High performance air intake system

1. An air filtration system for an internal combustion engine, the system comprising:

an air filter assembly for entrapping particulates flowing within an airstream into an air intake of the engine;

a conduit for conducting the airstream to the air intake;

a heat shield for directing cool air into the conduit, wherein the heat shield having at least a housing portion and a mount portion whereby the housing portion having a plurality of walls thereon, wherein the heat shield further having ribs as structural supports, the rib including a first rib extending from a first wall of the plurality of walls, the first wall being perpendicularly toward an interior of the heat shield, and a second rib extending from a second wall of the plurality of walls, wherein the first rib has a length being at least a majority of a length of the first wall;

the plurality of walls adapted to be in fluid communication with the conduit; and

a first gasket attached to a top edge of the heat shield, whereby the first gasket is sealingly engaged with a hood of a vehicle whereby the first gasket is configured on the heat shield and is configured to seal with the hood of the vehicle for which the air filtration system is utilized; and

a second gasket attached to a bottom edge of the heat shield to shield heat from engine bay.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the air filter assembly includes a filter material disposed between an end cap and an opening to an interior cavity.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the filter material circumferentially extends around at least a portion of the interior cavity.

4. The system of claim 2 , wherein the opening is adapted to be joined to the conduit and supported by the heat shield.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the conduit is configured to extend from the air filter assembly to the air intake.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the conduit includes one or more of any of an arm, a transition, and a cylindrical region.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein any one or more of the arm, the transition, and the cylindrical region comprises angled bends ranging between substantially 0 degrees and substantially 90 degrees.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein any one or more of the arm, the transition, and the cylindrical region comprises a hybrid construction of two or more materials.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the heat shield comprises a metallic material that is sufficiently durable and temperature resistant to retain its configuration during installation and operation when coupled with the air intake.

10. The system of claim 1 , wherein the heat shield includes a thermal coating disposed on one or more surfaces so as to provide heat resistance properties to the heat shield.

11. The system of claim 1 , wherein the heat shield comprises a shape and a size that are adapted to a configuration of the internal combustion engine.

12. A method for filtering an airstream into an internal combustion engine, comprising:

mounting a heat shield near the engine said heat shield having at least a gasket attached to a top edge of the heat shield, whereby the first gasket is sealingly engaged with a hood of a vehicle to prevent heat from entering the airstream into the internal combustion engine;

supporting an air filter assembly by way of the heat shield wherein supporting the air filter assembly includes a plurality of ribs that comprising at least a first rib extending from a first wall of the heat shield, and a second rib extending from a second wall of the heat shield to increase a rigidity of a connection between the mount portion and a housing portion, wherein the first wall is extending perpendicularly toward an interior of the heat shield, and wherein the first rib has a length being at least a majority of a length of the first wall;

coupling a conduit with the air filter assembly; and

routing the conduit to an air intake of the engine.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein mounting includes fastening the heat shield within an engine bay of a vehicle that includes the internal combustion engine.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein mounting includes installing a first gasket onto a top of the heat shield.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein coupling includes joining the conduit with the air filter assembly such that the airstream is drawn through a filter material of the air filter assembly before being drawn through the conduit and into the air intake.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein supporting includes extending the conduit through an opening disposed on the heat shield before joining the conduit with the air filter assembly.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein routing includes assembling one or more of any of an arm, a transition, and a cylindrical region.