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Any cai that is made of plastic is going to dissapate heat better than a metal one. Obviously this will give you a little more hp, maybe .5 or 1 at the most. They are all pretty much the same. I do agree that you should get a heat shield if you go with a ram air type intake where your filter is in the engine bay.