I looking to buy/make a heat shield for my intake and was hoping to get some ideas. I really like the intake shield from 9sec9/Indy Evo, but I am not running the stock intake snorkel so I suspect I will have to doing some modify if I go that route. Anyway, if you are running a heat shield, I would love to see it!
PS. I am working with a HKS intake pipe and an Amsoil filter at the moment.

 

Do you mean a shield to keep radiant heat off the intake Pipe (air filter to turbo) or a shield to keep hot engine bay air out of the intake?

 

Here is how mine is down with a simple piece of aluminium sheet & some bending here & there... ...

 

^^ Simple...bending here & there...LOL...I wish I could do that with just simple hand tools

Nice looking engine bay

 

Thanks for the complements...

The heat shield was indeed done using simple hand tools. A measuring tape, piece of cardboard, hammer, cutter, vice clamp & a drill.

 

I meant a shield to keep hot air away from the intake but I would be interested in doing both for sure.

 

Wow, really, really great looking engine bay. I think I will attempt something similar soon as far as the heat shield is concerned.

 

Really ? The bends look so perfect and clean - like you used a bender. Awesome job for sure, I'd love to try this...

 

The HKS intake actually gives you a good amount of "wiggle room" in designing / fabricating your own heat shield or cold air box. Its just a matter of how much time and money you're inclined to put into the project. There's a lot of creative ideas and pics in these forums. Here is what I did, but its not for everyone. Good luck!

 

Is the dv not as loud with the intake in that chamber? One thing I dont like about the aftermarket intakes is how loud the dv gets with them so I was thinking about doing something similar.

 

Very cool design lcwjr, thanks for sharing. Is that plexiglass up top and polished aluminum on the sides? You guys are killing me with how clean your engine bays are!

 

I estimate that the air box reduced the noise about 50%, but its still more than stock. I suspect that the silicon intake pipes (Perrin?) are very quiet, but I couldn't find one in yellow, so I went with HKS.

 

The top is 1/4 " Makrolon polycarbonate. If you can avoid it, don't use plexiglass.The Makrolon is used in race car windshields, etc. Its way stronger, won't crack, and is more heat resistant. The sides are .092" aluminum (before polishing .) Thanks for the kind words.

 

Both are very nice, any templates, measurments?

 

I have a redneck version that's butt ugly, but I bet it works just as good as any other. Consists of chunks of foam wedged throughout, even glued to the hood. MAF IAT never exceeds 5 degrees higher than ambient, even after 1 hour in the city.