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Old Apr 30, 2014 | 04:43 PM
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got a LS Swapped 1997 chevy truck with a procharger, i'm about to put on the House of boost bracket that swaps the head unit to the passenger side, i've always thought there was a good bit of heat come off the exhaust that the procharger sucks up adding to IAT's i can sort of stick the air cleaner near the stock air intake and suck air from the fender but its still not really isolated from the exhaust heat. would it be worth the effort to wrap the passenger side header to help keep that area cooler and possibly lower the IAT's some or just a waste of time?


heres the setup now


and here is what it will look like afterwards
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Old May 1, 2014 | 01:14 PM
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I think it's mostly a waste of time money and aggravation, plus it tends to rot out the headers prematurely, but that's me
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Old May 1, 2014 | 01:29 PM
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I say go for it. I'd rather swap a manifold out than deal with excessive IAT
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Old Mar 2, 2015 | 06:49 PM
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well i did it and used a big kit from summit. worked out great and it keeps the engine bay so much cooler now, i wish i had a before and after temperature, but its noticeably cooler when i do a test drive or pop the hood for anything, id recommend it to anyone if you have the exhaust off or before you put it on
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