I am getting ready to tear my blown motor out and put the built motor in. I have done a fair amount of work to make the engine pretty and clean up wiring. The factory joke of a firewall insulation looks like trash (2004 to now is a LONG time) and cant stay because I hate the look of it. I have looked around on giggle to see what I can find. There are a few high-ish dollar products out there, but with lots of people going without 3-500 seems crazy. The other issue I am having with that silly search engine is that 75% of all results are for sound deadening inside the cab, not keeping the heat out of my cab. I do plan on running butyl rubber on my interior to get rid of road noise, but Im not counting on it to be much of a thermal insulator.
So my brain got to thinking and now I have questions from anyone with experience:
-Engine and caliper paints have ceramics in them. I doubt there is much ceramic in there honestly, but it might be better than having nothing. Any input on this idea?
-Secondskin makes a product called thermal block that is thin self adhesive and good to 800degrees supposedly. I have ZERO experience with any of these types of stuff. Definitely would like some info from anyone that has used it or something like it.
-DEI makes an aluminum type product that is a pretty flat-black looking, specifically designed for engine bays and tunnels. I count this as a pricey fix as 42x48 is 300 bucks. If this is the bees knees, the cats pajamas, then maybe it is worth the price tag. Again, I would love input from anyone with experience.
-Last but not least... am I overthinking this? Like I mentioned lots of guys are running without anything in there. My thoughts are that my truck is dark colored and I live in Florida. Every single BTU I keep out of the truck means the AC will be more effective.
