Shiny aluminum tape will help
a little by reflecting infrared energy off of the SCAT tubing which would be
significant if the SCAT tubing can “see” the red hot exhaust pipes.
But much of the heating is
due to passage of hot air over the tubing which heats the air passing through
the SCAT. A better solution is to wrap SCAT with 1/8 inch thick insulating
felt (ceramic high temperature stuff available from Aircraft Spruce for
firewalls- cut with scissors and wrap around SCAT and hold with stainless
safety wire) and then slip this through larger diameter SCAT hose to act as a
protective cover and to keep fuel and oil from soaking the felt insulation. You
end up with a circular sandwich: SCAT inside of insulation about ¼ inch thick
inside of SCAT. This will go a long way to keeping the third intercooler
discharge air from being reheated on its way back to the firewall. A 10 degree
F reduction would be significant in a warm cabin.
Fred