The shielding does look good from the standpoint of actually sealing the hood, but still leaves a lot to be desired. I would pick the Mountune intake over this one and keep the filter as clear of hot air as possible. Maybe with a good intercooler, the open element design will work great, but not sold on it for stock intercoolers. I bet it sounds good, makes nice dyno numbers with the hood up, but would suffer when used in a daily driving application with lots of traffic stops.