heat protection for power wire?

[jflash 10+ year member]

i wanted to know if there were any sort of wraps i could put on the power wire so it doesnt melt the shielding.

in my new car the only place to run it is right above the turbo charger. it gets really hot in the winter so i want some protection for the summer.

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[spudracer326 10+ year member]

what kinda car??

 

[smd4life 5,000+ posts]

x2...just run it away from the turbo

 

[jflash 10+ year member]

there is not really a way around it. the wire comes through the firewall on the passenger side and the batt is on the drivers side.

its a mazdaspeed3.

 

[Death By Bass 10+ year member]

there is not really a way around it. the wire comes through the firewall on the passenger side and the batt is on the drivers side.
its a mazdaspeed3.

ah... run it along the back of the firewall?

pics?

or if it MUST go there, then how about some exhaust manifold heat wrap stuff... around the wire though, not the turbo //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif

 

[tukn18s 10+ year member]

i put some heat resistant exhaust tape around my power wire, it ran right by my headers, about 3 inches away anyway, when I took the 4 gauge out to run 0 there was zero sign of any melting.

 

[jflash 10+ year member]

yep its right against the firewall. there is so much crap in there i cant get it behind the heat shielding.

tukn18s--you talking about header wrap? you have a link?

 

[tukn18s 10+ year member]

I am sure I could find some, my old man is a car junkie, always has stuff layin around, saw it, grabbed it, used it, end of story. Ill see if I cant find some. and yes, its header wrap.

 

[tukn18s 10+ year member]

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=DEI%2D010408&N=700+115&autoview=sku

that was it!

 

[jflash 10+ year member]

sweet. thanks!

 

[tukn18s 10+ year member]

not a problem, best of luck to you, now, i must go to bed..

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

I'd probably use this one:

http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=THE%2D14010&N=700+115&autoview=sku

 

[Bluecamry 10+ year member]

I still think running behind your firewall is best.