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Old Oct 24, 2006 | 05:32 PM
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Just installed new heat shield for my SRI and a diversion panel.










the panel cost me about $25 and the heatshield was about $15.
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 06:16 PM
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Looks Great!!!
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 06:55 PM
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Looks good!!! Would a metal heat shield really shield from heat though? I wonder if it gets hot and restricts airflow.
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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i think it's mostly a cosmetic mod...

i mean, CAI tubes *are* metal in a hot engine bay.....
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 09:10 PM
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CAI is aluminum shouldnt it cool faster?
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 09:20 PM
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yes......

but even so, the entire CAI pipe gets hot while driving.

even after leaving the hood openf or a 1/2 hour after a run at the track, it's still warm to the touch.
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 09:31 PM
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is that doc Is panel ?
Old Oct 24, 2006 | 09:31 PM
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looks like it....
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 03:32 AM
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Looking good man, good job
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 04:02 AM
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Originally Posted by tikbhoy
is that doc Is panel ?
yup, looks like it
Old Oct 25, 2006 | 04:28 AM
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Originally Posted by tikbhoy
is that doc Is panel ?
yea its doc's panel. thanx for the comments guys...yea i guess the shield is just for looks...eventho it should help myb a little...either way im heatwrapping the intake soon. the shield is stainless steel
Old Oct 8, 2007 | 04:28 AM
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so does a SRI heatshield actually protect it fromt heat?????
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