Atom 4 Project more power - Part 1

UPDATE: Part 2 results can be found here: https://youtu.be/-zGjIHuBZa4

I wanted to talk about some of the things I am doing to the Atom to improve performance, reduce heat in both the intake system and the engine overall and ultimately this will lead to a better more reliable engine long term especially as I want more power from the car.

This video is a work-in-progress with regards to the modifications I have undertaken so far and it also includes the things I plan to do in the coming days. This is a part 1 video, there will be a part 2 and part 3 to this series. Part 2 will be the oil cooler install and part 3 will be all the results from the vast number of improvements I am making. Everything I do is measured on it's effectiveness using all the sensors and data logging in the car, not in a lab that is completely different to the operating environment but actually in the car while being driven at different loads and different ambient temperatures.

DEI Heat Sheath for coolant lines: https://www.designengineering.com/heat-sheath-gold-1-x-36/
DEI Form A Shield for turbo shield, top of down pipe and the entire exhaust system: https://www.designengineering.com/form-a-shield-42-x-48/
DEI Reflect A Gold Heat Reflective Tape for the inlet and intake pipe: https://www.designengineering.com/reflect-a-gold-heat-reflective-tape-2-x-30/
DEI Cool Cover GOLD for the intercooler out pipe and charge pipe: https://www.designengineering.com/cool-cover-gold-air-tube-cover-kit/
DEI Floor and Tunnel Shield for the oil sump: https://www.designengineering.com/floor-tunnel-shield-ii-42-x-48/
Funk Motorsport titanium wrap around exhaust blanket for downpipe: https://funkmotorsport.com/product/titanium-exhaust-blanket-wrap-around
ZircoFlex III (by Zircotec) for shielding the aluminium fuel tank heat soak from the downpipe: https://www.zircotec.com/zircoflex-heat-shields-for-the-automotive-industry/zircoflex-iii/

F3 K20c1 engine manual: https://www.manualslib.com/manual/1617793/Honda-K20c1.html?page=2#manual
University of Texas turbo blanket study: https://repositories.lib.utexas.edu/handle/2152/43718

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
2:11 Objectives
4:14 Task 1 Insulate inlet pipe, intake hose, underside of airbox and major coolant lines
7:31 Task 2 Insulate the intercooler charge pipe (cold side)
9:17 Task 3 Create a custom turbo shield and top of down pipe shield
13:46 Task 4 Wrap the entire exhaust system all the way to the muffler
15:42 Task 5 Make a oil sump shield to help better manage heat soak into the oil from the exhaust
16:28 Task 6 Protect fuel tank from heat soak
17:13 Task 7 Install oil cooler, upgrade oil filter (not yet done)
25:32 Task 8: Front wing air duct (only prototype from carboard at this time and min testing so far...)
28:10 Bonus material...

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