I've just picked up a spugen heat shield and a carbing cooling plate from some members here. I;ve yet to install them but they will go on soon and I will post pics with them on the car. Hopefully, I will get some benefits from these when they are paired with my K&N Fipk.

Before:

 

I've installed them and taken some pics. I drove around today and opened the hood to check on the temp around the heat shield and I can say that the difference in temp between K&N airbox and heatshield and between the shield and engine is very significant. Awesome mod.

The cooling plate rubs my hood (so I put some padding there) but my OEM air guide seems to be causing this so I will remove it sometime soon and see if it still rubs.

 

I just installed the K&N FIPK. What heat an issue before installation of the heat shields? Did you ever test temperatures before installation?

 

I didn't notice it to be an issue since temperature has not gone above 80deg since I've had the fipk. I don't have a temp probe but from just holding my hands between the fipk box and the front of the engine block I noticed it was HOT. But with the heat shied the temp between the shield and the fipk box was significantly reduced, so I'm thinking it would help when the extreme GA summers come along.

 

Try the throttle body coolant bypass, it worked wonders for me. It was about 90+ degrees today I had the ac on full blast and had no bogging what so ever. Im also planning on getting the hondata intake manifold gasket which is also supposed to help alot.

 

I was debating between that and supposedly the coolant flow is also used to help your car reach idle during any cold start. What did you use do to block the flow, a metal ball? I didn't like that method and that was the only one I've seen. Is there a way to completely by-pass the flow?

 

you shouldn't have that oem air guide still in once you put the cooling plate.

 

the reason for that coolant line going through the throttle body is so that in cold places up north the throttle body won't freeze since the coolant will keep it hot. I just re routed the line going into the throttle body to the return line under the iac, no idle problems at all. its ok to do this in warm places but if it ever gets below 20 or so you 'might' have problems.

 

Do you have any pictures of this? I might want to give this a try

 

ill post up a video how-to I found online that I used, when I get home, I'm on my cell phone now its not hard, you just need a 3/8" hose, about 12 inches just in case, some hose clamps, and a connector to connect one hose to another. all cost me less than 3 bucks at autozone.