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Heat shielding on F40

Discussion in '288GTO/F40/F50/Enzo/LaFerrari' started by ross, Nov 7, 2020.

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  1. ross

    ross Three Time F1 World Champ
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    Mar 25, 2002
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    houston/geneva
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    Ross
  2. ross

    ross Three Time F1 World Champ
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  3. Oversteer40

    Oversteer40 Rookie

    Mar 15, 2017
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    Fire suppression system is a nice thing to have.

    The factory heat shielding around the turbo's, dumps and wastegate does a pretty good job, although the resin used in the cf seems to not like excessive heat of track work.

    The major deficiency in the engine room heat shielding which I believe Ferrari produced a shield for very late in the game, not sure but possibly only a option... is between the headers and fuel tanks, especially the drivers side, I have installed a composite aluminum type heat shield in this location which clamps to chassis framework with rubber padding(so no permanent modification).

    Always run cool down lap/s as a lot of heat damage happens when everything is red hot and there is no air flow(ie you park it)
     
  4. ross

    ross Three Time F1 World Champ
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    we are working on that extra heat shielding between the headers and fuel tanks as you describe.
    i agree the air flow is key - just have to refrain from running the car when the ambient in houston gets to 110 !
     

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