I stretched out some of the connections in the CTA piping so that the filter wasn't too far from the fender. I figure the shortness may be a good thing -- it might leave enough room to shoehorn an E-ram into there.

Here is my homemade heat shield . (To which I still need to add one small additional piece in front of the fusebox, I recently realized.)

96 GL Zetec ATX, white with pinstripe, nickname " Sam Smooth "
mods so far: CTA intake with homemade heat shield, KVR drilled front rotors & carbon pads w/ 500° fluid
planned mods: exhaust (want to keep it quiet), e-ram (awaiting installation), diablo chip
involuntary mods: compression increased after head gasket failure