classic engine bays with fmic and induction kits!!
13 September 2011, 06:30 PM
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if i was you, i would make heat shield to go between the engine and filter, that runs from the left side of the rad, along the chassic leg to the suspension turret, then going up to the bonnet, with a seal there.
this will help keep the filter alot cooler than a cold air feed on its own
this will help keep the filter alot cooler than a cold air feed on its own
13 September 2011, 07:38 PM
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if i was you, i would make heat shield to go between the engine and filter, that runs from the left side of the rad, along the chassic leg to the suspension turret, then going up to the bonnet, with a seal there.
this will help keep the filter alot cooler than a cold air feed on its own
this will help keep the filter alot cooler than a cold air feed on its own
14 September 2011, 02:55 PM
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logic tells me that most of the hot air from turbo will be pulled down underneath the car and from air pushing in from the scoop plus i have cold air going direct to the filter.my mapper advised me to do what i have done but didnt say a shield was required.i did say i "may" get round to it!
see what happens tomorrow during mapping.
14 September 2011, 03:09 PM
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maybe so mate,but there is a cold air feed and tbh there are many cars running big bhp without the shield.....i dont doubt that the heat shield helps but im not going to stress over it as the front mount is still 100% better cooling than my little tmic.
logic tells me that most of the hot air from turbo will be pulled down underneath the car and from air pushing in from the scoop plus i have cold air going direct to the filter.my mapper advised me to do what i have done but didnt say a shield was required.i did say i "may" get round to it!
see what happens tomorrow during mapping.
logic tells me that most of the hot air from turbo will be pulled down underneath the car and from air pushing in from the scoop plus i have cold air going direct to the filter.my mapper advised me to do what i have done but didnt say a shield was required.i did say i "may" get round to it!
see what happens tomorrow during mapping.
Now i've large turbo(Blouch 3.0XT-R) and i'm not using any shield,just cold air feed and turbo blanket and time will tell how much will make,but still bhp is only great at pub,most important how car feel on road.
Anyway good luck with mapping there
Jura
14 September 2011, 04:46 PM
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I agree with this,i've run on mine wagon few months ago VF34 with HKS Suction kit(which seems is not the best solution,but however has been fitted) and FMIC and i've made 350bhp without the problem and at this time doesn't have any cold air feed and i've run scoopless bonnet and still i was made 350bhp.
Now i've large turbo(Blouch 3.0XT-R) and i'm not using any shield,just cold air feed and turbo blanket and time will tell how much will make,but still bhp is only great at pub,most important how car feel on road.
Anyway good luck with mapping there
Jura
Now i've large turbo(Blouch 3.0XT-R) and i'm not using any shield,just cold air feed and turbo blanket and time will tell how much will make,but still bhp is only great at pub,most important how car feel on road.
Anyway good luck with mapping there
Jura
14 September 2011, 10:05 PM
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Fair enough. I don't see many folk running shields, I'm just going on personal experience which is all I can. As I run Simtek there is a temp sensor just before the throttle body so shows pretty acurately what's going on with ACT's. I've posted all what's gone anyway
Here's BMW's Countryman WRC's engine bay. Not a brilliant scan, but you get the idea
Here's BMW's Countryman WRC's engine bay. Not a brilliant scan, but you get the idea
14 September 2011, 10:23 PM
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Fair enough. I don't see many folk running shields, I'm just going on personal experience which is all I can. As I run Simtek there is a temp sensor just before the throttle body so shows pretty acurately what's going on with ACT's. I've posted all what's gone anyway
Here's BMW's Countryman WRC's engine bay. Not a brilliant scan, but you get the idea
Here's BMW's Countryman WRC's engine bay. Not a brilliant scan, but you get the idea
Probably yes on some applications i would go with shield,but just have look at Twisted/rotated setups how many people running shield,probably just few and these guys running SimTek or Syvecs,MoTec etc.
Sometimes cold air feed its enough and sometimes will help something like you are said shield/heat barrier.
Best is find balance between these two,like i go with Cold feed and Turbo blanket and hope so will be enough.
Jura
25 September 2011, 11:54 PM
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Cheers fella, just fancied doing something a little different.
Was in the garage one night doing a few odd jobs and had a few empty red bull cans on the worktop. Was gonna chuck them and thought there must be something I could use them for.
Was in the garage one night doing a few odd jobs and had a few empty red bull cans on the worktop. Was gonna chuck them and thought there must be something I could use them for.
26 September 2011, 08:26 PM
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hows about classic fmic and standard airbox? im not a lover of aftermarket induction kits so managed to shoehorn the oe filter box back in by modifying the i/c pipework and making a 3" cold air feed inside the wing to the airbox.
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26 September 2011, 09:24 PM
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