custom intake questions

[GDUBB]

Hey Guys, I wanna do some custom work on the intake. Would 10mm or 15mm perspex work as a heat shield? Any TRD owners use HKS or Injen intakes yet? Reviews? I am just sketching up plans now. Cheers!

[Steven]

I'd use polycarbonate before using perspex as it's far more durable and unlikely to become brittle. 10 or 15mm will also likely be thick enough to withstand engine bay temps.

I used standard ABS plastic sheeting, only 2mm thick and mine is keeping shape well

[GDUBB]

I'd use polycarbonate before using perspex as it's far more durable and unlikely to become brittle. 10 or 15mm will also likely be thick enough to withstand engine bay temps.

I used standard ABS plastic sheeting, only 2mm thick and mine is keeping shape well

Thanks Steve, next dumb question, where would I find sheets of polycarbonate? How much of the old intake did you take out? Looking under the hood today, seems like there will be an odd looking void if I gut it all.

[Steven]

I used to go to a supplier located out at Brendale, but the name eludes me sorry - I'm sure you could find a supplier in the yellow pages though.

Mind you I wouldn't recommend polycarbonate, as even though it would work it will take a LOT of working and shaping etc and might not even look that good.

If you look at my thread here where I used ABS, you can see how I designed my heatshield to remove any "void" that would be left. To answer your question I removed the entire factory intake.

[GDUBB]

I used to go to a supplier located out at Brendale, but the name eludes me sorry - I'm sure you could find a supplier in the yellow pages though.

Mind you I wouldn't recommend polycarbonate, as even though it would work it will take a LOT of working and shaping etc and might not even look that good.

If you look at my thread here where I used ABS, you can see how I designed my heatshield to remove any "void" that would be left. To answer your question I removed the entire factory intake.

You are a legend, cheers. Nice work btw, looks good.