After fitting the new air intake, I noticed how quickly the intake piping was getting hot, caused by the proximity of the headers. Given that I don't want preheated air going into the engine, and I have silicon joiners on the air intake, I decided to fit some heat shielding.
I fabricated up some support brackets to sit between the headers and the intake to hold the shield, then shaped a piece of heat shield to fit it in the gap. Its tight at the front, but has a good air gap for most of the length of the intake and it protects the joiners.
Today has been spent fitting a new quieter exhaust and heat shields....photos to follow. The car is almost ready for its next and hopefully final engineering checks prior to rego!
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