batttery insulation?

[edwardh1]

battery insulation for the car battery?

is it worth it?
better in hot climate or cold?

 

[Donald]

I do not think it will help much in cold weather, but could in hot. In cold weather a battery heater may help. If you use battery insulation make sure the ECM can still sense the temp of the battery if your car is so equipped.

 

[NHGUY]

Chrysler has used the ThermoGuard battery shield since the 1970s.It was designed to insulate the heat of those big 400/440 engines.Today you see a flimsy wrap around the battery of Chryslers/GMs.To be any effective against the cold,it would need to insulate the bottom and top too.They have battery heat plates and blankets,but no top heater (probably due to heating battery fumes).

 

[HTSS_TR]

I use insulator Reflectix I bought from Lowes few years ago. Cut to wrap around the battery, it lowered the temperature on the sides of battery by around 15-20F.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_13353-56291-ST16025___?productId=1014123&Ns=p_product_price|0&pl=1&Ntt=reflectix

 

[tmorris1]

It is to protect the battery from engine heat in the summer. It will do nothing for cold.