who doesn't. That's why K&N shows a bigger hp gain on the plastic intake tube over the aluminum one. Just my .02

[@ABeans07]

you are corrrect

[@benjmiester]

+jrzyboy99 Sure sounds right to me. So a plastic tube insulated with this should really do well.

[@CaptainCandycorn]

+jrzyboy99 This is exactly what I was about to say.

[@365hillclimb]

+Inner Ear Thing These types of wraps are designed to reflect infrared, rather than absorb it. That helps prevent getting the intake ductwork (or really any surface) heat-soaked via radiant heat. A great application of this is to line the engine or gearbox closest to the exhaust to keep your gear oil from overheating. Don't expect to see a notable power increase, though.

[@PostTraumaticChessDisorder]

jrzyboy99 No need to read all the McDonald-racer posts above, this man nails it

[@jonathandoupe3278]

Just for all you guys giving this poor guy grief and being doubting Thomas's yourselves, this does actually work. Unfortunately he's described what it does slightly incorrect. The heat isn't dissipated as jrzyboy99 so rightly says " Intakes don't generate heat they absorb it, so no need to dissipate it.". What the air intake pipe is doing is absorbing heat to whatever degree from the engine bay and then the intake air will be absorbing that heat thus increasing the air intake temperature which we all know robs the engine of power. Although the metal pipe will absorb heat, so will black plastic. remember black absorbs heat more than any other colour (remember your physics lessons at school). So to prevent the air intake pipe from absorbing the heat from the engine bay and thus transferring it to the intake air, then the gold wrap will work. However for a proper job the entire air intake system should be treated. Companies like Zircotec in the UK who supply heat management coatings to the Formula 1 industry and high performance cars, their coatings really make a difference and you can see measured performances online. I don't work for Zircotec, but I'm a domestic heating engineer myself so I know a bit about heat it's properties and how it works, but I've got an Audi allroad 2.7T, and I've spent quite a bit on heat management in the engine bay by replacing certain black plastic pipes with ceramic coated stainless steel pipes, zircotec coated exhaust manifolds, exhaust down pipes and front section exhaust pipes, with a larger air filter. This was done in stages, and I can certainly say that the heat management certainly made differences to the engines performance in being able to perform better in higher revs when the engine would previously be getting hot and running out of power. The initial way I viewed getting my engine to perform better without remapping or making any major upgrades was this. I looked at how an athlete would train for an event. He wouldn't go down the gym and just start building up muscle and making themselves more powerful, they would firstly get their breathing better and improve what they already had, and make the best of the muscle mass they already have, i.e. get aerobically fitter. That's what I've done with my engine as to say, and it's made a vast improvement just getting the air flow improved, with no ecu remap...yet :-)

[@losertheteacher]

If i am not mistaken that tape is heat reflective tape. not heat dissipating tape. What u did here is wraped your intake in a material that insulates it from heat. Not with a material that dissipates heat. the end result is that you want to Reflect heat away from your intake and its correct but you did it thinking the opposite. A material that dissipates heat equally absorbs heat and the engine bay is much hotter than the temps your pipe gets . Also i believe it is a stainless steel pipe and not aluminium. Good video though

[@SAVEMONEYYY]

It reflects heat from the engine and exhaust. The air it sucks is colder than the engine. But if the engine and exhaust is warming up the tube it warms the air. So the wrap reflects the heat and problem solved.

[@PostTraumaticChessDisorder]

A lot of things mentioned above are physically wrong. We assume that the inside of the piping is cooler than the ambient temperature outside of it (thus in the engine compartment). This means the hotter air will want to move to the cooler place; the inside of the pipe. There is no such thing as dissipation involved in this process, because that would suggest that the piping has to get rid of its heat. As we stated, it 'attracts' heat since it's cooler than ambient surroundings. To prevent heat entering the piping, a form of insulation is needed. This form depends of the type of heat transfer. The gold tape, which I assume is polyimide, has heat radiation reflecting properties. Although a certain amount of radiation is entirely possible in this setting, the lions share comes from heat convection; the heat transfer by hotter (air) molecules to cooler (air) molecules. This said, the tape's effect will be negligible. Insulating against either convection or conduction can be done by applying materials with low thermal conductivity, denoted with the Greek letter Lambda). Some well known examples are glass wool cloths or a form of polystyrene. Increasing thickness of these materials will mean increasing thermal insulation, but this will most likely result in clunky looking designs or materials actually catching fire. Furthermore it is worth noting that the ambient temperature and the intake temperature, Delta T, won't differ much anyway. At least not when the pipes are not running over excessively hot objects like a turbo

[@raymon760]

So you are saying if I wrap my K&N plastic intake with aluminum foil it will preform better? lol while I'm at Walmart I'll get some flame decals to boost my 0-60

[@allexapple5789]

l0l

[@anthonycastillo6981]

Yes, theoretically if you wrap your intake in heat-resistant tape it will reflect the heat coming from your engine bay to keep the piping cooler for your intake. This actually has a function, and the gold isn’t cosmetic, it has real thermal properties. This kind of tape would work better with aluminum piping though, because heat dissipates quicker from aluminum rather than plastic.

[@jellofuel]

The video is a really good tutorial on the intake wrap install. I might be overthinking this, but if I installed on my 350z, I'd likely need a thermal gasket to prevent heat from the heat-soaked manifold from dissipating into my aluminum intake. (long tube, with filter in front of radiator) To me, that seems like the most effective method of preventing the intake piping from acting like a heat sink. Awesome video, and I have the same problem with those MAF screws lol

[@alphaforce6998]

The DEI foil does help reduce the effect that radiant heat would have on whatever is wrapped with it, and the same could be achieved with aluminum foil (shiny side out). This would be a lot more useful on a turbo car, esp on intercooler pipes. Wrapping headers is also a very good way to cut down under-hood temps. In this case it's more about appearance then function; but that doesn't mean that there is no situation where this wouldn't be beneficial. In fact, if you race an SC/Turbo car you'll discover that heat soak is a very real problem for a lot of cars. Side note - you can wrap your headers with the fiber wrap first, then add the foil on top of the wrap to cut radiant heat down drastically, like 50% or more.

[@thedriversiq6591]

Title should be “How to wrinkle wrap your intake with NASA gold tape”. Gives you more credibility 👍

[@jojozeon]

beauty about car mods is that you shall do what makes you happy. Dont like it, dont do it. Its not my taste but great job on explaining the process for someone that want to go that route.

[@NeXMeta]

This is the most ricer video I've ever seen. How to gold wrap your Honda's intake. Priceless.

[@SlyCooperzRS]

it might look like a ricer thing to do but he's actually right about itndissipating the heat. watch more of his videos he's not a ricer.

[@NeXMeta]

I've watched some other vids bud.

[@mrnait5169]

+tomcat712 he's such a ricer... yes gold is beter thermal conductor than aluminum, but let's use our head. If aluminum has an thermal conductivity of x and gold has y you will never have better conductivity of heat becaus x would be the limiting factor as it's lower than y... feraris have alloys WITH gold on them to improve the conductivity, they are not wraped.

[@jonathannilsson6599]

You clearly don't know what a ricer is. This guy knows what he's doing. Ricers don't.

[@NeXMeta]

+Jonathan Nilsson The whole intake would need to be made out if gold, not just the last lair. This does nothing.

[@MrMagichobo21]

lol, trying to play off an aesthetic mod as a performance upgrade.

[@Nycmade_]

This guy is such a fucking tool why doesn't he put stickers on the side skirts for extra hp too

[@zainronaldo]

+J Lopez go talk shit somewhere else?

[@63ch31]

+zainronaldo Its a fucking joke, foo

[@allexapple5789]

wow kids

[@Pimpinjjma]

Fucking ricer

[@stevenhappel8089]

If this works, the gold tape _must_ insulate the intake from the heat created by the engine. More specifically, the air inside the intake cannot become cooler once inside the intake (without work) because the engine compartment is warmer. Here's why: we know from thermodynamics (2nd law) that heat moves from hot to cold. In other words, your intake cannot naturally dissipate heat (become cooler) by dumping heat into a hotter environment (the engine compartment). What you need to do (and perhaps what you've done) is insulate the intake so that heat cannot as easily transfer from the hotter engine compartment to the cooler intake environment.

[@prestonikard9221]

I've enjoyed this video I've never laughed so hard it's not an intake manifold it is duct work that connects to ur intake manifold it does not add any power in the least. and the 2 sensors ud find in ur duct work it would be Mass Airflow Sensor as u said or an Intake Air Temp. ur MAP sensor is usually on the intake manifold, and if u think metal dissipates heat faster than plastic ur crazy usually the shiny u have is to keep radiant heat down inside the duct work

[@4G12]

The gold foil in the McLaren F1 was not there to lower engine temps and in fact actually helps maintain engine heat within the engine bay. In fact, it's there to insulate the carbon reinforced plastic bay from the engine heat by REFLECTING the heat away from the surface it's adhered to, since CRP does not do well under such high temperatures.

[@doctorhelicopter]

Thanks for making us all feel better about wasting time on KZbin

[@djdegaris]

Aluminium reflects 97% of the radiated heat & gold 99%. But your ram intake filter is sucking in the very hot air from the engine bay. You need to install a cold air intake system which must be completely insulated from the engine bay heat

[@wussawp-csgochannel5872]

How did you clean your engine bay? How so you keep it so clean. Please make video on this. Main part is the rocker/valve cover. Mine has oil around the dipstick. How would I clean this w/o getting anything inside the motor?

[@Static1011]

On the fence about this. Some say it won't do anything, but then Ken Block has the whole intake wrapped in this stuff on his Fiesta Rally car

[@NutsandBoltsAuto]

you forgot the most important part! the sticker adds another 10hp

[@melody3741]

Bear2die4 "another"

[@kingofmfinghearts8625]

Bear2die4 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MrThewashboy]

I'm loving these daily uploads lmao

[@hkn_r34]

Do you plan to wrap more things if so what? Great video, did you notice any difference in power/response after driving it for a while now?

[@milanmastracci]

***** I was thinking maybe the underside of the hood. So in each one of the black areas that the hood supports don't go through. You can tell it stays and maintains the same amount of power especially when you push the car hard. Beforehand, when the engine bay temperature would go up after abusing it lol now it stays low

[@giovanni233]

can I use silver wrap instead of gold I don't like the gold color

[@nemethmarton97]

I don't know about you, but every child in Hungary has to learn thermodynamics. So this "performance mod" is very ridiculous. it’s like making a fire suit out of copper for better heat absorption😂😂😂😂

[@hyusama7469]

I've seen some gold product that could possibly be this on super GT cars... where's the exact science behind this? Maybe it reflects radiant heat, not dissipate.

[@musclecar6630]

Check out Thermaflect Cloth and Tape. Cloth comes in adhesive and non-adhesive backing. Silver color, blocks 90% of heat and rated to 1200 degrees.

[@TheMirandaMan]

You're wrong gold tape does not dissipate heat; rather, it reflects it.

[@VolksTrieb]

Also wrong. it reflects a certain range of infrared light (or certain range of the spectrum). Heat is the movementspeed of particles. You dont reflect that. If the air is hot its still warming up the gold. If it would not be so you coulnt melt gold lol...

[@VolksTrieb]

Also gold does dissipate heat. Better that aluminium, but the gold is that thin it wont make a lot of a difference because the heattransfer of the aluminium below is worse than that of gold. Still using a thing goldcoat does reflect some heatradiation (lower IR) that has been emitted off of the engine and such but its not worth the cost at all. You still have an airflow in the enginebay which cools stuff way faster than a bit of some square inches of goldplating lol.

[@pauls5745]

it's more of an appearance mod, but the polymer wrap does contain the heat better than without it so it's only effect is insulating and reflection. not dissipating

[@limpport]

It works for the intake because it's reflecting the engine bay heat from warming the intake air, but yeah, he should be saying reflect.

[@pauls5745]

but there really is no gold content in the tape regardless as it says in the title. you can cut Mylar and wrap, it'll be just as effective and probably cheaper tho it's silvery

[@astroboy979]

I guess you could say he installed a GOLD air intake :D

[@PostTraumaticChessDisorder]

astroboy979 lol

[@jb678901]

Exactly what heat transfer theory are you applying here? Specifically as it relates to the cold air induction. I would imagine...and I am not an expert engine designer (having only studied the subject for 6 years in my youth)...one would want to insulate cold air external to the vehicle from the much warmer temperatures of the engine compartment. Gold would not be my choice as an insulator unless I was Goldfinger. Looks great though.

[@davidmaxey3440]

it would be cool if you grab the stock intake and record some temp measurements, and do the same with the gold-fitted intake. give the results that the gold has a dramatic effect on the temps. i would have loved to see more info, but what you gave was good enough to get the idea down on installing it and what it can do.

[@milanmastracci]

+David Maxey I thought about doing that after I installed it but it was too late. If I had another intake, it would have been nice to compare both :)

[@davidmaxey3440]

there's always a way if there's a will! buy a stock online, and setup those temps :P i'd be curious to see what a bluetooth odb2 reader+app would say about it. i love numbers when put next to the example, otherwise, numbers suck. i know a basic $10 Dashboard Command (better in my opinion) should suffice. i wonder the advantage on a typical car would it have?

[@TenBuckTraveler]

Hmm... I wonder if this does anything. The intake seems so short and the filter is pulling in air from the engine bay anyway. IDK if the air passing through the intake is in there long enough to be affected by the temp of the intake pipe. Maybe if the pipe was longer and pulling colder air from the front of the bumper.

[@Balduran7]

Wouldn't this make the air inside the intake hotter? Because yes gold dissipates heat, however, where is the heat coming from, and where is it going? This is a rhetorical question, because heat inside the engine bay is convective heat not radiative heat, it's best to use insulation to isolate what's supposed to be cold from heat. For best results, you should have the intake and exhaust coated in ceramic, and have it done professionally.

[@BrittanyMartin917]

looks like you never found that screw cause in the end of the video it was still missing

[@milanmastracci]

+Brit Freeman 15:26

[@joeg.1119]

+milanmastracci where can i buy the 18 k gold wrap?

[@BrittanyMartin917]

+milanmastracci lol goes and buys 2 more and still drops another into the engine bay. like how 2 mistakes then learns to hand thread which you should always do so you dont cross thread

[@jignesh706]

+Joe Gotti Its in the description.

[@joeg.1119]

Jignesh Mangarolia ok thanks..

[@nathanyoung3371]

I have a weapon r short ram on my civic, yours is like twice the length funny how yours is short ram, nice video before i only thought of heat wrap to do this sort of thing!

[@luisvazquez9057]

Have you gotten any problems with your car after the intake install ?

[@newtypetommy]

FYI, MAP sensors won't be found on the intake tube. Good job regardless. Keep it up.

[@sonicmaniac8826]

Great video man!😎 hey man when are you going to make the video about gold wrapping your exhaust man?😎

[@maker7901]

hey Milanmastracci wanted to ask was their a temperature difference you noticed? im planning to put some on my Spectre Cold air intake.

[@king21w48]

so did you do an intake air temp before and after? should have... guess you didn't think an intercooler would do you any good huh? also wrapping the header and the exhaust on your car would only drop the engine bay temp, not the operating temp... it would also reduce some of the noise going into the cab... but what do I know...

[@enriquemejia5861]

So technically it still did some good

[@enriquemejia5861]

So technically it still did some good

[@enriquemejia5861]

So technically it still did some good

[@themashedpwntato]

"Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit" Best part of the video. The screw was never found again I see. LOL

[@milanmastracci]

Mashed Pwntato LOL 15:26 should answer your question

[@Zenithity]

Lol I'm more interested to see what audio system you got hooked up in their

[@luxurygeneration407]

Does that gold wrap attach to plastic very well

[@quarawlisstafford487]

mabe this is a dumb question but is that real gold? or does just the color gold metallic help reflect hot hair just wondering

[@Mr.Legend_Speaks]

It's yellow stickers.

[@activeej8858]

Real gold but is thin like some watches

[@FeartheBeard197]

you dont hand tight screws before you use a gun? dude cmon thats the first thing my dad taught me when I was 10 years old. I wonder how many smashed threads are in that engine bay or at the bottom hahaha

[@JUNAID187]

Hi bro love ur videos usually but that gold wrap actually traps in heat rather than conduct it and allow it to dissipate as you would think, for that you need to do 24ct gold plating.

[@milanmastracci]

+JUNAID187 How so?

[@ProjectDaily]

dude i think you got the concept right but your explaining it a bit wrong. the stock plastic intake actually insulates the cool air in the intake from the engine bay. the aluminum is a really good conductor of heat so it warms up your intake temp. the gold tape does not dissipate heat but rather reflects it away. other than that good video bro

[@usmcgonzalez2011]

Love the videos man. I have a 2013 Honda accord coupe v6 and I had my takeda sri installed about a yr ago. I have been noticing (or may be it has been there all along and I just noticed) that I have a high pitched sound coming from the intake when I accelerate in low rpms (1500-2000) and it does not happen if I accelerate while in neutral. Have you had any issues like this before with your intake? or do you have any ideas what it might be? I took it to the Honda repair shop, but of course they were never able to "reproduce said complain", so I've been trying to figure it out since with no luck.

[@milanmastracci]

+John Gonzalez Are all of the components properly tightened and sealed?

[@MakeItMike]

Man I was just about to turbo my ride but I'm sold on the gold tin foil its gonna be way better!

[@prodandmullen]

yo your channel is pretty dope

[@milanmastracci]

+prodandmullen Thanks brother!!

[@AzNightmare]

Where do you buy this gold wrap, and what is it called exactly?

[@Jettrap505]

I have the plan to wrap the intake box on my Jetta MK5

[@mariolevesque5404]

i see you have a throttle body spacer is it good or not i want to instsl one on my 2013 civic ex

[@averyalexander2303]

Copper has a lower thermal resistance than gold and silver has lower thermal resistance than copper.

[@myxalplyx]

Great video! Thanks for sharing.

[@entertainment72]

You never want to insulate your intercooler! Intake yes! intercooler No! They work differently.

[@Aluzcz]

You dont need the bolts from the dealership, any 4mm bolt will do, happened the same to me, just both two 4 mill flat head screws and thats it, job done, costed me nothing.

[@chriss2800]

you can't honestly with all the data available think that.. 1. a short ram HOT air intake adds horsepower over what honda engineered from the factory 2. that gold tape is lowering any temps on your hot air intake

[@JonasGodwin]

*Drops Screw* "SHiiiiiiiiit"

[@TooLEEzy]

I've never understood aftermarket intakes. Like would this really help if I have a non turbo fuel injected 328i? I've heard some people say it's really not much of a difference, etc

[@milanmastracci]

Daniel Le Sticking an aftermarket intake is not 100% going to give you more power. However if you can keep your intake colder, the air going into the engine is going to be smaller in particle size, meaning you can put more of it in each cylinder. With that being said, you can then put more fuel in there and THAT will create more power. More often than not, aftermarket intakes are made to just give you a different noise.

[@thedailyracecar2064]

not sure of the point. the intake pipe itself might not get as hot but the air likely wont be any cooler because, judging from the position of the pod filter, you are still sucking in engine bay air. stock airbox was probably better as it sucked in cooler air than your short ram. neat project tho mate. also the tb cleaner can soften and weaken rubber and silicone couplers. so avoid that.

[@63ch31]

Agreed. Installing a pod without a heat shield\air box is retarded😑

[@G4Disco]

The gold foil doesn't dissipate heat. Rather, it reflects it.

[@carlodioso495]

does this means the car gets more hp? pls replay

[@40calpunisher]

If you cover your radiator with this gold wrap it will drop your coolant temp at least 50°F which is good for another 40- 60hp depending on your car.

[@sako-xb2bq]

the benefit is probably negligible, but appreciate your video cos there is not enough for these do it yourself modify tutorials

[@vossenconcave8571]

my man! i doubt your intake gets to those temps thats just for looks at the meets where half the ppl there dont know ish!

[@TeddyGyro]

Hey what's the part number for the intake.

[@fixitwithfire6430]

Why did you let Hellen Keller install that wrap. It has more wrinkles than laundry that sit in the dryer for a week.

[@civicguy562]

What about metallic gold spray paint I don't think it will leave lots of wrinkles like them pipes

[@airtonylee]

wouldent this act more like an insulation since you are adding more material?

[@milanmastracci]

+Anthony “Tony” Lee To an extent, yes, however because it dissipates heat much better than aluminum, the pros outweigh the cons.

[@capo949oc]

mmmm i guess if it helps keeping heat out but thanks for the video

[@milanmastracci]

capo949oc Sure does :)

[@sSkillaz336]

my plastic intake elbow cracked from wrecking repaired it worth jbweld, now I'm thinking of using this to cover up the ugliness

[@jamescmartinjr7249]

Did you dip your tools, looks like that ratchet has been. Can you do a video on dipping tools.

[@milanmastracci]

+James C Martin Jr None of my tools are dipped, however I can do a video on that :)

[@luqmanbaig2504]

Dang that looks dope. Haha my takeda sticker was ripped off too, and I could never find a replacement sticker on eBay :(

[@milanmastracci]

Luqman Baig I think i'm going to call them up to get a new one

[@BombetoGin]

Where did you get this wrap? my porsche 951 Fuel line sits over the intake manifold... which conducts alot of heat... over time the high temperature Silicon hose will burn out... causing a leak.. and result into a Fiery engine.

[@milanmastracci]

+Beto lazo I have links in the description for the gold wrap I used in this video

[@BombetoGin]

+milanmastracci wow I checked there to. I guess I didn't read it thoroughly. Thanks

[@sfield86]

Maybe I'm just not understanding the logistics, but how does the heat dissipate from the air intake? The air flowing through that tube should be cooler than the engine bay itself, so it can't 'cool off' since cold is the absence of heat (plenty of it in the engine bay). At the very best I suspect you could reflect the engine heat so the air doesn't warm up on it's way to the engine? But dissipating heat from just makes 0 sense to me. Can anyone explain how that is supposed to work on the air intake?

[@lewiswild3310]

stops the heat from the surrounding area from entering the air intake so the air stays cooler

[@sfield86]

Ah ok, a heat shield rather than than a "radiator" aka dissipating the heat. I can get behind that.

[@mrnait5169]

+Lewis Wild that's right, that is isolating the tube not actually being used as thermal conductor

[@korkser]

Wrong use of logistics there buddy

[@sfield86]

Great, we're on youtube comments, not writing a dissertation.

[@fairlaneboy66]

Haha find a manifold absolute pressure sensor on the intake. Lol

[@carfreaks1024]

do you think that can be stuck onto plastic intake piping?

[@milanmastracci]

+carfreaks1024 Don't see why not. The backing is very sticky

[@chriskerry3777]

2:46 this is not a vacuum hose its you crank case breather its how your throttle body is dirty. get a breather filter on the crank case and hose cap on your intake pipe. cheap yet great way to to boost a very small amount of hp cause your engine wont burn that oil anymore.

[@chriskerry3777]

6:09 use a heat gun soften up the glue to make it reusable.

[@billkirk9458]

and get the side skirts I have them on mine and it looks good makes it look even lower

[@milanmastracci]

+BILL KIRK The HFP kit?

[@papi-champoo6033]

aluminum is a heat sink plus your intake is far from you exhaust manifold, Cooper is the better of heat sinks so it would be better to had wrap it in cooper tape, but you won't see any difference either because the aluminum intake was doing its job fine by itself away from the main source of heat the exhaust manifold.

[@MrJose2602]

question , I'm thinking of putting the intake, after installation the light went on (check engine) I SUBSCRIBE

[@milanmastracci]

+MrJose2602 Make sure that you have all of your vacuum hoses installed on the intake. Make sure too that the sensors are hooked back up and there are no leaks. If you don't put it back together properly, the computer will throw a code!!

[@_Gingium_]

Ahhhhhhhh so many damn wrinkles in it! You could've done a much better job.

[@milanmastracci]

+Gingium Yeah I know.. it was hard to work with

[@_Gingium_]

milanmastracci Its okay, you did it yourself so thats what counts

[@milanmastracci]

Ain't that the truth!!

[@technineman1996]

but the aluminium under the gold wrap still gets hot. basically just for looks imo

[@rvxaxer15]

You're awesome bro 😊

[@milanmastracci]

rvxaxer15 Thanks buddy!! You too 👍

[@danielruiz2253]

Hey man when you do this can you see the wrinkles of the air gaps from the gold

[@milanmastracci]

+Daniel Ruiz I didn't get air gaps but you can see the wrinkles however. If you are working with a flat surface it is quite easy but when you are working with a curved intake, it is a bit more difficult

[@danielruiz2253]

+milanmastracci OK man because I want to do that to my g35's intake

[@milanmastracci]

Yeah ya do Daniel Ruiz :)

[@franknativi]

Can I use this gold on my plastic intake?

[@milanmastracci]

+Frank Nativi You sure can!

[@MrRangerZr1]

Wait buy a sticker? Takeda should give you a free sticker for buying their shit!!

[@hdua6772]

he probably lost it lol he did said is been 2 or 3 years

[@ZzzRoofus]

aluminum may not dissipate heat exactly as well as gold, however it is far lighter and cheaper. aluminum foil does a fabulous job of being a heat shield. the key is you have to have an air gap between the part you are trying to protect from heat and the heat shield itself and have proper airflow. put alumin foil in a 500°F oven for 10 minutes and then take it out. within 5 seconds you will be able to touch it with your bare hands. do you really need a heat shield better than that? you are not driving a racecar lol.

[@johndebonis5684]

Would a short ram intake make my exhaust any louder I have a borla s type on a 2012 civic

[@milanmastracci]

+John DeBonis Nope. The only thing that would affect the exhaust note is everything after the cylinders :)

[@laxavierpierre4481]

I like your build bro

[@milanmastracci]

+Laxavier Carruth Thanks man!!

[@Dolebludgeoner]

Lol, that's gold wrap, the gold in race cars is for heat barriers on the firewall etc and is an insulating cloth/fibre layer with a gold layer on the surface to reflect heat

[@jamesfoster3589]

do you know if I can do this in Cali and if I'm aloud to take off the smog sticker and put it back on

[@milanmastracci]

James Foster Its not messing with the emissions systems by any means. I don't see why you wouldn't be able to do this. I'm not sure where the sticker is on your car

[@Divisionsixty]

how many HP did u get after turning it gold?

[@milanmastracci]

+Divisionsixty Not sure buddy! Haven't dyno'd the car

[@jdmtoyota7079]

Why a short ram intake and not a CAI. Heat wrap headers, intake manifold and route intake far from engine

[@Zenithity]

Lol I'm more interested to see the audio system you got hooked up in there

[@milanmastracci]

Zenith I'll be doing a video about it for sure :) I plan on doing more to it as well

[@angelvargas6150]

"Oh yea I ruined it" lmao

[@FastAsfBoiii.]

Didn't even actually clean the TB. lol he just left it without wiping the dirt out.

[@Ty-qe1jb]

real gold O_o

[@ThePrankDudes]

Why don't people use titanium? Doesn't it dissipate heat the best, like the black bird SR-71. And it's also really light right. Why hasn't some one used that.

[@bastijssen9931]

+ThePrankDudes moneys

[@milanmastracci]

+ThePrankDudes You would use titanium to insulate your pipe to keep either the heat in, or the cold out. This is why you will see it on exhaust systems and turbochargers.

[@freeignition]

so is that really gold?? I'm just curious

[@milanmastracci]

ThePeoplesElbow100 Yup! 18 karat gold wrap with a glass laminated coating. The gold is the reason why it can dissipate so much heat so easily