installed a shifter and it hits the heat shield when going into fifth and reverse, i have stock DX piping on my 97 civic, so its not the cat that is under the shifter assembly but just a section of the piping with a small heat shield on it.

what should i do? take it off, or have it trimmed? any other suggestions or experiences?

 

i took my shield off. you could cut a hole in it so the shifter clears it but still have heat protection

 

would it get really hot if i took it off? even if the shifter didnt touch the piping?

 

the shifter will get warm but you learn quickly to be careful can you pull the heat shield down away from the shifter any?? if so i would do that

 

nope, the exhaust won't really budge that much or anything, it'll hit no matter what

 

Well, all aftermarket cat-backs wont have the heatsheild on it, and usually hangs low enough to clear short shifters.

I just pulled on my hangers, or adjusted the hanger so the exhaust would hang lower, but now that I have a custom cat-back its not a problem.

 

i tried spraying the hanger with silicone spray and pulling on it, but it wouldnt move... still dont know what to do

i really dont wanna go to a muffler shop or something so they can fiddle with it, still trying to look for alternate ways.

 

I just adjusted the heat shield on mine, thats all you need to do....it can adjust a bit just give the shifter a shake and if it still hits move it some more....

I just took mine off though

 

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Same here, just bent mine back so it didnt clink when I shifted.

 

my short shifter used to ratle like a mother ****** cause it wouldd bang on the exhaust. The Greddy Downpipe lowered it enough so that it no longer hits. Obviously enough the rattling only occured when i was NA.

It was a pain in the ***.

But now i have motor mounts and everything rattles

 

Bend the hanger closest to the shifter up towards the car, what it will do is make the exhaust sit lower thus giving you some clearance.

 

just cut part of the heat shield off it you still want to keep in on the and it will still keep most of the heat from the shifter