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2slow4now · 06-28-2014

Doesn't seem like it would work that way like in the video but if you talk with old school v8 guys if they were concerned about engine heat they would avoid using chrome and shiny stuff in the engine compartment. Why? To not reflect the heat back at the engine.
Also usually when a heat shield is made ever notice they are usually shiny to reflect the heat away from the item they are protecting.

A black IC could have disadvantages. Possibly on a hot day and the pavement is radiating 115+ temps the black would absorb the heat while the shiny IC would reflect it away. Both getting 100 degree air temp flowing across them which would cool better? The shiny one reflecting the high pavement temps away or the black one absorbing the higher temps?
Then what about the heat off the radiator since it's so close to the IC?

A real life road/track experiment would be great to see the results.

06-28-2014	#26
2slow4now New Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: southern IN Drives: eagle talon & Z71 Posts: 24	Re: Intercooler black paint experiment Doesn't seem like it would work that way like in the video but if you talk with old school v8 guys if they were concerned about engine heat they would avoid using chrome and shiny stuff in the engine compartment. Why? To not reflect the heat back at the engine. Also usually when a heat shield is made ever notice they are usually shiny to reflect the heat away from the item they are protecting. A black IC could have disadvantages. Possibly on a hot day and the pavement is radiating 115+ temps the black would absorb the heat while the shiny IC would reflect it away. Both getting 100 degree air temp flowing across them which would cool better? The shiny one reflecting the high pavement temps away or the black one absorbing the higher temps? Then what about the heat off the radiator since it's so close to the IC? A real life road/track experiment would be great to see the results.