Hemi T/A
Active Member
I have been looking for a heat shield and am only finding ebay sellers with used items that want 5 and 6 times what the retail price for new ones were 3 years ago plus add the (normal for Ebay) , very inflated shipping charges and then the duty and the exchange rate on Canadian to US dollars . and I would end up paying as much or more than I paid for a new Intake manifold . the rules of Supply and Demand is one thing but I consider this ridiculous .
Anyhow , enough for the rant , my question is , is this shield really necessary if Im not running exhaust to manifold heat ? In my experience with other engines I always ASSUMED the heat shields on the bottom of intake manifolds prevented splashed oil from baking onto the heated portion of the manifold . the Mancini racing website still lists this shield and says " the shield keeps hot oil from splashing underneath the manifold " although its noted that they are presently unavailable . My intake will not have exhaust heat piped to it so should I continue to try and source this shield or go without ?
Anyhow , enough for the rant , my question is , is this shield really necessary if Im not running exhaust to manifold heat ? In my experience with other engines I always ASSUMED the heat shields on the bottom of intake manifolds prevented splashed oil from baking onto the heated portion of the manifold . the Mancini racing website still lists this shield and says " the shield keeps hot oil from splashing underneath the manifold " although its noted that they are presently unavailable . My intake will not have exhaust heat piped to it so should I continue to try and source this shield or go without ?
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