In the midst of replacing my e-brake cable, i had to remove my heatsheilds (from the cat to the first bend in the b-pipe). I would love to put them back, but the bolts were all seized and most of them snapped. Are any of you running without them? Should I be concerned

 

Your floorboards might get a little warm... is that the same sheild that goes between the fuel tank and exhaust? If it is, then I would recommend drilling out the bolts and putting the shield back on.

 

Just dont park on tall grass

 

I managed to re-install the sheild between the b pipe and fuel tank....that one definitely needs to stay on the car. The one below the ebrake as well as the one below the shifter have been removed.

 

I removed them all years ago because they rattled. No ill effects.

 

I removed mine as well... no problems yet
Im also wrapping my exhaust tomorrow from the flex section to a little bit after the cat.

Mike

 

mines off as well

 

Mine are long gone, during the summer you can make toast under my car from the hot exhaust.

 

mines off under the shifter, the aluminum shifter is a little warm but nothing else.

 

when I replaced my shifter all mine under the cat busted off, the top I managed to get on, but thinking about taking it off cause I think it rattles now. Was worried about the shifter pivot heating up too much, but still.... That was well over a year ago. Yeah, just don't park in a field!

 

So no one here worries that the cat will overheat the shift linkage area and will cause the rubber bushings and support around the shifter to weaken?

 

Mine were from the time I bought my car (heatshield rattled) to the time I installed my exhaust system... maybe 5-6 months after I had bought the car about a year and a half ago. Never had any problems.

 

just consider it a weight reduction

 

ditto.....

 

it sounds like it won't make a difference, and that makes sense. Think about it: these are made out of metal which conduct energy and heat very well. being only an inch or less away from the exhaust, it will get just as hot and radiate heat up. It will maybe be a more dirrect heat, but honestly, nothing to be scared of.

Weight reduction

 

Lol...these things seemed to weigh next to nothing.

 

i think he means if anything, it is a weight reduction. it doesn't affect anything else.

 

Well.. you could just wrap the exhaust at that section if you're worried about it...
Couldnt hurt

 

mine came off when I changed a flat tire a few months ago. I figured, what's the diff., i'm replacing the exhaust system anyway

 

it was a joke

 

Not funny! Sarcasm doesn't really apply online. c'mon! almost 1000 posts?!?! you should know this crap! damn, I hate this forum...

 

you've got to be kidding me....
how could it not be a joke... those things barely weigh anything........

 

exactly

post count merely reflects one post-whoreness....................

if anything, this forum is filled w/ sarcasm. visit the regional forums...........

 

i agree with the point that it is nothing more than a weight reduction if even that. it doesn't affect anything and is therefore nothing more than a weight reduction. and also, post 21 was suppossed to be a sarcastic remark about sarcasm. yeah, a poor attempt, but that's what I was goin for. anyway.. sorry to create such a disturbance.

 

ah, i see now , lol sorry

 

no prob, cuz i was worried about that post when I put it up. obviously with good reason! damn, it was a ****ty day today. I think i deserve one stupid post. JJ

 

Glad someone asked this, as something underneath my car is rattling too, around my y-pipe area. Going to rip that shielding off soon.

 

Mine fell off after being banged around from my y-pipe install. This was over two years ago, no problems since.

 

Mine fell off last summer, after hearing clanging noises under the car for a week or so, when I hit bumps. We had made a wrong exit on the NJ Turnpike and were driving around the Newark port area, which is full of bumps and dips, etc, when the thing finally fell off and I saw it in the rearview mirror. I asked a few people about it, and they said just don't park over top of dried out tall grass, or it will cause a fire.

 

weight reduction...i had lots of it during my manual swap...various bolts and brackets and such. The only effect of my heat shield off is my shifter gets somewhat warm when I punch the throttle at high speed.