what do you all think?

look too "homemade"?

 

sorry to say that looks cats bottom i take it you got idea from mad rod ?

 

Does look a bit of a blue peter attempt tbh

But if it does the job then

 

if it does the job then its all good

whats it made out of ?

 

that is the double of rod's! you should make them and sell them euan! top piece of kit!

 

nice tight fit round the turbo hose too

 

As long as it works well Eaun then

 

No Sorry mate that looks cack, I made one for the sapph once out of stainless
steel looked ok ish..

Did you nick that from NASA ..lol.......

Al..........

 

Dont look to bad, its not as if you drive round with you bonnet open!

 

you get that stuff in sheets from demon tweeks.

is proper heat sheild for exhaust etc so will do the trick.

ok for my first attempt i thought.

wil make it again out of a more rigid material using that as a template...

 

looks fine mate if you....























just leave the bonnet shut

 

thats just the angle...

its not really that big a gap...

is hard to cut and razor sharp, so thought was ok for first attempt

 

If it does the job then all is well.

Who cares if it looks Blue Peter when you racing past M3's on the M6..

"oh my Farquar look at that mans comedy heat shield"

"Yes but Farrington, the blighter has just passed us"..................

 

my sides, i've got visions of you prancing about saying them very lines

 

so true!





dont race m3's tho...

waste of petrol!

 

Sorry but as Dave would say it looks Pony
But at least it didn,t cost much and take you all day to do.

 

think ill defo just leave it on the car as no one seems to like it

 

i think you could improve it considerly just needs a bit more thought have another try it could be an evolution of the first

 

FPMSL@dan

he dead right tho, if it works, who gives a fuck what it looks like.

rather have that and some genuine performance than some flashy looking engine and nothing to show for it barring lots of talk.

then again i cant see them heatshields doing much

 

Same stuff and it does work

 

Has it falling off yet...

 

yours does look a bit neater but thats about all. some people spend all this money on their cars then cut corners

 

function over form

it's like the famous broom handle mod for the removing the dump valve - don't look great, but it's cheap and it works. leaves more money for the important things like petrol, tyres, brakes etc

 

you bastard! i was just going to type that.

Euan, that looks PONY mate


not to mention dangerous.. how sharp are those edges!

 

rapidcossie You've got the right idea The material used is superb.

As you may know that material is available in three types:
Single sided
Double sided
Double sided with a ceramic layer sandwiched within = (f**king expensive!).

I was sent some post card sized samples by the manufacturer - one of each type.

Not a scientific test by any means - but a real eye opener:

Got a slice of frozen bread and put in on the grill (gas grill on maximum heat), timed how long it took to go brown (the usual brown colour for toast)........it took 46 seconds.

Then did the same test (again used a slice of frozen bread) with the single sided material directly on top of the frozen slice of bread:
It took 5 minutes to go brown......

And again with the double sided material: 8 minutes to go brown.

Then the ceramic stuff: The bread would NOT go brown in fact is stayed frozen for about 1 minute - I gave up after 12 mins........carefully lifted off the material (use tongs), the bread was still white, and was only slightly warm to the touch!

 

Where do you get this from I have a plan

 

Try Martin at Reyland: http://reyland.co.uk/contact.asp

For information/samples contact the company that makes it (Hull):
http://www.aerotecheng.com/index.html

 

fanks it kinda looks like exhaust heat shield that goes on the underneath of a car wonder if it could be used to keep the heat contained when using a tubular manifold (instead of tape or ceramic coating)

 

Doug, great test and shows the results well




but ONLY you mate, only you

 

Must admit, breakfast at my place can be a long winded affair

 

good test doug. i like it.

 

not fallen off yet pmsl!

does its job well i think but could look better...

maybe paint it black or white??

 

Looks ok..ish, but the main thing is it does its job

 

as long as it does the job thats wat matters

 

Measure ambient temps outside the car and measure the temp in the air filter. If it works I personally dont care what it looks like.

" looks " and function usually cost too much. So it depends on your budget.

I like Dougs test, thats the sorta test I would have done

back in the day I had a problem with my starter getting killed by my exhaust. We got hold of a pipe wrap that is used when welding. It was about 1 inch thick and SERIOUS stuff. You could put the wrap on your hand and put a piece of glowing red hot metal on your hand and have no idea.

Overkill but it worked

RW

 

I Think someones been watching blue peter

Should be easy enough to get one made up.

what about something along these lines:

 

yeah holty that look good but costs 300 quid...

mine cost 20

 

Function over form - if it works roll with it

 

you get it from demon tweeks

check it out under the heat management section

 

You could prob get a company to make up the box section fairly easily to work with your air filter