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    Heat Shields

    Do the heat shields for short ram intakes really work? does anyone have one? if so did you feel a diff?
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    You won't feel a difference, but if you have a filter near a lot of heat then you better get one b/c it might light you filter on fire if it gets hot enough hehehe (never heard of it happening but hey it could happen )

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    I just put mine in, and the air on the filter side is definitely cooler. Now, whether it made a great difference is yet to be seen, as I was adjusting my clutch cable and my results may be biased. I would say go for it if you have the time, you can only make it better

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    just locate the filter in a location where it can get a good flow form outside air or in fender like a CAI.
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    a hood scoop would be nice but thats too much work and $$$
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    they really are not that bad, you can get them for pretty cheap and put it on your self. Or just cut some holes in the front of the hood......
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    hoodscoop is between $18 to $30 if you buy all the needed materials yourself... and you have a few tools around.

    Get a sheet of aluminum and also a few sheets of paper... casue you can practice your cuts and folds with the paper before you make the scoop out of the metal.

    Here is a design for a simple scoop adjustable from 0 to 3" tall

    You should have a pair of tin snips / metal cutters
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    a pair of pliers with at least a 1" long mouth, a perfect 1" mouth will help you make the bends for the metal tabs eaiser

    First cut out the shape then fold under the green tab in the pic... this will form the mouth of the scoop and give it a clean look and also provide it with support.

    next fold the orange tab under and flatten the bend with a hammer, this tab will give you a good bonding surface to the hood, the flattening will help the back edge of the scoop from protruding too high above the hood so you can have an easier time blending the scoop to the hood with bondo if you wanted.

    next fold the yellow tabs on the sides, these tabs are also mounting surfaces.

    finally find the edge of a table and even clamp down the metal so you can get a straight bend, then bend the darker gray sides of the scoop, it may be tough to bend near the front where you have the green tab, but the tab needs to stay there.

    when both sides are bent go over to the hood and adjust the sides to adjust the height of the scoop... then go back to the yellow and orange tabs and fold them back out some so that they sit flush with the surface of the hood...
    Now you have to cut the hole in the hood, how big is up to you...
    when you are ready to stick on the scoop, lightly roughen the surface of the hood where the tabs will be and clean the metal tabs as well, then apply the bonding epoxy to both surfaces and stick the scoop on the hood.

    If you have the ability then lightly weigh the scoop down at the back edge while the epoxy is curring and try to clamp the tabs to the hood from the inside of the hole you made in the hood. If you can't manage the clamps don't worry, but try and keep the tabs as flush to the hood surface as you can.
    - llia


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    My scoop uses the same design but with different dimensions
    - llia


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