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Re: Heat shields?

To: Frank Marrone <itswonderful@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Heat shields?
From: Larry Paulick <larry.p@erols.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 17:01:53 -0700
Frank, I don't use heat shields with Ricks headers, and a ceramic 
coating on the headers.

Larry

Frank Marrone wrote:

>I'm test fitting my headers to my engine before sending the headers off
>to be jet-hot coated.  It looks to me like the original motor mount heat
>shields will have to be severely trimmed to work with the headers.
>After trimming it doesn't look like the heat shields will be as
>effective.  I also note that the heat shields are probably more
>effective with stock log-type manifolds than they will be with tube
>headers.  I'm considering deleting the heat shields in this application,
>I guess I'm willing to replace the mounts more frequently as a price to
>pay for the headers even though those mounts are pretty damn expensive!
>
>What have others done with respect to the heat shields when running
>headers?  
>
>Frank
>B9471116
>
>  
>


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