Exhaust Heat Shield

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Clarkie
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Exhaust Heat Shield

Post by Clarkie » Wed Sep 07, 2011 1:31 pm

I have the rear panel removed on the Exige with the exhaust exposed

The heat shield on the left around the U bend is on the way out

Any recommended options to replace this?

Looked at heat wrap but some of the reviews are mixed

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Re: Exhaust Heat Shield

Post by SAJ » Wed Sep 07, 2011 5:34 pm

Replaced the heat shield on the Europa when i got the paint job done as it was totally rusted and falling apart. I had it replaced with with heat wrap not long ago and coated it with 2000 degree rating hi- heat coating.

Stuff I used was:
Thermo Tec Exhaust Wrap - Graphite Black
Thermo Tec Hi-Heat Coating spray - Black
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Re: Exhaust Heat Shield

Post by alicrozier » Thu Sep 08, 2011 8:45 am

You could just leave it bare, shouldn't cause any problems when you have the rear panels removed.
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Re: Exhaust Heat Shield

Post by neil » Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:20 pm

Clark

What did you end up doing? I'm just in the process of removing the rear panel and the U-bend heat shields shot too. Ali's suggestion to just leave it off appeals but I dont want to risk melting anything - the cable from the post cat lambda sensor looks a prime candidate for that!

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Re: Exhaust Heat Shield

Post by dirkpitt » Mon Mar 05, 2012 3:39 pm

hi,
i removed my u turn heat shield also, because it was rattling :evil: ...... left it bare for a while and checked now and again to see if it caused a problem.....only thing i found was it did warm the wheel inside rim and tire a bit more and the surrounding area but didn’t seem a real problem driving around.....on track who knows, suck it and see, me thinks.......in the end i got some white heat wrap and tie's, to be sure....quick job and little expense for peace of mind IMHO.. :thumbsup

P.S on refection white heat wrap was possibly a bad idea and get grey or black would of been better....but, you live and learn :roll:

hope this helps!
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Re: Exhaust Heat Shield

Post by Clarkie » Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:52 am

neil wrote:Clark

What did you end up doing? I'm just in the process of removing the rear panel and the U-bend heat shields shot too. Ali's suggestion to just leave it off appeals but I dont want to risk melting anything - the cable from the post cat lambda sensor looks a prime candidate for that!

Cheers

Neil
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Not fitted as yet mate, on the list for weekend but went for stuff below on recommendation from JimV at 2bular

http://www.thermalvelocity.co.uk/Exhaus ... /p-105-411

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