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?

 

My rotary mechanic recommends it

 

No

 

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.

 

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).

 

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?

 

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

 

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

 

Thanks alot with the help