anyone know what this does?

[millworm]

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It's the little heat shield thing over the exhaust manifold, does it actually do anything as I fitted my k&n the other day and I'm wondering weather it's worth leaving or throwing

[pie]

aint if for heat to the carb? for cold mornings? on the oem setup?

[karisma]

Yeah for cold starts

[turbojolt]

as above, fits the bottom of the feed tube on the old intake box, its not needed anymore

[mowgli]

except when the weather gets too cold & your car won't run on the k&n & you have to fit the oe one back on, due to carb icing

[conza123]

except when the weather gets too cold & your car won't run on the k&n & you have to fit the oe one back on, due to carb icing

i nether had any carb icing problem with my k&n this winter

[turbojolt]

just keep a can of easy start in the glovebox, job jobbed

[meritlover]

just keep a can of easy start in the glovebox, job jobbed

that isnt really a substitute for the warm air feed.

[turbojolt]

no it isnt but its better then nothing and i assume he wants to keep the k&n for the sounds and looks under the bonnet

[bazil]

Ahh carb icing on a 1.3SB with a K+N, that takes me back a few years lol,

At -15 in 1995 It was great fun in the snow of empty car parks but driving on a motorway with the engine dying isn't so much fun,

[millworm]

looks like it's going then, thanks guys