wb123

Is it necessary to put a heat sheild under the intake set up after you remove the stock air box? Basically this would block out all of the radiator air flow?

grego7

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My rotary mechanic recommends it

Mahjik

iTrader: (1)

No

wb123

So having the intake filters sit close to the rad is not a problem?

I was told by a mechanic that the hot air from the rad is not good to be sucked in by the intake.


Also,
For venting the blow off valve's, does it matter which intake i vent them into? I have them both vented into the Primary Turbo's intake track.
I have the air pump bypass vented into the primary.

Mahjik

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It makes more of a difference on a N/A car since there is no intercooler before the throttle body. However, its not so much of an issue with turbo charged cars (which is why you see a lot of open air intakes on turbo charged cars).

wb123

This is a bit off topic
but i read in the FAQ's that if you are in a warm climate that 20w-50 full synthetic is an option for oil...

I live in Canada, and it gets pretty warm in the summer and I was thinking of trying 20w-50 just for the month of Augaust, will this cause any problems for the car if i just try it out? The reason that I want to try it is beacuse after a long drive on a hot day the car's oil pressure guage usaully sits near the 0 mark, around 5 or so or low and drops to 0 when the car is stopped at a traffice light...
Was just curious if I added a thicker oil would i get better oil pressure after a drive on a hot mugy day?

Mahjik

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Unless you are putting the car on a road course, there is no need for anything other than 10w30.

Sgtblue

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It shouldn't matter which intake the CRV and BOV are vented to.

wb123

Thanks alot with the help