Thinking of making Heat shield for pod filter??

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:32 pm

Okay i have a pod filter and have had for a while... I've finally decided to make a heat shield for it...
I've had a quick read through DIY...
I want to use about 2mm aluminium and just pretty much box in my pod filter...
then also thinking about a CAI into it... any ideas or tips would be great? would aluminium be okay?
mxsxy, u r ment to be good with this crap.. tips?

Rocco · Post by **Rocco** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:36 pm

A few guys on here have done it,i don't imagine it would be too hard to make a uas style box out of aluminium

shue · Post by **shue** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 7:08 pm

i made mine out of cf and a alu pipe i bought off an exaust shop

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 10:43 pm

check my new design out....the picture doesn't do it justice.

fto617 · Post by **fto617** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:56 am

hey man
cool stuff
i got a heat shield with my apexi intake
i also got a aluminium induction box
i'll take a pic and put it up

EURO · Post by **EURO** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 12:46 pm

khunjeng wrote:check my new design out....the picture doesn't do it justice.

me likes - very nice.

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 7:03 pm

when its clean and in the right light & angle...it looks really cool.

FtoSam · Post by **FtoSam** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:05 am

That a skyline?? def not fto...
Good idea... did u use perspex?lexan?u given me good ideas...cheers

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 6:37 pm

Samson wrote:That a skyline?? def not fto...
Good idea... did u use perspex?lexan?u given me good ideas...cheers

yeah...was going to do the same for the FTO...yeah just some perspex and al sheet.

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 10:08 pm

Looks good chris, how about some clear colour perspex to bling it up hey

jonowong · Post by **jonowong** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:45 pm

kev has made a heat shield that doesnt look to flash but works well and a few other memebers have copied him...

hey chris that looks nice! want to write up a DIY for us lads?!

Post by **BorepYano** » Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:57 pm

wont the perspex go all cloudy and stuff from the heat? as i'm typing right now the perspex window on my computer case is sh!tting me off cos it's foggy from the heat and vibrations.

khunjeng · Post by **khunjeng** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:01 am

BorepYano wrote:wont the perspex go all cloudy and stuff from the heat? as i'm typing right now the perspex window on my computer case is sh!tting me off cos it's foggy from the heat and vibrations.

its doesn't and mine has been there for ages and my car generates more heat than a FTO. But it does get dirty. I can try and fine out what it was...this design was copied of some1 else.

This is mine for the FTO...looks funny but works really well and took me about 15mins.

Post by **BorepYano** » Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:25 am

ok, i was just checking thats all

another thing came to my mind just then:
depending on the thickness of the perspex u might want to check the screw holes as for they might crack, well at least they do on the cheap thin sheets of perspex that's on computer cases (i put it down to the cases being made in china and they tightened up the screws too tight)..

if u r worried about it, just loosen the screws and put a rubber washer between the perspex and screws.