Best Thermal-Barrier Materials and Insulation for Your Street or Race Car to Beat Summer Heat

While warm weather means more chances to have fun with your street car or race vehicle, summer heat can cause potential mechanical problems that could ruin the fun. And that super hot engine setup might be heating up the interior of the car, making you uncomfortably warm. However, thermal barriers, exhaust insulation and other heat-reflective materials from Heatshield Products will help make sure you’re not stuck on the side of the road or sweating unnecessarily because of a heat-related issue.

Here are the some of the best thermal materials from Heatshield Products to protect your vehicle and you from heat-related issues.

 

Heatshield Products Sticky Shield Thermal Barrier Material

Sticky™ Shield

When it comes to deflecting heat and keeping things cool, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a more versatile heat shield than Sticky™ Shield, which is made from the Heatshield Products specially formulated, proprietary Kool Core™ thermal-barrier material. Sticky Shield can deflect up to 90 percent of radiated heat and effectively deflect heat with less than an inch of airspace between the material and the heat source, including firewalls, transmission tunnels, air boxes and more. The high-temperature-resistant adhesive backing will stick to almost any clean surface; you cut and shape the material with a regular pair of scissors.

  • Reflects up to 90 percent of radiated heat to keep shielded components cooler
  • Adhesive backing sticks to almost any clean surface and makes installation easy
  • Works for street cars, race cars and off-road rigs to block heat from getting into the interior for a cooler ride and for deflecting heat away from important components

 

Heatshield Products RV Stealth Shield

RV Stealth™ Shield

If you’re hitting the road in an RV or Class C vehicle pulling your racecar to track or for some other adventure, don’t let hot feet and a hot cabin distract you while seeing some of America’s sites. The RV Stealth™ Shield shields the interior from heat generated by the dog house and transmission tunnel area. Third-party testing has shown a temperature reduction of up to 20 degrees F, keeping the cabin cooler and making the air conditioning more effective. RV Stealth Shield fits easily and discreetly under factory vinyl flooring and carpet without fitment issues.

  • Lowers interior temperatures for a more comfortable ride and improved air-conditioning performance
  • Reduces temperature of dog house cover and surrounding floor to eliminate chance of burning feet or legs
  • Fits under factory carpet or vinyl floor without issues

 

Thermaflect™ Sleeve

Summer heat can mean an increased chance of vapor lock choking a carbureted fuel system, then leaving your vehicle with a sputtering engine shortly before it dies outright of fuel starvation. Thermaflect SleeveTM installs easily around fuel and fluid lines to shield them from radiated engine and exhaust heat to keep the lines and fuel inside them cooler, protecting them from overheating. Thermaflect Sleeve can handle 1,100 degrees F continuous heat and 2,000 degrees F intermittent heat, ideal for also protecting wiring harness sections that run near heat sources.

  • Prevents vapor lock by shielding fuel lines from radiated heat, keeping the fuel inside cooler
  • Reflects up to 90 percent of radiated heat; also useful for protecting wires and other fluid lines from heat
  • Built-in, high-temperature, hook-and-loop fastening system makes installation and removal easy
  • Available in multiple diameters and lengths

 

Heatshield Products Heatshield Armor Exhaust Insulation

Heatshield Armor™

Installing Heatshield Armor™ has multiple benefits. There’s a reduction in radiated heat that under-vehicle components are exposed to, which also helps lower interior temperatures – especially beneficial if you don’t have air conditioning.  Also, heat kept in the exhaust system increases exhaust efficiency by raising exhaust gas temperatures and velocity. You won’t have to remove the exhaust system to install Heatshield Armor, and the HP Power Anchor system, which TKTK, makes for simple removal when needed.

  • Reduces the amount of heat radiated by the exhaust system up to 70 percent
  • Helps lower interior temperatures
  • Increases exhaust efficiency by raising exhaust temperatures, which increases exhaust gas velocity
  • Available in precut kits for exhaust pipes and mufflers with HP Power Anchor Kit included

 

Heatshield Products Stealth Shield Interior Insulation Material

Stealth™ Shield

Having a cooler interior makes for a much more pleasant driving experience. Stealth™ Shield is one of the most effective ways to block transmission of heat through floorboards and firewalls. The fire-resistant material is only 1/8 inch thick. StealthTM Shield can be trimmed with a pair of regular scissors to fit interior panels, and it’s flexible enough to conform to the irregular shapes of most floorboards while fitting under factory flooring without fitment issues. In addition to floors, Stealth Shield can be used under headliners to block the heat coming from a hot roof, lowering interior temperatures even more – extremely helpful if your vehicle doesn’t have air conditioning.  

  • Blocks heat from coming through floor and firewall
  • Only 1/8 inch thick; installs under factory flooring with no fitment issues
  • Blocks heat and is also fire resistant
  • Can be installed along with sound insulation

 

Heatshield Products Cool Can Shields Fuel Jug Insulation and Protection

HP Cool Can Shields™

Cooler fuel means more power, more consistency and less chance of vapor lock. HP Cool Can Shields™ block solar and UV rays from heating fuel jugs and damaging the plastic construction, thereby extending its life. The material can be added or removed in seconds. Multiple shapes and sizes are available to fit most standard fuel jugs, pit fuel jugs and even 55-gallon drums.

  • Keeps fuel jugs – and the fuel inside – cooler by deflecting sunlight and UV rays
  • Protects plastic jug material from UV damage
  • Slips over standard fuel jugs; can be removed just as easily
  • Decreases fuel evaporation, so pressure inside the jug remains low