Running a WAI through the wringer

[GasSavers_BEEF]

you could use some window flashing as a heat shield. also, I saw a guy in another thread use a throw away turkey pan (the aluminum foil kind) as one. that might be a good way for your experiment as it is cheap and when you are done, you can throw it away without feeling like you were really throwing much away.

many of us (maybe I should just speak for myself) struggled at first to get the temps up.

you may do better to pull you air from beside the engine and put the heat shield across the manifold. that way, the air has to travel past the manifold and hopefully pick up more heat that way.

on a side note: most of us that have done the WAI have also done a grill block. that may have also been a big factor in the amount of heat we are getting. I personally didn't think you would need a heat shield since the intake is on the front and the header is on the back.


***edit****
just to throw this out there, you kind of suprised me. I was really expecting this to end very negatively. we have had people before to do spurr of the moment testing.

I have to give you credit on a few things:
-you did the experiment the way you described
-you admited shortcomings (the temperature)
-you kept an open mind during the entire thing

not that it means much but I applaud you on your efforts and hope you continue on with the test as time permits (that was always my hangup)