Hey, I have seen your site before! It has helped encourage me to go this
route. I see your point about the dirt!
How did you get a shield courtesy of K&N?
-- Kirk Johnson Editor-In-Chief www.flipchip.net kirk@flipchip.net ""Hoegen"" <hoegen@kersur.net> wrote in message news:9c96hj$bhg$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > Kirk, > I have a homemade K&N setup which now has a heatshield (compliments of > K&N :-)). > What I can tell you is that in my case, without the shield, the filter was > exposed to alot of debris originating from the fan. > Here's my setup (without the shield). The shield was added after I noticed > the condition of the filter. > > http://www.lightband.com/~hoegen/mods.html > > By the way, homemade is the way to go...my setup cost me about $15 plus the > cost of the filter! > > Later > > -- > Kevin > 99 Solar Yellow Magnum S/T > Custom Graphix > Quick-D TB/K&N Intake > StreetScene RP w/Dual Hooker outlets > Flowmaster-AR767s-Extang etc... > http://www.kersur.net/~hoegen > hoegen@kersur.net > > > > > ""Mr.Flipchip"" <kirk@flipchip.net> wrote in message > news:9c83cd$k9k$1@bent.twistedbits.net... > > I know I have been thinking on this too much as evidenced here. > > http://www.flipchip.net/dodge/airfilter_conundrum.htm > > However, recent posts about the heat shield-cold air setup had me > wondering > > if there is a gimmick factor. > > Q: How much radiant heat will affect the filter end of these cold air > setups > > while driving that makes a heatshield necessary? Little to none I would > > think. Or do these shields also keep the wind out of all sides but > forward? > > I am going to the dealer tomorrow to plunk down $50.00 to get myself an > air > > hat off a newer truck than mine so I can create my own cold air setup > > because I don't want the stock 92 filter anymore and I don't want the FIPK > > either since the inevitable heat drag could become a problem. > > > > Maybe the wife is right, I'm whacked in the head! > > -- > > Kirk > > > > > > > >
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