I was wondering what the average temp. is because im still deciding on which material is best for the top cover of my BFI.
So far i have alloy, carbon fiber, and polyproplyene in mind. any suggestions??

MUCH APPRECIATED!!=)

 

I had a lexan cover for mine for a while, but found it made no difference in performance, but it looked cool.

 

i don't think you have anything to worry about as far as heat and melting the material goes.

 

^^^^But what about heat soak?

 

Yeah its hot, but feel the plastic air box... or the plastic panels on the engine bay... they are hot much not melting hot.

 

yea, i guess i want something that looks better and cleaner than my "forsale" sign lol.
so whatever material i get, say for example fiberglass with resin, i wont have to worry about it spontaniously combusting? cause yea i agree, it doesnt get THAT hot by the airbox..and not that i would want to use fiberglass with the diy resin but yea. i think im just gonna go with polyproplyene.

 

i used some temp resistant tape, wrapped it around a cardboard box and after all was done, i wrapped it around with some cf to make it look better =)

 

i'm using acrylic plastic right now and it looks fine, but if you are REALLY worried about it get POLYCARBONATE. Its a lot harder to shape, but it will definitely hold up to the heat for sure.

 

Or........ you can just stick a snail looking thing in there, and it would b way cooler lol

 

hey instead of creating a new thread, i just decided to bump this up. Im gonna create my bfi pretty soon and im just thinking of the material for the top plate. im thinking plexiglass (acrylic) for a see through look. Would it be safe for this in the engine bay? Can anyone confirm ?? Much thankss