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I wish I could use my current Monstersports titanium heat shield with some minor modifications, but custom heat shield sounds great too.
Ace33joe, and all others interested. Just ordered this one today, I will post pics of the install once its here. I have spoken with him several times, and he assures me it fits stock manifold bolt holes and location, So any manifold that uses stock heat shield mounting, he will customize you one for it.
Like this?? It's a Monster Sport Ti shield with the FP manifold. It fits but needs a little coaxing. The shield sits on the the #4 runner, as you can see in the image there's a small dark heat spot on the manifold. No rattling though. The diameter of these runners causes the manifold to sit high enough over stock to interfere with the shield a little. Other than that, no complaints!
Like this?? It's a Monster Sport Ti shield with the FP manifold. It fits but needs a little coaxing. The shield sits on the the #4 runner, as you can see in the image there's a small dark heat spot on the manifold. No rattling though. The diameter of these runners causes the manifold to sit high enough over stock to interfere with the shield a little. Other than that, no complaints!
I had the exact same issue with my FP manifold and Monster Sport shield, fit perfectly on the factory manifold but not so well on the FP one, had to run 3/16"spacer on the no.4 runner mount to get the thing to fit nicely, even then the shield had to be coxed into place.
do these aftermarket shields work better or just look better? i have the fp manifold and the stock shield went right on and i havent had an issue with it
Also, the OP should just get a 65mm TB. Not even saying to get ours (although that would be a good choice), but the Skunk isn't worth the hassle IMHO.
Erik, was going to. I called early summer, and was told you were out, and would not have any in or fixed before end of summer. I ordered the Skunk2 at the time trying to fix an issue, which was a bad choice. I could not return it. So, I decided to go through the process of porting it and trying to fix it to work right. I would love to have one of your TB's. Maybe work out a deal on one. Let me know.
Glad to hear that Monstersports heat shield fits with some modifications.
Bolt holes on mine are already a bit enlarged to fit custom bolt-posts for my short runner manifold.
I guess I can try some spacers too, any experience with Tomei heat shield? which also looks great and cheaper due to stainless steel rather than titanium material.
I've had the Tomei shield with the FP manifold as well. It does look nice but I still prefer the raw titanium look of the Monster Sport shield better...and the fact that I wait 2 months or so for it to be made and delivered! I still have the Tomei shield and a stock one in case I feel like changing things up on the fly.
It fits but like others have said about different shields, it did need a little coaxing and hand-forming to get the holes lined up due to the added thickness of the runners. I believe I added small washers under the shield to aid in clearance. Still looked good though!
Agreed. The Monster is just bad *** and titanium, lighter and seems to be a slightly thinner sheet material. It also looks more pleasing by shape and area coverage. It's also much rarer.
The Tomei doesn't cover quite as much area and is heavier, but possibly with a thicker gauge material. It also looks pretty being polished if that's your thing.
Here is a pic of the upper radiator hose. Mine rests on the shield slightly due to the BOV I am running and it pushes the upper radiator hose downward due to fitment. This may not happen with yours,
Last edited by Raceghost; Jan 30, 2017 at 06:15 PM.
