Im so Ghetto: License Plate Heat Shield & New Intake Setup

[BacknBlack92ESi]

Today (after my car got broken into) I needed to buy some stuff at Auto Zone. I saw this rubber intake hose that would work perfect with my intake. I took off the pvc pipe that was on there and replaced it with the rubber one. It placed the filter right over my air inlet hole that I modified. Just perfect I say. But something was missing. A Heat Sheild! So I looked in my garage for any kind of bend-able matterial. I found a box of old used license plates. I thought maybe this will work. So i cut some out, bent some. And rigged this up. It actually works and keeps some heat away from the filter. Damm Im Ghetto. But a true DSM'er

 

[BacknBlack92ESi]

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[-OneLowTalon-]

its a shame the torture people put their cars through

 

[Defiant]

Why are DSMs so unreliable?

 

[Doug99RS]

Um... I always thought the heat shield was supposed to keep hot air from getting in to the intake. Not ALL THE AIR.
Just a thought.
Doug

 

[BacknBlack92ESi]

Its not all the way around it. Just kind of looks that way. I have all the plastic junk out from the hole. The jug thing is gone. Now this is how I have it rigged up now.

 

[KachurRacing]

have to agree with Doug and Defiant.........your hurting your car with it rigged like that......i'd put the stocker back on before I drove with my car like that.

 

[BacknBlack92ESi]

So I should put my hacked air box back on? I dont see how it would be hurting it like that. It's not so close to the header and fans so it doesnt catch all the hot air.

 

[atblacktalon92]

take out ur plastic intercooler, make the hole bigger and add a duct to scoop cold air into ur filter..thats how i did my custom ram air set up.