I was wondering, why does everyone put zip ties on top of their cooling head(the top fin). And, would a zip tie melt at 300 degrees? Thanks!

so the heat sink head get stratched up or take as much dmg when your car is upsidedown w/o a body whether you put it that way or it lands there...

and no they dont melt...if they did do you really think everyone would till use them on their cooling heads???

I would think that at worst conditions the bottom of the cooling head will get up to 300, but i wouldnt bet that the top could get that hot..

i wrap all my cooling heads with fuel tubing held on with zip ties.
safed many of my cooling heads from mishap.

the top of the cooling head wont get 300 degrees

Its a minor buffer to help protect the heat sinks. But a good skid on the lid and the zip ties will simply scartch off ant the heat sink will get scarred anyway.

but not as bad as it would without