Plumbing the BHAF

[LiveOak]

i have been wanting to do a heat shield like mopar1973man's but have recently seen this one [ATTACH=CONFIG]2262[/ATTACH] http://www.fostertruck.com/heatshields.htm i wonder if this one would slow the turbo from cooling off....

Looks pretty cool but NO WAY I would attempt to drill hole and tap threads into the compressor housing. That is a good way to hose up a perfectly good turbo. You can down load the template for the heat shield, print the sections out, cut them out, and tape them together. Then scribe the template on a sheet of aluminum or sheet metal steel along with the mount holes, and cut the material out. Then drill the holes and make the 90 degree bend.

[Heavyd1980]

or get a die grinder and a cut off wheel and get rid of them!!

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ok russ...where did you get the filter from for that cheap delivered?:drool:

thats what i did!!!

[Mopar1973Man]

Hmmm... Instead of chopping up the truck I built the heat shield and then using backing nuts I lifted the plate up till there was just enough stud left to put the top nut on and hold the plate in place... So the top of the stud in flush with the nut and there is nothing to rub the filter then...

[Heavyd1980]

yeah thats probaly a better way to go about it, but i dont have a heat shield either so my choic was to CHOP!!!

[flagmanruss]

I had a roll of 12" aluminum flashing out in the barn. I cut 55" of it, folded it 28"/ 27", made a narrow 90 degree fold at that bend to stiffen the edge. The idea is the push pull will open a air space for insulation. Despite being rolled for years... the material wants to straighten out. (When I unrolled it on the floor... it took off unrolling the full length... Come Back Here!! I think I'm going to have to make up a strap to hold it curled as I want it. I'm thinking of adding a circle of foam gasketing at each end of the filter so the air will have to enter from the side away from the engine... also give room for the air to flow around the filter, not just the exposed side.

[Heavyd1980]

sweet deal that sounds nice! got any pics yet? id like to see it!!!

[moostang]

The ebay site Russ gave for the bhaf now has them for $39.95 with free shipping. I think I'll get one http://motors.shop.ebay.com/__?_from=R40&_trksid=p3872.m39.l1313&_nkw=Fram+CA6818&_sacat It was there earlier today but now it doesn't come up = http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=400173793961+&viewitem= or this one

[LiveOak]

The ebay site Russ gave for the bhaf now has them for $39.95 with free shipping. I think I'll get one