Thought I'd take a pic to show you guys, next step is clean all the pollen off my hose lol.

http://img365.imageshack.us/img365/2...titledfol2.png

 

did that help at all ?

and do you have any pics of the headers?

 

Not sure if it helped that much yet, the filter is different than my last one so it sounds a little better. I'll get more pics of the header after work.

 

where did you get the heat shield?

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-03...spagenameZWDVW

 

That looks really clean in there, but with it not actually seperating the whole filter from the engine compartment I'm not sure that its doing much for you in the way of keeping cooler air from entering the air filter.

 

youd be surprised how much radiant hea that will reduce on the surface of the filter...

 

How easy or hard was the install? Would it be easy to switch back to stock if necessary (for service at the dealer)?

 

if its like the ebay one i had on mine, you just take the filter off and slide the tabs right under the edge of the filter and put it back on. i never really felt much if any difference though so i ditched it.

 

thats not a true heat sheild and wont do ****. sorry. its just for looks

 

It's very easy to install and the filter that came with it is better than the injen one. I doubt its only for looks though it must do something even if it's the most minut difference it does something.

 

look under your car sometime... hell, crawl under it while its running if you can... The heat sheilds above the exhaust will be rather warm, while the floorboard just an inch away will be noticably cooler... Same principle... A heatshield does not have to wrap completely around something to block radiant heat from it...

 

I have yet to meet the man whose assometer can distinguish a net change of 3HP.