Intake and heat shield question

[dragon wagon]

Im planning on getting either an SPT or Cobb intake for my car soon. I'm not looking for any performance gain, I just want the sound So my question is, should I just go with a turbo heat shield or would an intake shield be better?

[teflon_jones]

What does the turbo heat shield have to do with the intake? There needs to be one on the car regardless of what intake or any other parts are being run.

You also need to run an intake air shield with any intake to prevent it from being a hot air intake.

You should look into the AEM intake instead of those two, though those two are the other two options on the market that are good. AEM makes the SPT intake fwiw.

[dragon wagon]

I meant an aftermarket turbo shield like a cobb or spt. I was looking at those two just because I won't need a tune for them

[Soobvirgin]

Tune for a turbo heat shield? Eh?

I have the SPT heat shield. Not convinced it does anything.

[dragon wagon]

Tune for a turbo heat shield? Eh?

I have the SPT heat shield. Not convinced it does anything.

Ok, that was also kindo of confusing, I just ment with those two intake systems I wouldnt need a tune....not for the shield

[Soobvirgin]

Ok, that was also kindo of confusing, I just ment with those two intake systems I wouldnt need a tune....not for the shield

Ohhh... gotcha

[dragon wagon]

Ohhh... gotcha

I not taht nooob

[Calvinball]

Ok, that was also kindo of confusing, I just ment with those two intake systems I wouldnt need a tune....not for the shield

What year is your car?

[teflon_jones]

Tune for a turbo heat shield? Eh?

I have the SPT heat shield. Not convinced it does anything.

A turbo heat shield is a critical part of maintaining optimal turbo performance. You won't notice it ever doing anything, nor will you notice any difference if you don't have one unless you ran extensive dyno tests. But they are absolutely necessary.

[dragon wagon]

What year is your car?

Its an 04 right now all stock minus a CBE which is why I was looking to stay away from getting a tune untill i can go UP, DP and an Accessport

[MainFrame]

A turbo heat shield is a critical part of maintaining optimal turbo performance. You won't notice it ever doing anything, nor will you notice any difference if you don't have one unless you ran extensive dyno tests. But they are absolutely necessary.

Not to mention it's vital safety equipment.. you would never know it's doing its job, until your car doesn't catch on fire.

[Soobvirgin]

A turbo heat shield is a critical part of maintaining optimal turbo performance. You won't notice it ever doing anything, nor will you notice any difference if you don't have one unless you ran extensive dyno tests. But they are absolutely necessary.

Not to mention it's vital safety equipment.. you would never know it's doing its job, until your car doesn't catch on fire.

I wasn't saying that a turbo heat shield isn't necessary. But the SPT heat shield gets installed over the stock shield, it doesn't replace it. My point was that I'm not convinced adding the second shield has any benefit.

[Calvinball]

Its an 04 right now all stock minus a CBE which is why I was looking to stay away from getting a tune untill i can go UP, DP and an Accessport

If you get an intake, you will need to tune for that.

[teflon_jones]

I wasn't saying that a turbo heat shield isn't necessary. But the SPT heat shield gets installed over the stock shield, it doesn't replace it. My point was that I'm not convinced adding the second shield has any benefit.

Are you sure about that? I believe it replaces the stock shield. If it does go over the stock heat shield, it will definitely have a significant benefit. It's like doubling the insulation on your house. It will not only keep more heat in the turbo, but prevent that much more heat soak into the intercooler.

[lokey]

This is much better than any heat shield. - PTP Turbo Blankets

Even better, use this in conjunction with a heat shield.

As for the intake, I'd go with the Cobb SRI (w/ the air box of course).