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bulldozer24
12-16-2010, 05:45 PM
This diy is for making a heat shield for a short ram intake. This will keep the air cooler around the air filter which creates a cooler charge in the engine which create a more complete burn.

I am not responsable for you damaging your car in this process. But you shoudnt be able to mess anything up.

Stuff needed

Jig saw with metal blade
rubber malet
marker
spray glue
18x24 sheet of alumminum
3/4 inch pipe wrap
2 self taping screw

I reccomend that you start off with a cardboard templete because not all cars will be the same and you will need to adjust it.

here are the deminsions.
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/12/heatshieldfront-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/12/top-1.jpg

After making your template trace it on to the aluminum with a marker and cut it out with a jig saw or whatever else you have. remember to make shure it clears the lines going to the ABS system.

Then set it over a block of wood and out it where the bends are and hit it with a rubber malet or hammer whatever you have is fine, until you get it at the correct angle.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/12/104_0027-1.jpg

Now you can start wraping it in foam, i bought a 6 foot piece from lowes for 2 bucks. you can start wherever you like but cut out the foam in the corners so it can go around. now you can use spray glue around the edges to atach the foam.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/12/104_00301-1.jpg

Now you can make an L bracket and use a self taping screw to screw it into the shield and frame, this is optional you dont have to do this but i did for extra security.

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/12/104_0032-1.jpg
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/12/104_0033-1.jpg

Make shure its not rubbing any of the lines and now you can put it in and put your intake back in place.

The final product.
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/12/IMG_0346-1.jpg

JunkerXL
12-16-2010, 06:03 PM
wow thats dope! 10 pts! i have seen it done before, but i like your take on it, and the instructional pictures. i may modify this a bit and do it to mine, if i ditch my k&n box filter. :smt023




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LiCelsior
12-16-2010, 07:54 PM
very nice. now to find a better heat dispersant metal than that lol.

bulldozer24
12-16-2010, 08:08 PM
very nice. now to find a better heat dispersant metal than that lol.

it was what I had laying around from a crushed truck box.

davewilson
12-29-2010, 12:27 AM
Looks pretty good man, I made a similar one for my car out of 1/8" puckboard plastic. I made mine more for keeping winter road spray off the filter than for keeping the intake air cold though, but I guess it works well for both purposes!