So I started with the AEM kit, and it made for a very clean and easy install.

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I noticed right away that the metal intake pipe gets REALLY hot while the engine is operational so I improvised some insulation.

I used gorilla tape, pretty tough.

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And finally widened the hole where the "train horn" intake piece breathes through.

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And i gotta say I am VERY impressed with results. Engine now growls under acceleration and performance gain can be felt a bit.

 

that looks very nice. is that gorilla tape made for high temps?

 

honesty I couldn't find any high temp reference on it but its been fine so far, the tape is very thick.

I will post any engine fire pics, lol

 

you should remove the aem brute force plate and glue it on the tape!!

 

Ha ha, its funny that u said that because that's exactly what I did right after I taped it. I just ended up taking it of

 

lol. black absorbs all energy equally= gets hotter than any other surface color. thats why i wrapped my intake tube in aluminum foil=reflects all energy equally. think about putting tin foil in the oven you an remove it w.o a glove.

 

he has a point.

 

Aluminum also conducts thermal energy aswell. The ideal would be to insulate and then cover with foil. The AEM tube is already shiny after all.

 

I used this with my ram-air box before the blower and it worked well.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Cool-...item20a207f201

 

I'm sure you could use header tape as well.