As 2019 enters its final hours, we find ourselves enjoying a cold libation and thinking back on what was a great year for Heatshield Products. Showing customers how to use our products in the right ways to solve heat issues, watching our Heatshield Products equipped racers run strong and take top honors, really getting things rolling on our ’66 Mustang and Ford F100 projects, we could write a whole blog about all the positives from 2019. Naturally this leads us to look ahead to what 2020 has in store for us, and what we hope to see. After some friendly discussion and jokes we decided to put a few things down on paper to share on the Heatshield Products blog.
Take the I-M Shield Challenge!
We can’t beat on the I-M Shield drum loud or often enough. For well under a hundred bucks you can gain up to 20 horsepower and torque by installing this thermal barrier on the underside of your intake manifold. We’ve tested it and tested it to show on the chassis dyno that the I-M Shield isn’t snake oil but a legit performer. For 2020 we’re going to keep banging the drum and encouraging everyone to try the I-M Shield and experience the benefits for themselves.
The Heatshield Products Bronco
It’s been a lot of trials and tribulations (no, not the fuzzy things from Star Trek) but thanks to the hard work of Kevin Brown the Heatshield Products Bronco is nearly ready to hit the road (reliably!) again. Where should we go with it this year? EJS 2020 at Moab? Rubicon trail adventure? Jeep Beach? Hot Rod Power Tour? We’re anxious to start enjoying this thing finally, and use it to show off some of our products. Where should we look at taking it?
New Products
There are always new thermal challenges to find solutions for, and old ones that still need solving. Heatshield Products is always keeping an eye out for opportunities to develop new thermal barriers, insulation, and other products to remedy heat (and sound) issues. If you’ve got a thermal or noise issue and not sure how to solve it, drop us a line on social media so we can help you figure things out, and see if there’s a new product we need to look at developing. And you can subscribe to our YouTube channel (it’s free) to see lots of great informative and how-to videos that’ll help as well. We’re always updating it so its worth subscribing and getting alerts on our latest uploads.
Where is Factory Performance Going?
The O.E.s unveiled a lot of cool things in 2019, and raised the bar even higher for their respective “most powerful production model ever” designations. High-octane, adrenaline stoking fun right from the factory has never been better in a lot of ways. But with all the electric vehicle stuff coming on the seen, and even Ford calling an electric SUV the “Mach-E Mustang” it’s got us wondering where are things headed? The “internal combustion engine is dead” mafia are more riled up than a Sicilian served egg noodles and ketchup. How much life and development is left in the beloved internal combustion engine? Will electric cars become the norm? 2020 is likely to herald even more things on this front. Just what it heralds is a mystery.
Is a Hot Dog a Sandwich?
As we enter the third decade of the 21st century, will this burning debate be settled? Going to all the events and races we do (for fun and work) we're no stranger to the satisfying delicacy that a good hot dog is, and also the gut-bomb horror a bad one can be. Is it a sandwich? A roll? An American gyro of sorts? What say you? If this question can be settled during the new year, maybe it can act as a bridge to find universal peace, or maybe some common sense? The ketchup on a hot dog debate, that one will take a while longer for sure though!
Will the Decline of NASCAR Stop in 2020?
Jimmy Johnson recently announced that 2020 would be his last season racing full time on the NASCAR Cup circuit (even after so long, still tough not to call it Winston Cup). Does his semi-retirement signal that NASCAR’s years-long decline is bottoming out, or that worst is yet to come? Since the 90s when every race was interesting to watch and later the tragic death of The Intimidator in 2001, NASCAR has seen more downs than ups, with its TV ratings and attendance numbers dropping like a rock. Meanwhile the NHRA has seen attendance at its events rising along with TV ratings. What will 2020 have in store for the two biggest race sanctioning bodies in America?
