Neverending quest to kill the heat...

[moose09876]

I'm going to be insulating the inside of the frame of my 05 XB9SX, and was just wondering if anyone else has done it / has any recommendations on what material to use. There's always Dynamat, but I was looking around and saw a thread on BWB where somebody used a fiberglass insulated material on the inside of theirs. I was also looking around and found these:

http://www.jegs.com/p/Thermo-Tec/Thermo-Tec-Adhesive-Backed-Heat-Barrier/750869/10002/-1

http://www.designengineering.com/category/catalog/dei-cycle/insulating-materials/reflect-cool

Just looking for some guidance.

 

[squidbuellie]

there's a old post here somewhere that shows you the whole lowdown.

 

[bfletcher]

Not sure this is exactly what you are looking for......
http://www.buellxb.com/Buell-XB-Forum/Buell-Firebolt-XB12-XB9/Hot-Seat

 

[moose09876]

Just for those searching on this subject, I ended up lining my frame with this material:

http://www.designengineering.com/ca...als/floor-tunnel-shield-heat-sound-insulation

I got a 2' x 21" piece, and have over half left. There is a noticeable reduction in heat. Here are some pics, but it was really hard to take them without removing the engine completely.

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_...AFtk/ypQVk-tBl0g/s800/IMG_20110223_202717.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_...AFtY/Q60ljQnoldQ/s800/IMG_20110223_202704.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_...AFtM/6MLXAfWjw9A/s576/IMG_20110223_202745.jpg

 

[konarider94]

http://www.buellxb.com/Buell-XB-Forum/Buell-1125R/Setting-a-street-1125R-up-to-drag-race/3/

puzzled insulated his frame.

 

[Mike Van V]

Not that hard.

I used the Thermo-tec sheets.

I cut a piece of cardboard to fit the area I wanted to cover, then transfered that pattern to the insulation.
Don't worry about doing a whole area in one piece, as I recall, I did mine in two parts per side, then a coupla smaller pieces around the front of the frame.

I also sealed the edges with plain ol aluminum HVAC tape to keep water, oil, other garbage out from soaking into the edges of the insulation.

Made a noticable difference...
Since the engine heat is not being soaked into the frame/gas any longer, the fan actually turns on sooner and runs a little longer...!
That's a good thing.
That goes along with much more HOT day comfort on my right leg.

Well worth the coupla hours of work.

Mike

 

[J_Undisputed]

I used the thermotec strips for the frame and the underside of the airbox. I did notice the fan running a little longer.
I would take Mike's suggestion to seal the edges with some other kind of tape. I think one of my strips is starting to dry a little and come loose (maybe from the heat), even though I wiped the frame down with alcohol before applying it.