BEST CAI, show me yours!
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 432
From: St. Paul, MN
i wonder if it would be necessary to wrap the intake piping from the TB to whatever CAI box you have? wether it is with exhaust wrap or a BIG chunk of coolant hose (i found a piece of 4" at work), i think it would keep intake temps down a little more. it probably wouldn't look the greatest, but i think it would help.
my next idea would be wrapping the crossover pipe with exhaust wrap. some might already do this. i'm going to try it in the next few weeks. i can get the stuff for little or nothing, so it would be a fairly mod to keep underhood temps down.
my next idea would be wrapping the crossover pipe with exhaust wrap. some might already do this. i'm going to try it in the next few weeks. i can get the stuff for little or nothing, so it would be a fairly mod to keep underhood temps down.
Last edited by drewskie043; Aug 2, 2009 at 09:09 AM.
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Monte Of The Month -- May 2010
Monte Of The Month -- May 2010
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 7,082
From: Nubraska
Well it might get hot, but within the time that the air is going from the filter box to the TB it wont have much time to heat up. If anything get some insulation for the MAF so it doesnt get bad.
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Monte Of The Month -- August 2007
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 5,231
From what I can remember (and that ain't much sometimes!) ZZP's Tim told me that a cross-over heat shield was basically only for looks. No performance value. For performance they recommended the ceramic coated crossovers, which reduced underhood heat by something like 15 degrees. That eqauls HP. They had none in stock that last time I was there, nor the ceramic coated rear manifolds. S&S headers are probably the best way to go in the exhaust department anyways, right now.
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 432
From: St. Paul, MN
if i get a chance this weekend, i'm going to wrap my crossover pipe. i happen to have some exhaust wrap laying around so it's only going to cost me my own time. i'll let you all know how it went and i'll take pics if i remember.
Joined: Jul 2009
Posts: 1
From: Oxford, MI
unfinished 5th gen intake
i put mine behind the headlight instead of the fender, i mounted my battery today (no more bungee lol) and i have to make a mount for the intake tommorow as well as paint and make a heat shield, but here is what i have as of wed.
Monte Of The Month -- January 2009
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 726
From: AZ
Mpd Inc Makes a great nice looking cold air intake and whats nice is the lid can be removed and its heat insulated on the inside of the box and it can have ram air added to same intake.
http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_i...799_medium.jpg
http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_i...799_medium.jpg
Monte Of The Month -- August 2014
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 25,145
From: Southeast PA
No, and they aren't the best anyway.
