Cooling plate increasing IAT?

[gohan408]

I recently installed a Jogon carbon cooling plate and noticed my intake temps are running higher than before. Is it because the plate seals off the top gap, forcing all that frontal air straight through the hot radiator core and trapping the heat under the hood where the intake pulls air?

I'm running PRL HVI/Intercooler/Charge pipe/Inlet + stage 2 tune.

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[UWU-mancer]

What’s the increase? Bro if it’s just a few degrees, the intercooler can scrub it if you’re running a bigger one.

 

[gohan408]

I want to say an average of 8-10 degrees higher than ambient temp, but the temp does drop quickly once I start moving. Yesterday when ambient was 81F my temp at idle was 135

 

[UWU-mancer]

I want to say an average of 8-10 degrees higher than ambient temp, but the temp does drop quickly once I start moving. Yesterday when ambient was 81F my temp at idle was 135

Oh wow. Try removing the front middle cooling plate for a day and see what that does? U may have to cut it up some if it’s the problem

 

[Victorofhavoc]

I want to say an average of 8-10 degrees higher than ambient temp, but the temp does drop quickly once I start moving. Yesterday when ambient was 81F my temp at idle was 135

The intake doesn't pull air from the engine bay, it pulls it from the front grill.

10 over ambient is solid, and 20-30F over ambient during heavy heatsoak is considered fantastic.

The plate could block some airflow from escaping during sitting still, but the hood louvre is large enough that it should compensate for it. As soon as you move a tiny bit, airflow should force temps down fast. Technically with the plates in place airflow should force more across the cooling stack and stay cooler than stock.

What else have you changed recently?

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