Removed Heatshield.
the heat shield does serve a purpose. it will block heat from the hood which may potentially cause things such as bubbling paint. however, if you look at the tubular turbo headers, or manifolds if you call them that, they are not bubbling paint.
if you drive your car in the rain/snow you may not get this directly onto the manifold, or the probe itself. I would assume the probe is sealed. i don't think you should have any problems. just a little more rust. not like it doesnt already have it from the factory though....
if you drive your car in the rain/snow you may not get this directly onto the manifold, or the probe itself. I would assume the probe is sealed. i don't think you should have any problems. just a little more rust. not like it doesnt already have it from the factory though....
Originally Posted by rollmodel
the heat shield does serve a purpose. it will block heat from the hood which may potentially cause things such as bubbling paint. however, if you look at the tubular turbo headers, or manifolds if you call them that, they are not bubbling paint.
if you drive your car in the rain/snow you may not get this directly onto the manifold, or the probe itself. I would assume the probe is sealed. i don't think you should have any problems. just a little more rust. not like it doesnt already have it from the factory though....
if you drive your car in the rain/snow you may not get this directly onto the manifold, or the probe itself. I would assume the probe is sealed. i don't think you should have any problems. just a little more rust. not like it doesnt already have it from the factory though....
Originally Posted by Varrius
Oh yeah, it was probed by a trained mechanic. He used loctite and everything. He said the heatshield didn't really matter too much.
Yes it helps.. btw i have seen stock evo's exhaust manifolds glowing after only 3 highspeed runs from 30-115 or so. With out that heat sheild... i cant imagine how much heat your engine bay will absorb.
