heat shield

peterwolds · July 19, 2006, 07:20:41 AM

anybody used below ? wonder as want to shield my twin apexi induction
http://www.2kracing.com/product_info.php/products_id/2764
Pete

interloper393 · July 19, 2006, 04:15:07 PM

Ooo thats new.. would have thought the hot air would still be a prob tho? reckon your better with the box in type

peterwolds · July 19, 2006, 04:27:15 PM

Quote from: interloper393Ooo thats new.. would have thought the hot air would still be a prob tho? reckon your better with the box in type

would hope this sort would at least offer some protection (and looks nice )not come across a box in type except one spec-r did for an owner off here with one of the nicest blingy engines seen for a long time
Pete

interloper393 · July 19, 2006, 04:34:26 PM

If youd like the box in ones your local engineers cn whip one up for you m8, then you can spray it or have it polished

but an idear it to wrap it in that heat proof stuff to keep it nice n kewl

I had one made for ma skyline a while ago but i had a direct cold air feed aiming into it lol..

gonzoninja · July 19, 2006, 06:44:12 PM

I\'ve got Apexi intakes and made my own heat shield. Not exactly sure how good they are to be honest. One thing I noticed was that although the peak heat stayed roughly the same from without running shielding the temps fall a lot quicker.

I\'ll put pics up later if you\'re interested

peterwolds · July 19, 2006, 08:00:35 PM

Quote from: gonzoninjaI\'ve got Apexi intakes and made my own heat shield. Not exactly sure how good they are to be honest. One thing I noticed was that although the peak heat stayed roughly the same from without running shielding the temps fall a lot quicker.

I\'ll put pics up later if you\'re interested

cheers appreciate that
Pete

gonzoninja · July 20, 2006, 04:38:11 PM

sorry been ill all day today :-( not had the chance to put them up

peterwolds · July 20, 2006, 04:58:29 PM

Quote from: gonzoninjasorry been ill all day today :-( not had the chance to put them up

No worries thanks for letting me know hope better soon
Pete

Bobbit · July 20, 2006, 06:11:11 PM

i\'m thinking of making a heat shield so if any one can give me some pics of any already installed that would be a great help, i\'m also looking for sheet aluminium (up to 5mm thick) to make it from so if anyone knows a good place to get that from too? sorry for the hi-jack:Thumbsup!

interloper393 · July 20, 2006, 06:34:18 PM

i know a place in scotland but that aint no use to ya lol.. try your local exhaust fabricators bud.

peterwolds · July 20, 2006, 09:16:18 PM

Quote from: Bobbiti\'m thinking of making a heat shield so if any one can give me some pics of any already installed that would be a great help, i\'m also looking for sheet aluminium (up to 5mm thick) to make it from so if anyone knows a good place to get that from too? sorry for the hi-jack:Thumbsup!

no worries dive in
Pete

gonzoninja · July 25, 2006, 06:52:52 PM

Hopefully some images are attached to this.

Bassically, what I did was make an aluminium base plate the same shape roughly as the bottom of the orignal airbox, this stops heat coming from the coolant pipes and stuff and is also REALLY useful for resting tools and stuff on when working on the engine.

I decided to rather than making a box, because I was worried about the engine vibrations, I would make some shielding to go round the back of the filter itself. The bolts for the filters are quite long so fitting a bit of Ali behind it is not a problem.

The shapes are a bit random so that they fit in okay. It just about fits under the bonnet! Anyway I still haven\'t really finished getting it sorted, I haven\'t taken a photo of it yet but the filter going to the primary turbo now has a piece of ali cuved round the top of it to give it a bit more shielding. I plan to do the same with the secondar, when I get some more ali.

ro284 · July 25, 2006, 07:08:52 PM

I managed to get this one, inside is a huge single filter, and cold air feed, think i was lucky to find it though, don\'t know what make it is, but well pleased with it,after my failure to make an efficient heat shield!
Bob

ro284 · July 25, 2006, 07:10:11 PM

well heres a pic!!

peterwolds · July 26, 2006, 09:19:52 AM

Quote from: ro284well heres a pic!!

looks very nice