Heating up engine in cold weather
....although it sucks that by the time im starting to get heat through the vents im already where i wanna go....
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Originally Posted by HackAbuse
acutally it did make quite a bit of difference, the engine heats up substaintially faster.
There are several plastic items directly above the manifold, notably an acrylic tube that houses my engine bay lighting, which is DIRECTLY above the manifold, I haven't seen any signs of damage to anything yet, and the shield has been gone for about a month now
There are several plastic items directly above the manifold, notably an acrylic tube that houses my engine bay lighting, which is DIRECTLY above the manifold, I haven't seen any signs of damage to anything yet, and the shield has been gone for about a month now
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Originally Posted by Witt
If anything, heat would be lost as that shield also acts as an insulator for the primary o2 sensor. To say it heats up engine coolant temperature by releasing heat from the maniold to the rear of the engine bay and out the hood lacks logic imo.
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Originally Posted by joeworkstoohard
i'm not saying that you will have issues, just that you should watch for them, is all.
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