My new DIY cold air box/intake heat shield.
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awesome! looks good. i wish my piping was routed differently so i could do that too. fyi, i cut lots of alum. sheet for all the little projects on my cars. i tried 6 different methods and nothing worked as good as my buddy's band saw at his work. well, i can't always use that so i had to get something for my garage, but didn't want to spend the $$$ on a band saw. my last hope before spending 399.99 on a band saw was a regular old jigsaw from sears. i was able to find 1 pack of alum. cutting blades and took it home to try it. that jigsaw cut through the aluminum sheet like the proverbial ''hot knife through butter'' total cost - $45.00.
What about putting the saw upside down in my vice? That is something I think i'm going to have to try. I really do not want to dremel this **** out again.
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Great job! A bracer board clamped across an uncut side will help hold the
Al while you cut with the Jigsaw,get a fine tooth blade and go slow.A spraybottle of water mixed with 1 teaspoon each of oil and soap will help cool and Lube blade,make it cut smoother ,faster and last longer.
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Al while you cut with the Jigsaw,get a fine tooth blade and go slow.A spraybottle of water mixed with 1 teaspoon each of oil and soap will help cool and Lube blade,make it cut smoother ,faster and last longer.
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Thanks for the tips RG. I'll remember that next time.
The shield isn't currently in my car. I need more 2.5" pipe to redo my turbo inlet to make the shield fit with my new low mount manifold.
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I just tried this with my turbo heat shield and I couldn't secure the cardboard well enough for the hood to press on the skewers and not just deform the cardboard base. I gave up, made it big, and cut it to fit.
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i was thinking of cutting the card board large then using a but load of tooth picks going to try when i get home will post pics if successful.
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Update. Hobby lobby shopping list.
Project board header 1.99$ They also have plain cardboard that is the same size for 3X the price and it does not have the purple backing (not pictured here) that seems to add some rigidity to the cardboard.
Stick things 3.47$ I cut these in 1/2 so there was less resistance when in the cardboard and you do not need the full length.
should be done with this in a day or 2 with some more pics.
Project board header 1.99$ They also have plain cardboard that is the same size for 3X the price and it does not have the purple backing (not pictured here) that seems to add some rigidity to the cardboard.
Stick things 3.47$ I cut these in 1/2 so there was less resistance when in the cardboard and you do not need the full length.
should be done with this in a day or 2 with some more pics.
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hers my full length airbox....makes a HUGE difference in intake air temps measured with my K type thermocouple device...
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/264041...a-mx-5/page-6/
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/264041...a-mx-5/page-6/
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