saw this product recently, just wanted to get feedback on it. any users here? does it really reduce your oil temps?

 

never heard of it, looks like it actually has some sort of heat sink on it unlike the spoon heat barrier tape

 

wouldnt an oil cooler mounted in front of the rad be more affective, i dont really see how if you ad fins onto a flat surface will make a difference in temps

 

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of course it'd be more affective, this seems like just a cheaper easier way. im guessing it also acts as a heat barrier like the spoon heat barrier tape

 

I've only seen people use that stuff in Japan. It looks similar to a CPU or video card heat sink (probably the idea). Looks like the image at the bottom said it dropped the temps by 5 degrees celsius, not sure how big a deal that is?

 

looks interesting.

 

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Agreed.

I'd love to see what that page says in english

 

i think is a great idea, and i would say it works.
I have never tried it, but just based on thermodynamics, that stuff should work.

you see this fins sometimes in motor bike engines....

 

it creates more surface area on the pan to help disipate heat. minimal at best but Im sure it helps somewhat with enough airflow.

front mounted oil cooler FTW

 

I saw them on the magazine last year (i don't remember lol), according to the magazine, the oil temperature was dropped by 5'C during the test with the arc heat fin...
I would like to try them out but they are way more expensive than the spoon heat barrier tape tho...

 

For everyone's reference, 5*C = 41*F. If that's true, that is a significant change in temperature. I'm a little skeptical though, and would want to see some unbiased testing. I'm also curious what material the stuff is made of, as that'll make a big difference in effectiveness.

For the people comparing this to Spoon's barrier tape, the two things have different purposes and function in completely different ways. The barrier tape is to prevent the pan from getting heated up by the header. This thing conducts heat away FROM the oil pan, and has nothing to do with acting as a barrier.

In principle, the finned thing could work. There are a number of oil pans and differential cases that utilize this same idea. Even the Honda K20A pan (the aluminum one, whichever motor that's for) has these, although they're pretty mild. It just really depends on the adhesive and metal material.

 

5 degrees Celsius is equivalent to 41 degrees F in terms of weather ONLY.

5 degrees C = 41 degrees F
10 degrees C = 50 degrees F

Therefore delta of 5 degrees C = 9 degrees F. Not sure if its significant though...

PE

 

Hmm...you are correct. 10*F = no big deal.

 

Any idea about pricing?