What have you done to your MS3 today?
- Thread starter ZoomVT
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- 2003.5 MSP
Custom Made SRI heat shield
So i thought i would try my hand at making a SRI heat shield. so i did a rough fit with some card board once i got the fit right i transfered it onto the sheat metal i had laying around and cut it out, formed the angles, drilled and riveted the bottom piece on. pictures show it installed. i wrapped the metal with some 3m Di-Noc and wrapped all the sharp edge with some door saver molding, i think it came out pretty good. best part is that ive noticed about a 6-8 degree cooler reading with my dashhawk on the intake temp. all from stuff i had laying around the garage.
So i thought i would try my hand at making a SRI heat shield. so i did a rough fit with some card board once i got the fit right i transfered it onto the sheat metal i had laying around and cut it out, formed the angles, drilled and riveted the bottom piece on. pictures show it installed. i wrapped the metal with some 3m Di-Noc and wrapped all the sharp edge with some door saver molding, i think it came out pretty good. best part is that ive noticed about a 6-8 degree cooler reading with my dashhawk on the intake temp. all from stuff i had laying around the garage.
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oaklandopen
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^^^on a stock engine that would be about 2hp
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- 2002 Honda S2000
^^ nice work on the heat shield. gains or no gains it looks really good.
only 12,000 miles on the car so it's not a good indicator. the OEM pads have been to the track about a half dozen times and i completely fried them the last time out...
only 12,000 miles on the car so it's not a good indicator. the OEM pads have been to the track about a half dozen times and i completely fried them the last time out...
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- 2003.5 MSP
^^ yeah thanks guys, the work probably took about 2-3 hours and it really was not that hard, anybody could do it i think, and it makes for a nice DIY project with good results.
i actually also have plans to maybe put a high cfm fan in the bottom of the intake shield to draw air in from the bottom, i have a few fans off of some computers laying around that will fit great............. ill have it switched inside the cabin. just an idea right now though, not sure its really worth doing but it could be cool.
i actually also have plans to maybe put a high cfm fan in the bottom of the intake shield to draw air in from the bottom, i have a few fans off of some computers laying around that will fit great............. ill have it switched inside the cabin. just an idea right now though, not sure its really worth doing but it could be cool.
oaklandopen
Member
I think you'd be better off trying to fabricate the ductwork than putting in a fan. The fan would probably only be worth it when your sitting at a light, and who needs power at a standstill?
The intake is probably making wayyyy more vacuum inside that box than any computer fan could ever equal out
The intake is probably making wayyyy more vacuum inside that box than any computer fan could ever equal out
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- 2003.5 MSP
^^ YEAH, thats kinda what i was thinking, the vacuum on the intake is more than any fan i could come up with. ill take a look into fabing the duct work instead...... thats a better idea.
12k!!! hardparker!!!
Doing a quick poke through on the internet I found that you need to flow around 1.5CFM to give your engine 1hp (this is vague and can vary widely). You would need around 400CFM to keep your engine breathing right. I would definitely go with ducting if I was going to do anything at all. No way a computer fan is even close to what you need.
oaklandopen
Member
^^^um...are you talking about providing the engine with air or just the intake filter? Zoomzoom was talking about providing air outside the heat shield he made, but you sound like you thought the fan was meant to go in the intake plumbing
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- 2002 Honda S2000
pfft... it doesn't see a lot of DD miles and enjoys a lot of garage time, but when i take it out i drive it like it's meant to be driven!
oaklandopen
Member
To the supermarket for groceries after picking up the kids from soccer practice?
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- 2002 Honda S2000
oh, hell no! my kids play lacrosse...
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- 2003.5 MSP
for sure guys, i was only looking to help direct air towards the air intake filter not put a fan in the plumbing works of the intake.
Nice work! I like!
drained tranny fluid, which looked good ( thank you Mazda god ), modified a cv axle puller/slide hammer and FINALLY got my f'ing drivers side axle out !! now i can go to town with parts and the rebuild of the front end.
the axle will go to Frank at The Drive Shaft Shop to see if they want to help me out and design and upgraded one. They at least agreed to take a look at it.
i expect the passenger side to go soon enough. Maybe just maybe i will get back on the road and into boost again. its been very hard to drive my winter beater Civic this summer
the axle will go to Frank at The Drive Shaft Shop to see if they want to help me out and design and upgraded one. They at least agreed to take a look at it.
i expect the passenger side to go soon enough. Maybe just maybe i will get back on the road and into boost again. its been very hard to drive my winter beater Civic this summer
I was just pointing out that you'd need a fan that could flow a significant portion of the 400cfm of cold air to make an appreciable difference in hp. I know he didn't intend to have it plumbed into the actual intake.
