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Just make sure you understand how radiant barriers work before you do your install or you could be wasting your money. 
Without an air gap, they are a conductor not an insulator.
Without an air gap, they are a conductor not an insulator.
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I was looking at another undercarpet barrier that has that factory looking furry stuff on the underside. You think that would be a better choice @scottryana
Definitely a better choice for the floor! The roof, you might have a little air gap between the roof and the headliner so it wouldn't be bad. But on the floor there wouldn't be any air gap and the heat would just get transferred. The added benefit with the under carpet barrier you just picked is that it would also cut down on the noise as well as heat.
2KCruiser
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Here is the link to what i was planning on using since we stock it at our shop.
Heat Screen 010401 | Purchase DEI, CryO2, Ny-Trex, Boom Mat & SPA Turbo Products | Design Engineering, Inc. - Thermal Performance Products
Thanks for the info Ryan, I will order that for the floors then.
Heat Screen 010401 | Purchase DEI, CryO2, Ny-Trex, Boom Mat & SPA Turbo Products | Design Engineering, Inc. - Thermal Performance Products
Thanks for the info Ryan, I will order that for the floors then.
Sorry just reread what I wrote. I was on my phone and it doesn't seem very clear.
But with the shiny DEI material you need to have an air gap because the aluminized material still gets hot but it has a very low emissivity, meaning that it doesn't radiate that heat, but if you lay carpet on it, or put material touching it, that heat just conducts from the aluminized material to the material touching it.
So if you have a place like the roof where you have some air gap the aluminized material should be good, but on the floors where you lay the carpet right on top, emissivity doesn't matter, insulation factor matters more so the thick felt/foam material works better.
But with the shiny DEI material you need to have an air gap because the aluminized material still gets hot but it has a very low emissivity, meaning that it doesn't radiate that heat, but if you lay carpet on it, or put material touching it, that heat just conducts from the aluminized material to the material touching it.
So if you have a place like the roof where you have some air gap the aluminized material should be good, but on the floors where you lay the carpet right on top, emissivity doesn't matter, insulation factor matters more so the thick felt/foam material works better.
It would work in the doors but in the doors I would recommend a vibration damper with an aluminum backing like fatmat, dynamat, hushmat, second skin, etc.
That gives you vibration dampening and some heat insulation.
So something like:
- Vibration damper (second skin, dynamat, etc) on floors and doors
- Small pieces of vibration damper on roof and then covered in the DEI aluminized heat blocker
- Felt/Foam material on the floor.
You can see how I did it in my build thread I think. I used the vibration damper and then a mass loaded vinyl barrier on the floor and it is pretty great!
That gives you vibration dampening and some heat insulation.
So something like:
- Vibration damper (second skin, dynamat, etc) on floors and doors
- Small pieces of vibration damper on roof and then covered in the DEI aluminized heat blocker
- Felt/Foam material on the floor.
You can see how I did it in my build thread I think. I used the vibration damper and then a mass loaded vinyl barrier on the floor and it is pretty great!
Looking great man!!
What do your 37 KO2's measure out too? I've been curious as to whether or not they are a true "37".. Sweet looking 80 by the way!
Your KO2's are gonna rot just sitting quietly in a corner next to those shocks, you should give them to me and I'll make sure they stay nice! 
