I dunno...I've got the airaid intake and my performance went up...there's no
heat shield, but when you're moving it gets hit by the outside air quite
nicely. I even put a digital thermometer in there once to see what it was
doing.
-- -Josh 2000 Dakota CC 3.9L"Terrible Tom" <SilverEightynine@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:3E650D67.5030605@earthlink.net... > > This has been talked about for a little while so I figured i would throw > my two cents worth in... > > The FIKP underhood filters simply "look cooler" tha a stock wrinkle tube > plastic intake and stock airbox. I wouldn't be suprised if that wasnt > the main advertising gimick for them. The stock set up is that way for > a reason - co bring cool outside air into the engine for better > combustion and power. Everyone looks at a stock air intake and says "oh > thats restrictive - gotta replace that with something better" - and they > replace it with a filter that sucks in hotter air in the engine > compartment - hurting performance. > > I have seen variations on that style filter however - that ahve heat > sheilds and are more geared twards pulling cooler air into the filter - > but still the only way to get cool air into the engine is to draw it > from outside the engine bay - not inside it. > > I'm sure this is nothing new to some people - just parroting it because > I'm taking a break from the DML BBQ 2002 report - and thoguht I would > post on this subject heheh > > -- > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > Terrible Tom > > "It's a living thing... It breathes, it eats, ...and it hates..." > > Silver '89 Dakota Reg Cab, V6, Auto, 8 footer, 4x2 > Silver '89 Dakota Reg Cab, V6, Auto, 8 footer, 4x4 w plow - (aka Granpa) > Green/Silver '95 Jeep Cherokee, I-6 HO, Auto, 4 door, 4x4 > > AIM Screen name: SilverEightynine > Yahoo Messenger: SilverEightynine > > DML Profile URL: > http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/LkxxVw49jp7dU/ >
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