Fiberglass questions

[SleeperSolara]

I was thinking about making a fiberglass piping for my stock intake to get rid of the intake resontar. Do you guys think that the fiberglass will melt under the hood, since it gets hot in the engine bay??

[swimshady906]

Where you are going to put it would not melt i dont think, perhaps catch on fire but not melt. Why would you want to use fiberglass? Are you thinking of carbon fiber? Just get an injen and be done with it. Dont cut up youre stock setup ( i did to use parts from a civic intake, it didnt work atall and really hurt performance).

[TRD_solaRa]

I agree that you shouldn't add a fiberglass tube to the stock intake . . . your best bet is to either get an aftermarket CAI or a SRI (ie Injen). I have personally worked with fiberglass before and let me tell you it ain't easy.
"Silica and calcium carbonate are the main components of fiberglass. The material has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any fiber, and is completely nonflammable. Starting at about 205 C, glass fibers lose their strength with heat. At 370 C the material's tensile strength is halved, and at 538 C strength is reduced by a factor of four." - http://www.asi.org/adb/02/16/01/01/glass-fiber-textiles.html
Hope this helps. Peace.

[Astro]

Just buy the injen and save your energy from making a mess....

True dat!

[SolaraT]

Just buy the injen and save your energy from making a mess....

True dat!

Yep. . .