Wrapping stock intake with tinfoil bubble and then heat resistant wrap?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by h1ph0panonymous, Jul 11, 2025.

  1. h1ph0panonymous

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    I’ve been playing with the fan speeds with the cabin air temp set to HI (highest heat), no recirc, no AC with air positions to feet and windshield and noticed two bars of fan speed (second fan speed) is enough to help dissipate (vent or exhaust) the engine bay heat through the cabins and not cook your feet at a stop light. Goes from 188-190 to 182-184 in less than 30 seconds like that instead of sitting at 188-190 the whole time at the stop light. I’m still going to go through with my gold wrap measures to combat heat soak in general along with thicker insulating tubing for radiator and coolant lines than the stock insulation they put on it, even cold wrap sections of the new insulation tubes where the engine is facing them.
     
    #201 h1ph0panonymous, Jul 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
    Last edited: Jul 18, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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